Black Bean Chili With Oranges Recipe

Recipe Ingredients

2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
1 tbsp salad oil
2 qt regular-strength chicken broth
1 lb dried black beans, sorted for debri, s and rinsed
1 tbsp coriander seed
1 tsp whole allspice
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
3/4 tsp crushed dried hot red chilies
6 cardamom pods, hulls remove (1/4 ts, p seed).
2 1/2 lb oranges for zest, juice, slices

Combine in onions, garlic, and oil in a lidded 6 quart sauce pan,
over high heat. Stir often until onions are tinged with brown, about
8 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, but not zest, juice, or slices,
to onions, etc., and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to
simmer. Cover and simmer until beans are tender to bite, about 1 1/2
to 2 hours.

While beans simmer, remove 2 teaspoons zest, squeeze 1/2 cup juice,
remove peel and white membrane from rest of fruit and slice thinly
crosswise, removing seeds. After the beans become tender, raise heat
to high, uncover, and boil until most of the liquid evaporates, about
10 ~ 15 minutes. (Reduce the heat and stir occasionally as mixture
thickens.) Remove beans from heat and stir in 1 tsp zest and the 1/2
C juice. Ladle beans into serving bowls. Place the sliced fruit
equally on top of the beans in each bowl. Add to taste: sour cream,
fresh cilantro sprigs, salt. Garnish with the remaining 1 tsp zest.

Servings: 6

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