Soup - Chili: White Chicken 

Let the chili sit, either make early in the day so it can sit several hours, or make it a day or two early. The texture and flavors really like some time.

Toppings:
Trader Joe's salsa verde
sour cream
cilantro
lime
Make in 15 qt brazier pan.

Brine 3 lb pinto beans in salt water overnight. 1/4 c salt into 4-5 qt water.

Saute:
several onions in fat - salt to taste

Add:
jalapeno pepper with seeds
garlic
cumin
coriander
mexican oregano
ancho chili powder

Stir in:
4 qts chicken broth
The soaked beans all rinsed off
more garlic, 1 whole bulb, nicked so each clove is exposed.
Taste and adjust the salt.

Simmer gently until the beans are soft.

As the beans soften, check for the thickness of the chili:
*option: puree a small bit of the beans and broth before adding the chicken and finishings.
*option: sprinkle and whisk in cornmeal masa through a strainer to prevent lumps. Be sure to do this fairly early to have time for it to cook and thicken.

Stir in:
4 lb chicken sliced very small - salted the night before - raw, it will cook in the chili.
OR use already roasted chicken in any quantity.
roasted poblano peppers
any other peppers you feel like adding

Simmer gently until the flavors come together and the beans are soft but not falling apart.

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