This is a pretty easy to make and delicious dish. it'll warm the belly and soul on a cold winter eve. But be warned, I would not describe this as mild, but it is sweet, sweet like bear meat...except this is cow meet. So let's begin!
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 can of red kidney beans
- 1 can of pinto beans (15 oz)
- 1 medium yellow onion coarsely chopped
- 6-8 cloves of garlic minced
- two cans of rotel chilies and tomatoes (drain the water out)
- one coarsely chopped red bell pepper
- two coarsely chopped jalapeno peppers (keep the seeds inside unless you're a pansy)
- half a cup of yellow corn (I get it frozen)
- one carrot shredded
- butter and olive oil
- half a cup of brown sugar
- tablespoon of ground cumin
- fresh cracked black peppercorns
- kentucky straight bourbon (I like Maker's Mark)
- salt
- cayenne pepper
In a large cooking pot or cauldron on medium heat melt two tablespoons of butter and add two more tablespoons of olive oil. saute onions and garlic until onions are clear and limp with a few dashes of salt. I prefer kosher coarse salt but any salt will do I suppose. Add the beef and cumin and cook just long enough to not be pink. Then add the peppers the corn the brown sugar the carrot and the cans of rotel chilies and tomatoes. Then sprinkle in a few pinches of cayenne pepper and black pepper and about two teaspoons of salt. At this point add half a cup of the bourbon and let it cook down on medium high heat for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Now reduce the heat to low and add the cans of beans. (Not the actual cans just the beans inside the cans). They should be cans of prepared beans plain no spices. Simmer for 15 minutes and add salt to taste. Now your ready to eat. When you're finished pour the rest of the Whiskey down your throat.
