Hispaniola Coffee Chili

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, chopped (about 11/2 cups)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leave
• 1 teaspoon capers
• 2 tablespoons chopped pimento stuffed olives
• 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chilies
• 2 cups strong coffee
• 1 tablespoon dark molasses
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 5 cups hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 brown the meat in a large dutch oven, cook the beef over medium-high heat, about 4-5 minutes.
• 2 remove contents from the dutch oven and set aside. reduce heat to medium low and add onions and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 4 replace meat and add bay leaves, chili powder, cumin, nutmeg, pepper, allspice, salt, thyme, capers, olives, chiles, coffee, molasses, and tomatoes. simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
• 5 finish the chili: add raisins and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. garnish with almonds. serve hot over cooked rice.