Lamb Chili

Name: Lamb Chili
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: southwestern
Ingredients: 16 ounces whole onion or 14 ounces ready-cut (3 1/2 cups); 2 teaspoons olive oil; 8 ounces lean lamb; 1 jalapeno; 1 large clove garlic; 4 ounces whole green pepper or 3 ounces ready-cut ( 3/4 cup); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 pound ripe plum tomatoes; 1 cup beef stock or bouillon; 1 1-pound can no-salt-added kidney beans; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Black pepper to taste

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 40 minutes
Rating: 4(15)
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Ingredients

Yield:2 servings

16ounces whole onion or 14 ounces ready-cut (3½ cups)
2teaspoons olive oil
8ounces lean lamb
1jalapeno
1large clove garlic
4ounces whole green pepper or 3 ounces ready-cut ( ¾ cup)
1teaspoon ground cumin
½teaspoon ground coriander
½teaspoon ground ginger
1pound ripe plum tomatoes
1cup beef stock or bouillon
11-pound can no-salt-added kidney beans
⅛teaspoon salt
Black pepper to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Chop whole onions in food processer. Saute in hot oil in large nonstick pan until they begin to soften.
Step 2
Trim lamb of all fat and grind coarsely in food processor. Add to onions, and cook until brown.
Step 3
Cut jalapeno in half, and seed. With food processor running, put half the jalapeno, along with the garlic, through feed tube to mince.
Step 4
Wash, trim, seed and cut up whole green pepper, and process by pulsing. If the pepper throws off juice, squeeze it. Then add to meat.
Step 5
Stir in cumin, coriander and ginger. Reduce heat to simmer.
Step 6
Wash tomatoes, trim and halve; chop coarsely in food processor and add to meat. Add beef stock; cook over medium-high heat.
Step 7
Rinse beans thoroughly and add to meat; stir well, and cook to heat through.
Step 8
Season with salt, if desired, and pepper.