Anyone in the mood for some chili?
“The trick is to undercook the onions.
Everybody is going to get to know each other in the pot.
Brian Baumgartner in ‘The Office’.NBC
I’m serious about this stuff.
I’m up the night before, pressing garlic and dicing whole tomatoes.
I toast my own ancho chilies.
Jennifer Causey
It’s a recipe passed down from Malones for generationsit’s probably the thing I do best.”
And you throw in some laughs and obviously… it doesn’t succeed.
WhenThe Officeshot this classic cold open, they just used Hormel chili from a can.
(includes chilling time)
Nutrition info:687 calories
4 dried ancho chiles (about 1 3/4 oz.)
canola oil
3 lbs.
85/15 lean ground beef
2 cups coarsely chopped yellow onion (from 1 [12-oz.]
onion)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped jalapeno chile (from 1 [2-oz.]
chile)
8 large garlic cloves
1 Tbsp.
dried oregano
2 (12-oz.)
bottles lager beer
3 (15-oz.)
cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 to 2 Tbsp.
kosher salt
4 oz.
Place ancho chiles in a Dutch oven.
Cook over medium high, stirring occasionally, until very fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer ancho chiles to a food processor; process until very finely ground, about 1 minute.
Remove, and set aside.
2.Add oil to Dutch oven, and heat over medium high.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer beef from Dutch oven to a plate, and set aside.
Repeat with remaining beef.
3.Pulse onion in a food processor until finely chopped, about 5 pulses.
Remove from food processor, and set aside.
Add onion to Dutch oven, and cook over medium high, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
(Onion will be undercooked.)
4.Process jalapeno in a food processor until finely chopped, about 30 seconds.
Finely grate garlic using a Microplane grater (or press with a garlic press).
(If necessary, add remaining 1 tablespoon water, and process until smooth.)
6.Add pureed beans, stock, tomatoes, salt, and cooked beef to Dutch oven.
Cover and bring to a simmer.
Remove from heat; uncover and let stand 1 hour.
Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or up to overnight.
7.Reheat, and bring chili to a simmer over medium high, stirring often.
Serve with cheese, sour cream, and scallions.
