Green Chili with Roasted Anaheim Peppers
I pound dried great northern beans
1 pound ground pork
1 large yellow onion, finely minced
3 cloves smoked garlic (right out of the 005)
1 smoked key lime (likewise)
5 roasted and peeled Anaheim Peppers
2 tsp. Mexican Oregano (Rancho Gordo has a great product, available online)
2 tsp. fresh toasted and ground cumin seeds
Salt to taste
I 12 or 16 oz beer such as Miller High Life
6 to 8 cups of stock (vegetable, chicken or pork will do)
Sort and rinse the beans then soak overnight and cook without salt or stock, just beer and water until just about done and much of the water is gone (stock cubes are great in this recipe because you don't have to add more liquid volume) Brown the meat in a little oil. Sauté the remaining ingredients in the rendered fat as you would imagine, adding the spices at the end. Chop up the roasted, peeled and seeded Anaheim Peppers and stir them in. Cook on low to combine flavors but not until the point where the beans have gone to much. This can be made without meat.
A hint of unsweetened white cacao powder or nutmeg at the end adds a nice complexity. Any deglazing can be done with cider vinegar or sherry.