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Title: Cyril Neville's Chile Gumbo
Categories: Beef, Chilies, Rice, Vegetables, Herbs
Yield: 12 Servings

1/2 c Toasted flour (see
- directions)
2 Dried Ancho chilies
2 Dried Guajillo chilies
1 c Dark beer
2 tb Olive oil
10 oz Andouille sausage
2 ts Cumin
1 lb Coarse ground sirloin
2 c Diced onion
1 c Diced bell pepper
1 c Diced celery
3 cl Garlic (large); minced or
- pressed
1/3 c Oil
2 tb Red ground chilies
14 1/2 oz Can of diced tomatoes
2 c Beef broth
2 tb Red wine vinegar
2 tb Cajun seasoning
Salt and pepper
Cooked rice
Limes
Louisiana hot sauce to
- serve

Toast the flour - we do this in big batches so it is
always on hand. (It's great for roux, gravy, etoufee, or
whatever you might need to thicken and make delicious.)

Heat the oven to 350ºF/175ºC. Put a couple of cups of AP
flour in a baking dish -- I use a 9" x 13" metal cake
pan. Stir every 20 minutes until it gets nice and toasty
~- about an hour to an hour and a half. Test by mixing a
little with some oil -- it should turn a very deep
chocolate brown. Store in in the pantry in a jar and you
will be happy every time you pull it out!

Remove the seeds and stems from the chilies and chop
them up. Put them in a bowl and pour the beer in. Let
them soak. Heat the olive oil in your chilli pot. Cut
up the andouille and brown it in the oil. Remove it.
Toast the cumin in the remaining fat for a minute or
so, then add in the chilli meat and season with a good
pinch of salt and pepper. When it is browned, put it
with the sausage. Put the onions in the pot and get
them sweated, then add the celery, peppers and garlic.
Cook all of that for a few minutes until it is just
starting to soften, then add the vegetable oil and
toasted flour. Stir that around for a minute or so,
then add the chile powder and tomatoes and cook for
a few more minutes. Follow your nose -- everything
should smell rich and toasty and not at all raw. Add
the chilies and beer, and put the meat and any juices
back in the pot. Stir it all, then add the beef broth
and vinegar. When that is all simmering away, stir in
a tablespoon of the Cajun seasoning. Let it simmer a
bit, taste, and see if you want more -- this is all a
tasting game, as your chilies, seasoning, and personal
preference will vary. Turn the heat to low and let your
pot simmer for at least a half hour -- it gets better
with time. When you are ready to serve, put rice in
your bowl, then chili gumbo. Squeeze just a bit of lime
and add a dash of Louisiana hot sauce -- those two
things really give it a final fabulous kick. That's it!

Enjoy!

RECIPE FROM: https://food52.com

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