From howle@ebicom.net Mon Jul 21 14:49:06 1997 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 19:39:45 -0500 From: Judy Howle Reply-To: Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com To: Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com Subject: Re: [chile-heads] Chiles in fiction? At 06:57 PM 7/16/97 -0500, you wrote: >I've been listening to a series of books on tape that have >gardening/murder mystery themes. Since I listen whilw working in my fields >I naturally wondered if anyone had ever come across any books where chiles >had a leading role. >Seems like they would be a good murder mystery weapon. Any budding >novelists out there? >Susan > I read "The 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders" awhile back and it was pretty good. Even has the recipe. I'll copy it here. I haven't tried it. EUGENIA POTTER'S 27 INGREDIENT CHILI CON CARNE This recipe comes from the book The 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders 1 lb. dry pinto beans, soaked overnight 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 medium onions, chopped 7 oz. diced green chiles 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 lbs. chopped sirloin 1 lb. pork sausage, browned and crumbled 2 T. flour 1 1 lb. can baked beans 1 4 oz. can pimentos 2 30 oz. cans tomatoes 3/4 cup chopped celery 1/2 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms 1/2 cup each chopped red and green pepper 1 9 oz. can pitted ripe olives, chopped 1/2 cup minced parsley 1 12 oz. bottle chili sauce 1 T. salt 1 T. garlic salt 2 t. black pepper 1 T. chopped cilantro 1 T. oregano 2-4 T. chili powder, to taste grated orange peel 1 pt. sour cream Bring pinto beans to a boil in the soaking water and simmer 2-3 hrs. until tender. Drain. In a large skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter and add onions, green and red peppers and garlic. Saute until soft. Remove to Dutch oven or 8 qt. pot. In remaining butter, cook chopped sirloin, 1-1/2 lbs. at a time, until meat is brown. Add sausage and sprinkle with flour, stirring to mix. Transfer to pot. Add all remaining ingredients except sour cream. Bring just to boil. Lower heat and simmer about 30 minutes. Skim off fat with a cold spoon as it rises to the top. Serve with sour cream. Serves 20. Freezes well. Judy Howle Flavors of the South Recipes for "heat lovers" http://www.ebicom.net/~howle