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Title: Chanterelle and Shiitake Black Bean Chili W Sour Cherries
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

2 lb Chanterelles; cleaned &
-halved
2 lb Shiitake; cleaned & stems
-removed
3 c Tomato juice
3 c Orange juice
1 bn Fresh thyme; plus
1 1/2 tb Fresh thyme
2 c Dried black beans
1/4 c Peanut oil; divided
2 lg Onions; diced
8 Cloves garlic; minced
2 lg Sweet green peppers; diced
2 Ancho chiles; minced
1 Chipotle chile; minced
1 Pasilla chili; minced
1/2 Habanero chile; minced
15 Plum tomatoes; seeded &
-quartered
2 c Fresh corn kernels
1 bn Scallions; diced
3 tb Oregano
3 tb Toasted cumin seeds; ground
2 c Sour cherries

Set mushrooms aside.

Boil tomato & orange juices, then add the bunch of thyme and the beans.
Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours.

Heat 1/2 of the peanut oil (1/8 cup), add onion and garlic and brown. Add
pepper, chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add com, scallion, oregano,
the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme and the cumin and simmer 20 minutes;
add beans and simmer.

While beans simmer heat remaining 1/8 C. peanut oil in a saute pan until
smoking hot. Add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add to chile-bean mixture,
stir well and simmer 20 minutes. Add cherries and serve.

No servings given - guesstimate 4? CHEF DU JOUR JACK MCDAVID SHOW #DJ9181

Recipe by: Jack McDavid

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #816 by Holly Butman
on Sep 28, 1997