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The Numero Uno chili recipe from Manhattan Chili Co Southwest-American Cookbook [ISBN 978-0517563175]. One of the features of this recipe is the 'just-cooked' [[Garlic|garlic]], added at the last minute.

This is the recipe for their best selling [[Chili|chili]] - make this famous restaurant chili at home!

The recipe here has is the version I made to suit my tastes and ingredients available. The original recipe and ingredient quantities can be found in the [[Talk:Chili_con_carne_numero_uno|comments section]].
''1 cup in this recipe represents 237 ml''

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|TotalCalories = 1766
|PortionCalories = 294
|DatePublished=17th January 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = The Manhattan Chili Co.
|Servings = 6 to 8
|Difficulty = 3
|TotalTime = 2 hours 30 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 2 hours 10 minutes
|Image = [[Image:The Manhattan chili co logo.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Gone, but not forgotten.''

5/5 

Every time I make this fabulous chili, I'll remember you guys.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| ¼ cup of [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| Freshly [[ground black pepper]]
| 2 large [[Onions|onions]] peeled and roughly chopped (4 cups)
| 675 g (1.5 lb) [[Minced beef|minced beef]] (''[[Ground beef|ground beef]]'')
| 675 g (1.5 lb) [[Minced|minced]] [[Pork|pork]] (''[[Ground|ground]] pork'')
| 2 teaspoons [[Sea Salt|sea salt]]
| 4 heaped tablespoons of unsmoked [[paprika powder]]
| 2 scant tablespoons fresh [[Cumin seeds|cumin seeds]], [[Toasted|toasted]] and [[Ground|ground]] to a powder in a [[Coffee grinder|coffee grinder]]
| 2 scant tablespoons [[Dried|dried]] [[Mexican oregano]]
| 2 tablespoons unsweetened [[Cocoa powder|cocoa powder]] (Green & Black's or similar quality product)
| 1/2 to 1 tablespoons of [[Ground cinnamon|ground cinnamon]] powder
| 2 teaspoons of [[hot chilli powder]]
| 1.5 teaspoons of [[chilli flakes]]
| Good shake of [[Louisiana hot pepper sauce]]
| Good shake of [[lime juice]]
| 4 cups [[Passata]]
| 3 cups [[Beef Stock|beef stock]]
| 8 [[Garlic cloves, peeled and crushed|garlic cloves, peeled and crushed]]
| 1 to 3 tablespoons of coarse [[Yellow cornmeal|yellow cornmeal]] for thickening
| 2 cans [[Red kidney beans|red kidney beans]]
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<gallery widths=250px heights=250px perrow=5>
Image:Chili con carne numero uno and rice.jpg|Chili con carne numero uno, [[homemade tortilla chips]], [[plain rice]], [[soured cream]] and [[orange]] slices
Image:Chili con carne numero uno ready.jpg|Chili con carne numero uno ready to serve
Image:The Manhattan chili co dry.jpg|Before the stock and passata
Image:The Manhattan chili co ingredients.jpg|Chili con carne numero uno, the ingredients
Image:Manhattan Chili Co - Goodbye.jpg|The Manhattan Chili Co is now closed.
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===Method===

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| In a [[Wok|wok]] or large [[Frying pan|frying pan]], heat the [[Oil|oil]] and add a grind of black pepper then gently cook the [[Onions|onions]] for 20 minutes until soft - don't [[Brown|brown]] them.
| Meantime, in a separate pan, add a small amount of the [[Oil|oil]] from the [[Onions|onions]], just to prevent the [[Meat|meat]] from sticking and add the [[Pork|pork]], [[Beef|beef]] and [[salt]]. Cook for 20 minutes also.
| Drain the meat of any excess fat.
| Add the [[Onions|onions]] to the [[Casserole|casserole]] and mix with the [[Meat|meat]].
| Stir in the [[Chili powder|chili powder]], [[hot pepper sauce]], [[paprika powder]], [[Cumin|cumin]], [[Oregano|oregano]], [[Cocoa powder|cocoa powder]] and [[Cayenne pepper|cayenne pepper]]. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
| Add the [[Beef Stock|beef stock]] and [[Tomato juice|tomato juice]], bring to the [[Boil|boil]], reduce the heat, cover and [[Simmer|simmer]] for 1 hour.
| Taste and adjust for seasoning and then [[Simmer|simmer]] for a further 30 minutes.
| Add the [[Garlic|garlic]] and thicken with [[Cornmeal|cornmeal]] if required. Add the [[Beans|beans]] and [[Simmer|simmer]] for 5 minutes then serve.
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===Chef's notes===
As I did not have quite enough [[minced]] [[beef]] and [[minced]] [[pork]], I chopped up a large [[chicken breast]]6 and added that, cooking at the same time as the other meats.

The Manhattan Chili Co. has now closed, see image above. Feb 2016. ''The url was www.manhattanchili.com.''
==See also==
* {{ChiliConCarne}}
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef recipes]]
[[Category:Chilli pepper recipes]]
[[Category:Garlic recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:North American recipes]]
[[Category:Pork recipes]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Favourite recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]

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