Chili

We got these fancy hot dogs and didn't have any chili in the freezer. So I ended up making some chili for our fancy hot dogs.

1/2 cup dried kidney beans
1 beer
1 large onion, chopped
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 bell pepper, chopped
1/2 lb ground meat
2 T chili powder
2 T fresh oregano, chopped
1 T cumin
1/2 T red pepper
3-4 diced tomatoes
Salt

Soak the kidney beans in water for about 8-12 hours. Cook the kidney beans in the beer. (I use my pressure pot but, one can cook them in beer and water for 45-60 minutes and get about the same results.) Set aside the beans with their cooking liquid. In a different pot, cook the onions, garlic, bell pepper, ground meat, chili powder, oregano, cumin, and red pepper. When the meat is browned, add the tomatoes and cook for 30 minutes covered. Add the beans and their cooking liquid and boil until the chili becomes thick. (You're evaporating the excess water from the chili.)

Sorta like this thing I had at a Thai resturant in Boulder...

1 Tbs Oil
1/2 c Yellow Onion, chopped
1/4 c Green Onions, chopped
1 Tbs Garlic, chopped
2 Tbs Fresh Ginger Root, chopped
1/2 c Broccoli Florets
4 Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped
2 Fresh Basil Leaves, chopped
1lb Fresh Baby Spinach, trimmed and washed
2 Tbs Flour
1/4 c Beer
2 Tbs Soy Sauce
2 Tbs Peanuts, chopped
Crushed Red Pepper
Salt
Cooked Rice

Add Yellow Onion, Green Onions, Garlic, Ginger, and Oil to a skillet or wok. Cook on medium heat until the onions become limp. Add the Broccoli Florets and cook for another 2 minutes on medium heat. Add the Fresh Mint Leaves, Fresh Basil Leaves, and Fresh Baby Spinach and cook until the spinach starts to become limp. Add the Flour and stir to combine. Add the Beer, Soy Sauce and Peanuts. Season to taste. Cook on High for another 3 minutes. Serve over rice.