
Ingredients
Serves 6
2 cups Anasazi beans (for those on GAPS Diet, use white beans)
3 cups purified or spring water
6 pinches baking soda
1 piece of kombu (optional)
1 large yellow onion, chopped
3 tablespoons bacon fat
4-5 carrots, sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced
8 ounces maitake, shiitake or cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 jalapeno, chopped
16 ounces beef bone broth (make substitute chicken)
28-ounce jar crushed tomatoes
12 ounces IPA (India Pale Ale) beer (for those on GAPS Diet, use 1 cup red wine)
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef, lamb or venison
1 cup collard greens, chopped
1 cup mustard greens, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
2 teaspoons Celtic sea salt
2 teaspoons Chipotle or chili powder
homemade sour cream (see Nourishing Traditions), for garnish
raw cheddar cheese, grated for garnish
Instructions
One day prior to making chili, soak beans in warm water with 2 pinches of baking soda at room temperature for 24 hours. Change water every 8 hours during the 24-hour period, adding 2 pinches of baking soda each time. Drain after 24 hours. Place beans in pot with 3 cups water. Add strip of kombu, if using. Bring to a simmer and cook covered for 3 hours.
As beans are nearing their cooking time, melt bacon fat in a heavy skillet. SautĂŠ onions for ten minutes. Next add mushrooms and sautĂŠ for ten minutes. And then add celery, carrots and jalapeno and sautĂŠ for ten more minutes.
Remove kombu from the cooked beans. Add bone broth, crushed tomatoes and beer (or wine) to the beans. Bring to a low simmer. Add garlic, ground meat, sautĂŠed vegetables, chopped greens and fresh oregano to the pot. Simmer on low for 20 minutes.
Serve hot with a dollop of homemade sour cream and grated raw cheese.
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Thanks Kim. What does the pinch of soda do for the beans?
To reduce phytic acid do the beans need to be soaked in an acidic base like grains?
Annett,
The pinch of baking soda is added to the beans while they are soaking to act as a neutralizer of phytic acid and other anti-nutrients. All legumes should be soaked and then rinsed prior to cooking for this purpose. Baking soda is the ideal neutralizer for kidney-shaped beans (kidney beans, pintos, Anasazi, turtle/black beans). Use a pinch baking soda for one cup of kidney-shaped beans. For lentils and garbanzos, use 2 tablespoons of whey, raw apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to one cup of these legumes.
Enjoy!
Kim