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[thestovetop]

chilli con carne with chocolate
sounds crazy, I know, but adding chocolate is kinda like cooking with wine - although you don’t notice the chocolate taste, it really adds a depth of flavour and a richness to the dish.
· pretty easy
· serves 4

Comments

[cierrablue]

It doesn't sound so weird to me. There are a lot of good recipes that use chocolate in a non-dessert way. Mole' for instance. What is unique in my mind is that it's served over rice. I never thought of that.

And I didn't know Coriander was also Cilantro. I have several unused jars of it, because fankly, I didn't know what it was. How dumb do I seem right now.

[peachthief]

There's ground coriander seed, which is different than Cilantro. I wouldn't use dried cilantro leaves - nowhere near the same flavor, it just doesn't work. Ground coriander seed has an almost lemony-cumin flavor, and I use it in mexican dishes to enhance flavors and add a little brightness.

[pinkpeppercorns]

Sounds nummy. I can't wait to try it. Thanks for posting it.

[thestovetop]

my pleasure, i hope you enjoy it :)

[roxygirlmel]

I use cocoa powder and lots of recipes like chili, it's a really good compliment to chili powder

[gingerspark]

Fabulous!...I've heard that this was good but I've not yet tried it...I'll be making chili this week...I will do it this time

[murriel]

I use cocoa powder and add a little brown sugar in to my chili and it works for some reason. It adds a nice depth of flavor and color.