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Calabrese Mushroom Chili
Calabrese Mushroom Chili is a traditional American recipe for a classic Italian-inspired chili or chilli-flavoured stew of minced beef, wild mushrooms and cannelloni beans in a tomato-based sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Calabrese Mushroom Chili.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : Wild FoodChilli RecipesSpice RecipesBeef RecipesBread RecipesVegetable RecipesBean RecipesUSA Recipes
This is a classic chili in the 'Calabrese' or 'Calabrian' style, which means its made with cannelloni beans, minced beef and tomatoes with mushrooms.
Ingredients:
450g minced beef
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
120m olive oil
450g wild mushrooms (any firm kind), sliced
150g tomatoes, crushed
1 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly-ground
black pepper
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp chilli powder (or to taste)
440g cooked cannelloni beans (1 tin)
fresh Italian
Breads, to serve
Method:
Heat the oil in a pan and use to fry the meat, onions and peppers for about 5 minutes, or until the meat is lightly browned. Add the mushrooms, cover the pan and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Now stir-in the tomatoes, salt, black pepper, vinegar and chilli powder. Cover the can and continue cooking or 10 minutes then stir-in the beans. Cover and cook for 10 minutes further. Ladle into bowls and serve with generous chunks of bread.
