James Beard Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 lbs cubed beef
    2 large onions, diced
    3 tablespoons butter
    3 tablespoons oil
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1/4 cup flour
    1 dash salt
    1 dash pepper
    3 tablespoons chili powder
    1/2 teaspoon oregano
    1/2 teaspoon cumin
    1 cup tomato puree
    1 cup white wine (use one you'd enjoy drinking- I use sherry)
    2 tablespoons sesame seeds
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
    11 -20 black olives, sliced
    1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate
Preparation
    -Saute onions & garlic in the butter & oil (use a heavy dutch oven if you've got it, otherwise you can transfer to a casserole after stovetop dirctions --
    -Mix flour, Salt & Pepper in a bowl. Dredge meat in seasoned flour and add to onions. Turn meat occsionally until browned evenly.
    -Add rest of ingredients up to (including) wine and bring to a boil.
    Bake at 300 for 1 1/2 hours.
    -Add remaining ingredients and continue baking another 1/2 hour.
    Serve with rice and steamed broccoli.

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