Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), 1 turn of the pan
3/4 pound chorizo, chopped
2 pounds ground chicken
3 tablespoons chili powder, (3 palmfuls)
1 tablespoon ground cumin, (a palmful)
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 can red beans (15 ounces), drained
1 bottle beer
1 can diced fire roasted tomatoes (28 ounces)
Salt
6 cups chicken stock
2 cups quick cooking polenta
2 tablespoons butter
2 scallions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme leaves
Directions
Heat a big, deep skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon EVOO. Add chorizo and render its fat, 2 minutes. Push the chorizo off to the sides of the pot and add chicken meat. Brown and crumble the chicken, 5-6 minutes. Season the chicken with chili powder and cumin while it cooks. Combine the onions, garlic, peppers and beans to meats and cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Stir the beer into the chili and reduce the liquid a minute then add the tomatoes and heat through. Season the chili with salt, to taste, and reduce heat to low. Bring 6 cups stock to a boil in a medium pot, stir in polenta and keep stirring until the polenta masses and thickens to a porridge, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in butter, scallions and thyme and season with salt, to taste. Fill bowls half way with polenta and make a well in the center. Fill up bowls with chili and serve.
