Chunky Chicken and Chorizo Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 3/4 pound chorizo, chopped
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 3 tablespoons chili powder, 3 palm fulls
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin, a palm full
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can red beans, drained
• 1 bottle beer
• 1 (28-ounce) can diced fire roasted tomatoes
• 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 extra virgin olive oil. 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 to 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.