Categories: Chili, Beans 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      7 tb Butter                            1/2 ts Paprika 
      2    Garlic cloves,med,fine chop       1/2 ts Cayenne pepper 
      4    Onions,finely chopped             1/2 ts Allspice 
      1    Bell pepper(s)                      2 tb Chile caribe 
  1 1/4 lb Beef round,hamburger grind          1 ts Soy sauce 
      1 tb Oil,vegetable                     1/2 ts Hot pepper sauce,liquid 
  1 1/2 lb Beef shoulder,2"x1/2" strips        6    Serrano chiles,frsh,fin chop 
      3 tb Red chile,mild,ground             1/2 c  Red wine,dry 
      3    Tomatoes,lg,chopped               3/4 c  Beef broth 
      1 ts Sugar                               1 ts Salt 
      1    Bay leaves                        1/2 ts Black pepper,freshly ground 
      4    Basil leaves,fresh,chopped          3 c  Kidney beans,cooked,drained 
           Thyme,dried                     
  
  1. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium 
  heat. Add half the garlic, half the onions, and all the green pepper and 
  cook for 5 minutes.~ 2. Make a large well in the center of the vegetables 
  and place the ground beef in the center. Raise the heat and cook, stirring 
  and scraping the skillet with a metal spatula. Gradually stir in the 
  surrounding vegetables and cook until the meat is evenly browned. Transfer 
  this mixture to a Dutch oven.~ 3. Heat the vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon 
  of the butter in the skillet. Saute the beef shoulder, a few strips at a 
  time, over high heat until it is well browned. Transfer the strips to a 
  plate as they are done. Lower the heat, then wipe out the skillet with 
  paper toweling. Return beef strips to the skillet. Stir in the ground chile 
  and cook 3 minutes over low heat. Transfer to the Dutch oven.~ 4. Melt the 
  remaining butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining onions 
  and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, and bay 
  leaf and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the Dutch oven.~ 5. 
  Stir all the remaining ingredients except the beans into the Dutch oven. 
  Bake, covered, in a 300' oven for 3 hours.~ 6. Stir in the beans; bake 1/2 
  hour longer.~