Upstate Chili

Name: Upstate Chili
Ingredients: 5 pounds (2.5 kg) beef shank; 1/2 cup (60 g) pure ground guajillo chile; 1/3 cup (75 ml) cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon pure ground chile de arbol; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; Dash of ground cloves; 1 pound (455 g) dried red kidney beans, rinsed and pick through for stones; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 large yellow onions, coarsely chopped; 6 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled; 2 (28-ounce/800-g) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained, pureed in a blender; 3 tablespoons Urfa Biber or Aleppo chile flakes, plus more to taste; 2 tablespoons dried oregano, preferably Mexican; 2 tablespoons dried thyme; 2 tablespoons ground cumin; Kosher salt

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Ingredients

5 pounds (2.5 kg) beef shank
1/2 cup (60 g) pure ground guajillo chile
1/3 cup (75 ml) cider vinegar
1 tablespoon pure ground chile de arbol
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Dash of ground cloves
1 pound (455 g) dried red kidney beans, rinsed and pick through for stones
1 tablespoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large yellow onions, coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
2 (28-ounce/800-g) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained, pureed in a blender
3 tablespoons Urfa Biber or Aleppo chile flakes, plus more to taste
2 tablespoons dried oregano, preferably Mexican
2 tablespoons dried thyme
2 tablespoons ground cumin
Kosher salt

Directions

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["1. Prepare the beef: At least 1 day before serving the chili, cut the meat from the beef shanks. (Save the bones to make beef stock.) You should have about 3 pounds (1.5 kg) meat. Cut the meat into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes. Place them on a baking sheet and freeze until they are semisolid, about 1 hour. In batches, process the meat in a food processor until it is coarsely chopped. (If you are lucky to live near an artisan butcher, ask them to bone and grind the beef shank meat with the coarse \"chili\"" blade.)""