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  • Three Bean Bunny Chow

    Ingredients

    Yield: 6 servings

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Vegetable oil
      ½ cup

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Whole Spices:
    • Cinnamon stick
      2 each
    • Cardamom pods
      8 each
    • Star anise
      2 each
    • Fennel seed
      2 tsp
    • Cumin seed
      2 tsp
    • Bay leaves
      1 each

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Ground Spices:
    • Garam masala
      2 Tbsp
    • Ground coriander
      2 tsp
    • Cayenne pepper
      ½ tsp
    • Turmeric
      2 Tbsp
    • Ground ginger
      1 Tbsp
    • Flour
      2 Tbsp

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Onion, small dice
      1 cup
    • Garlic, minced
      ¼ cup
    • Ginger, peeled and grated
      2 Tbsp
    • Roma tomatoes, medium diced
      2 cups
    • Kosher salt
      2 Tbsp
    • Vegetable broth or water
      4 cups
    • Lime zest
      1 Tbsp
    • Yukon gold potato, peeled, medium dice
      3 cups
    • Black beans, cooked
      2 cups
    • Dark red kidney beans, cooked
      2 cups
    • Great northern beans, cooked
      2 cups
    • Lime juice
      2 ounces

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Pullman loaf, unsliced
      1 each

    • Ingredients
      Amount
    • Cilantro, chopped
      1/2 cup

    Method

    1. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add the vegetable oil and whole spices. Gently toast the spices, then drain through cheesecloth, reserving the spices and the fragrant oil.
    2. Return the oil to the pot and wrap the spices in the cheesecloth and twine to make a sachet. Reserve.
    3. Heat the oil once again and add the ground spices and the flour. Heat on medium high, stirring until they just begin to stick to the bottom of the pan.
    4. Add the onion, garlic, and grated ginger and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes, stirring often.
    5. Add the tomatoes, season with salt, and cook until they start to break down, about 5 minutes.
    6. Add the broth or water, lime zest, potatoes, and the spice sachet. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are just tender and the liquid is slightly reduced.
    7. Add the beans and lime juice. Cook until thickened and heated through, about 5 minutes.

    1. To serve: Cut the pullman loaf into 6 sections and scoop out some of the inside, leaving about a 1 -inch layer of bread for the bottom.
    2. Heat the bread and the insides in a 350 degree oven, until just starting to get brown and crusty, about 5 minutes. Remove the spice sachet.
    3. Ladle the Bunny Chow into each bread “bowl” and garnish with cilantro. Serve the bread insides on the side for dipping.
     Recipe by Chef Rebecca Peizer