1 pound corkscrew shaped pasta with lines or elbows with lines
2 tablespoons cumin (1 palm ful)
4 cloves garlic chopped
2 pounds ground sirloin
2 jalapeño peppers chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil extra-virgin (2 turns around the pan in a slow stream)
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper sauce
8 servings scallions chopped for garnish
1 onion sweet chopped
Equipment
pot
Directions
Watch how to make this recipe.
In a large pot, boil pasta until al dente.
Meanwhile, in a big, deep pot, brown beef in oil over medium high heat.
Add onions, peppers, and garlic. Season meat mixture with chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt. Cook together 5 minutes, stir in beer or broth, and reduce liquid by half, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain pasta.
Add hot pasta to chili pot and stir to coat pasta evenly.
Remove from heat and garnish big bowlfuls of chili mac with chopped scallions.