Little C's Chicken Chili Recipe

by Christine Lamb

Prior

to industrialization, it was extremely expensive and labor intensive to harvest

the mass quantities of salt necessary for food preservation and seasoning. This

made salt an extremely valuable commodity. Entire economies were based on salt

production and trade.

In

the Iron Age, the British evaporated salt by brine or boiling seawater from

salt spri­ngs in tiny clay pots over open fires. Roman salt making entailed boiling

the seawater in large lead lined pans. Salt was used as currency in ancient Rome,

and the roots of the words "soldier" and "salary" can be

traced to Latin words related to giving or receiving salt. During the Middle

Ages, salt was transported along roads built for that purpose. One of the most

famous of these roads is the Old Salt Route in Northern Germany, which ran from

the salt mines to shipping ports.

Salt

taxes and monopolies have led to wars and protests everywhere from China to

parts of Africa. Anger over the salt tax was one of the causes of the French

Revolution. In colonial India, only the British government could produce and

profit from the salt production conducted by Indians living on the coast.

Gandhi chose to protest this monopoly in 1930 and marched for 23 days with his

followers. When he arrived on the coast, Gandhi violated the law by boiling a

chunk of salty mud. This march became known as the Salt March to Dandi, or the Salt Satyagraha. People

across India began making their own salt in protest, and the march became an

important milestone in the struggle for Indian independence.

If

you’re looking for a change of pace from beef, this chicken chili recipe is a

hearty alternative.

Little

C’s Chicken Chili

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2013, Christine’s Pantry. All rights reserved.

Ingredients:

1

• tablespoon olive oil
• 1
• onion, chopped
• 1
• pound ground chicken
• 2
• teaspoons kosher salt
• 1
• teaspoon black pepper
• 1
• tablespoon chili powder
• 1
• tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/4
• teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2
• teaspoon dried basil
• 1
• (10.0 oz.) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1
• (4.0 oz.) can diced green chilies
• 1
• (15.5 oz.) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1
• tablespoon minced garlic
• green
• onions, chopped for garnish

Directions:

In

a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, black pepper and crushed

red pepper. Stir and cook about 10 minutes, until tender. Add ground chicken,

crumble meat, and cook until no longer pink.

Add

remaining ingredients, stir well. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30

minutes. Enjoy!