Hot Chili Chocolate

1 2/3 cups milk
1/2 vanilla bean
1 red chili pepper
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 oz bittersweet chocolate
Split red chili pepper and remove the seeds. Also split the vanilla bean, lengthwise. In a saucepan, heat milk to simmering with vanilla bean, chili pepper and broken up cinnamon stick. Continue to simmer for a minute or two. Grate chocolate, and whisk into the hot spiced milk until melted. Remove mixture from heat and let sit for 10 minutes, to steep. Strain, and heat through again if necessary. Serve hot. Serves 2.