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Carol's Favorite Vegetarian Chili

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Category: Chili, Vegetarian, Stews

 Ingredients List

  • 1 lg Onion; chopped
  • 3 Garlic clove; crushed &
  • -pressed
  • 2 tb Oil
  • 1 Celery rib; diced
  • 1 1/2 ts Chili powder
  • 1 ts Cumin
  • 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
  • 1 c Tomato; chopped
  • 2 tb Tomato paste
  • 4 c Beans, kidney, black, pinto
  • -and/or garbanzo; cooked
  • 1/2 lb Tofu; crumbled (opt)
  • 1 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1 ts Oregano

 Directions

Saute onion and garlic in oil until onion is soft. Add celery and spices.
Saute another 2-3 minutes. Add tomato and paste. Mash 2 cups of the beans
and add beans and tofu to the pot along with the salt and oregano. Simmer
30 minutes.

To cook raw beans:

Soak beans in water overnight, OR boil for 2 minutes and let sit, covered,
for 1 hour. Bring to a boil in same water and simmer about 1 hour or until
tender. (beans approximately double in volume, i.e., two cups raw = 4 cups
cooked)

Notes: I like cooking my own beans rather than buying canned beans.
: I use as many different beans as I have at home. Usually at
: least 3 of the 4 mentioned, and one of the 3 must be black
: beans because they are my absolute favorite.
: Add or subtract cayenne pepper for hotness level.
: A bit more cumin may be good too, I have yet to determine this,
: though.

per Carol Verge
Fidonet HOME_COOKING echo


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