Vegan chili
Nov. 19th, 2008 11:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidLast night I soaked some romano beans. Today as I boiled them, I realized I should make chili, inspired by the vegetarian chili at a gathering this weekend, and because I had everything I needed (well, except onions; I have none right now, which is not good).
Once the beans were done, I drained them, reserving the liquid, then reheated the pot with some oil in it. I crushed a head of garlic*, and minced a jalapeno*. Once they'd gotten a bit friendly, I added a finely diced rutabaga* (I now have only one left, from the quarter bushel I got less than two weeks ago. Rutabagas are my new best vegetable friend.) and carrot*.
Once they'd softened some, I added some of the bean water, plus some TVP (amazing what I can find lurking in the cabinets) and the beans. They started to simmer, and I kept adding bean liquid until everthing was just barely covered. I started seasoning the mix, with a little salt, freshly ground black pepper, cumin, and cayenne, plus generous splashes of hot sauce.
That kept bubbling, and a while later I added four diced orange peppers (Queue and his E had a surplus this weekend; I lucked out), half a large can of crushed tomatoes with basil (I didn't want this too liquidy), and a square of unsweetened baking chocolate, because it was there.
Half of the chili has been put on pasta (shells) with some cheddar cheese. The fate of the rest of it hasn't been determined: it might be eaten straight, or baked with corn bread on top. Or I might acquire corn to put in it. Another possibility is adding diced sweet potato, since I keep looking at the orange pepper bits and thinking "sweet potato!"
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Wholly off topic: I've seen petrol as low as $1.97/gallon! It seems so strange, so retro. (And so not responsible, oddly. Not something I'd've expected.)
Once the beans were done, I drained them, reserving the liquid, then reheated the pot with some oil in it. I crushed a head of garlic*, and minced a jalapeno*. Once they'd gotten a bit friendly, I added a finely diced rutabaga* (I now have only one left, from the quarter bushel I got less than two weeks ago. Rutabagas are my new best vegetable friend.) and carrot*.
Once they'd softened some, I added some of the bean water, plus some TVP (amazing what I can find lurking in the cabinets) and the beans. They started to simmer, and I kept adding bean liquid until everthing was just barely covered. I started seasoning the mix, with a little salt, freshly ground black pepper, cumin, and cayenne, plus generous splashes of hot sauce.
That kept bubbling, and a while later I added four diced orange peppers (Queue and his E had a surplus this weekend; I lucked out), half a large can of crushed tomatoes with basil (I didn't want this too liquidy), and a square of unsweetened baking chocolate, because it was there.
Half of the chili has been put on pasta (shells) with some cheddar cheese. The fate of the rest of it hasn't been determined: it might be eaten straight, or baked with corn bread on top. Or I might acquire corn to put in it. Another possibility is adding diced sweet potato, since I keep looking at the orange pepper bits and thinking "sweet potato!"
* from the farm share
Wholly off topic: I've seen petrol as low as $1.97/gallon! It seems so strange, so retro. (And so not responsible, oddly. Not something I'd've expected.)
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Date: 2008-11-19 05:01 pm (UTC)Who are you, and what have you done with the nice American woman I used to know? You know, the one who knew what 'gasoline' was?
*splutter* Petrol, indeed.
Meanwhile...
The chili sounds yummy. I need a substitute for TVP and seitan, though;
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Date: 2008-11-19 05:06 pm (UTC)Usually I put neither TVP nor seitan in chili, actually, and it tastes great. I just happened to find the TVP and went for it. With beans and corn, it's already a complete protein. Or serve it over rice (with or without corn). Or (this one's not at all traditional) add barley.
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Date: 2008-11-19 05:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-19 09:06 pm (UTC)