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Holli! That's exciting news.
I start pretty much everything with sauteed onions and garlic
Me too! Which is exactly why I've been excited to find little packages of fresh minced garlic/onion/shallots at Trader Joe's.
It's not all manky like a lot of prechopped garlic. It's really good and cuts the prep time down to nothing.
My veggie chilli has lots of veggies in it, but no fake meat. You can add other veggies and I like mine spicy, so you might want to omit the cayenne and chilli flakes if you don't like it hot.
All measures are guesstimates
1 med onion chopped corasely
3 celery stalks chopped into 1" peices
2-3 med. carrots grated
mushrooms corsely chopped (1-2 c.)
large green pepper coarsely chopped
medium zucchini chopped
hot peppers finely chopped (optional)
can of tomatoes
can of black beans (rinsed and drained)
can of kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
can of corn niblets (rinsed and drained)
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons chilli powder
1 tsp of cayenne
1 tbsp of hot chilli flakes
1 tsp of cumin
1 pinch cinnamon
Saute onions, add celery and garlic. Saute on medium for a couple of minutes. Add rest of veggies and saute for few more minutes. Add beans, corn, tomatoes,& tomato paste. Allow to simmer on medium until things start bubbling, turn to medium low and let cook another 20-30 minutes.
I caved and ordered in a too expensive plate of sushi.
We're heading out in about 10 minutes to get sushi.
When I was a vegetarian, I use to toss about half a cup of hearty red wine in my chili. I've heard other people say nice things about a good slug of beer, but I'm more likely to have wine on hand.
I still put red wine in my chili, even though it usually has meat these days. I like wine.
can of corn niblets (rinsed and drained)
If you can find cans of hominy, it rocks in chili. Also, one way to punch up the corn is to toss it in a dry skillet until it gets all browned and toasty.
I've heard other people say nice things about a good slug of beer
Oh, yeah. A friend on Facebook recommended adding a can of beer to chili.
Me, I'd rather *drink* beer with my chili.
Me, I'd rather *drink* beer with my chili.
No reason you can't do both.
I'm going to be making up some chili this weekend! In my grocery delivery from yesterday, I had some canned beans, canned tomatoes, onions, and lean ground beef included, and I already have a spice mix. I figure I'll just dump all of those together (maybe I'll add some beer--I've got a few leftover bottles of Smithwicks!) into the crock pot and cook for several hours, after browning the meat and sauteeing the onion, of course. Should I cook the onions and beef together?
I think my head hurts too much to go out for sushi after work, but I will be having it this weekend at some point.