So I got asked for my Veggie Chilli Recipe as its being made at my wedding so I thought I would share it with you guys - I am gonna maybe start adding recipes to the blog if people think its a good idea? I love cooking but I wouldnt say I am any better then most - the kitchen is my happy place ;) VEGGIE CHILLI RECIPE: Ok so measurements are a bit erratic as I do like to change it up a bit - also any ideas to make it better let me know as this is all self taught (The below makes enough chilli for 2-3 people) Needed: 2 red onions 1 red pepper A jar of Jalapeños (el paso or something is fine) - the picked juice of the jalapeños is an ingredient too (I use it instead of a vinegar) 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1/2 tin kidney beans 1/2 tin pinto beans Smoked Paprika Cayenne Pepper Habanero powder (very optional for heat freaks) Chipotle paste Chipotle Tabasco Sauce - very important its chipotle Brown Sugar Butter Bay Leaves ----- Ok so start by heating up a knob of butter in a large saucepan and then adding the chopped onions in and let cook until soft. Add a table spoon of sugar, 2 bay leaves and 1 1/2 table spoons of smoked paprika and 1/2 table spoon of cayenne then pour over a bit of the jalapeño juice and let simmer. Add the chopped pepper and some chopped jalapeños and let cook. Then add the chipotle paste (a tea spoon) and the tabasco (I add quite a lot but that is down to taste) then let cook. Once its starting to look like its cooked down I add about a quarter of the tin of tomatoes at a time and more paprika / hot sauce / jalapeño juice to balance it (by taste) until the tin is finished. Once the tin of tomatoes are all in and its cooked through for about 5/10 minutes (I am impatient so you can leave longer) I add the beans. Then its down to timing - the longer you leave it on a low heat the better it can all mix - but depending on how hungry I am I sometimes eat it straight off the bat. It tastes better if its left to cool and then heated up the next day or day after. Serve with a relish of chopped Tomatoes (with seeds removed), jalapeños and red onion with white wine vinegar and coriander, sour cream, mature cheddar, hot sauce, diced lettuce with lime juice through it and soft tacos. Side note - if you want to add meat its dead easy - if mince I like to season it and let it marinade then fry it separately and add in. I also like adding chorizo to the mix too. Note though that adding meat does dilute the flavours and spices so I suggest doubling the amount of paprika etc added
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:46:47 +0000