Greetings!
Winter is coming and therefore the need for something hearty, warm, “stewy” and in my case also colorful and rich with flavors!
My chili is simple to make, I am sure that by now you realized that I am a big fan of doing a serious prep work and then throwing it all in one big pot…
Ingredients:
- Onion – 1-2 meduim
- Garlic – 2-5 cloves – depends how much you like garlic…
- Spring onion – 2-3 finely chopped
- Chili peppers – a few pieces – mine was not hot
- 3-4 big tomatoes cut into medium size cubes
- 2 bell peppers – red and yellow – cut into small cubes
- Peas – let’s say a handful
- A small can of kidney beans – or any other kind of beans that you have in a can – wash well!
- [If you have beans in the dry form you’ll need to soak them in water for a few hours before coking]
- 2 potatoes cut into cubes
- 2-3 carrots cut small
- Pearl barley – a handful – wash well
- Small pieces TVP – soaked in warm water for 10 minutes and drained
- A can of tomato paste/juice
Other options:
- Corn
- Firm tofu cubes
- Sweet potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Any other kind of beans
- I also had two mushrooms that I threw in…
For serving:
- Shredded cheese
- Red onion
- Sour cream – sadly, nothing good is available around here
- Spring onion
- Bread or nachos chips
Spices mix – half a teaspoon from each:
- Ground coriander
- Ground cumin
- Salt – I used Hawaiin black lava salt and Danish smoked pyramid salt
- Smoked paprika – I used two kinds, the Spanish de la vera and another one I got in Israel
- Onion powder
- Chili flakes – I mixed non spicy with tiny bit of spicy
Directions:
- Wash, peel and cut all vegetables
- Fry the garlic, onion, spring onion and chili in some olive oil
- Add the tomatoes – stir
- Add the bell peppers – stir
- Add the peas – stir
- Add the beans – stir
- Add potatoes and carrots – stir
- Add pearl barely – stir
- Add TVP – stir
- Add box/can of tomato juice – stir
- Add spices mix and some freshly ground pepper
- Stir stir stir
- Cook for 40 minutes on medium heat
- Stir from time to time
- Add some water if too thick
- Balance taste if needed
- Serve hot with some chips or bread, a spoon of sour cream, some shredded cheese, red onion and sparing onion
*** Important *** The chili tastes much better on the next day #JustSaying… 🙂
Enjoy!
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