So I'm going for a single dish because we probably won't be able to sit down together as a family and eat it. Quick and easy mainly from cans. Not too big in the fresh veggie department although you could definitely substitute everything here with fresh stuff. It would just take longer (probably will taste better though).
Preparation time: 1/2 hour; serves 6-8
Ingredients:
| 100 g | Onion |
| 2 cloves | Garlic |
| 360 g | Vegan soya mince |
| 2 tbsp. | Oil |
| 225 g | Red bell pepper (sub. w/capsicums or any other pepper) |
| 2 cans | Tomatoes (dry weight 480 g) |
| 1/4 can | Water |
| 1 can | Black beans, drained (you could use kidney beans too) (dry weight 240 g) |
| 1 can | Corn, drained (dry weight 285 g) |
| 1 1/2 tsp. | Salt |
| 1/2 tsp. | Pepper |
| 1 tsp. | Chili powder |
| 1 tsp. | Cumin, ground |
Method:
This can be made very quickly and is great recipe to have when I'm stuck for time.
First dice the onion (or chop it, or cut it, or slice it!) and grate the garlic. Open up the soya mince and if it needs to be broken down, because it is all in one clump, do this now. The type I buy is in a clump and it is really difficult if you just put it in the pan and then try to break it up. The method that works best for me is to put the lump in a bowl and break it up with my fingers.
Then put a large pan on the stove on high heat. Once the pan is hot add the oil and then the onion and garlic. Stir all the time to prevent burning. 1 minute of frying should do. Next add the mince, reduce the heat to medium/high and fry it stirring occasionally.
While the mince is frying wash and dice the red bell pepper and add it to the frying pan. Keep stirring everything so that it does not burn.
While everything is cooking quickly open your tomato cans, roughly chop the tomatoes and add them to the pan. Wash the cans out with 1/4 can of water and add this to the pan too. If you don't have canned tomatoes you can substitute with regular tomatoes of an equivalent weight. You should cut them before you start cooking though else you won't be able to get them to the pan quick enough to prevent burning. The redder your tomatoes the better your chili. Don't forget to stir to prevent burning. After about 3 minutes, once the bell pepper is sufficiently cooked add the rest of the ingredients. Stir and cook. You could take it off immediately or you could let it simmer for 30 minutes or so. If you let it simmer make sure that it does not burn by stirring it every now and then and adding more water if necessary.
You can serve your chili simply with bread, flat breads, rice or potatoes. We love it as a topping for baked potatoes together with sour cream, chives, butter and cheese. Or eat it out of a bowl as is. It's also a hit at pot lucks!
First dice the onion (or chop it, or cut it, or slice it!) and grate the garlic. Open up the soya mince and if it needs to be broken down, because it is all in one clump, do this now. The type I buy is in a clump and it is really difficult if you just put it in the pan and then try to break it up. The method that works best for me is to put the lump in a bowl and break it up with my fingers.
Then put a large pan on the stove on high heat. Once the pan is hot add the oil and then the onion and garlic. Stir all the time to prevent burning. 1 minute of frying should do. Next add the mince, reduce the heat to medium/high and fry it stirring occasionally.
While the mince is frying wash and dice the red bell pepper and add it to the frying pan. Keep stirring everything so that it does not burn.
While everything is cooking quickly open your tomato cans, roughly chop the tomatoes and add them to the pan. Wash the cans out with 1/4 can of water and add this to the pan too. If you don't have canned tomatoes you can substitute with regular tomatoes of an equivalent weight. You should cut them before you start cooking though else you won't be able to get them to the pan quick enough to prevent burning. The redder your tomatoes the better your chili. Don't forget to stir to prevent burning. After about 3 minutes, once the bell pepper is sufficiently cooked add the rest of the ingredients. Stir and cook. You could take it off immediately or you could let it simmer for 30 minutes or so. If you let it simmer make sure that it does not burn by stirring it every now and then and adding more water if necessary.
You can serve your chili simply with bread, flat breads, rice or potatoes. We love it as a topping for baked potatoes together with sour cream, chives, butter and cheese. Or eat it out of a bowl as is. It's also a hit at pot lucks!
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