This chilli is
so easy to make that it's really impossible to get it wrong - it just
takes a bit of time. It feeds a whole bunch of people (about 6) so is
great if you're having friends round, plus it freezes brilliantly. It's
also packed with the things your parents always ask if you're eating
enough of, like BEANS (look, Mum!), and what’s more, you can adapt it to
whatever you fancy or just happen to have in the fridge - use different
kinds beans or
vegetables, or play around with the spices to vary it.
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Because
of the awesomeness I ended up making it two days in a row last week -
first to feed my friends before a night out, and the second time
because Fraser requested it when he came to stay. I'd made double
quantity the first night (there were 9 of us) but my hopes of leftovers
were in vain!
Ingredients:
- 1 onion
- 2 peppers (yellow and red)
- 2 sticks celery
- 1 large carrot
- 1 large carrot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 chillies (red and green)
- 300g Quorn mince
- 1tsp chilli powder
- 1½tsp ground cumin
- 1tsp ground coriander
- 2tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp paprika
- 1 glass red wine
- 2x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 2x 400g tin kidney beans (or any you like)
- 200ml vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 30g fresh coriander
Method:
1. Heat some olive oil in a large pan or wok. Roughly chop the onion, peppers, celery, carrot, garlic and chillies and add to said pan, then cook for about 10 minutes, until softened and beginning to colour.
2. Add the Quorn mince (straight from frozen, but bash it a bit to break it up first) and cook for a few minutes until it's browned, then add the spices and cook for a further 5 minutes. This is the only point where you really have to watch it, or the spices will stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
3. Stir in the tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, vegetable stock and beans (drained), then give it a good stir to mix it all together. Bring it to a boil, then let it simmer for about an hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so to make sure it isn't sticking.
4. Turn off the heat, then roughly chop the coriander and add it to the pan, along with salt and pepper to taste. You can serve it with basically anything - my favourite is in tortilla wraps with sour cream and a strong cheddar, but you could do it with rice and add chopped spring onions, or even just eat it by itself. The choice is yours! But do eat it - you're missing out until you do.
Method:
1. Heat some olive oil in a large pan or wok. Roughly chop the onion, peppers, celery, carrot, garlic and chillies and add to said pan, then cook for about 10 minutes, until softened and beginning to colour.
2. Add the Quorn mince (straight from frozen, but bash it a bit to break it up first) and cook for a few minutes until it's browned, then add the spices and cook for a further 5 minutes. This is the only point where you really have to watch it, or the spices will stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
3. Stir in the tomatoes, red wine, bay leaf, vegetable stock and beans (drained), then give it a good stir to mix it all together. Bring it to a boil, then let it simmer for about an hour, stirring every 10 minutes or so to make sure it isn't sticking.
4. Turn off the heat, then roughly chop the coriander and add it to the pan, along with salt and pepper to taste. You can serve it with basically anything - my favourite is in tortilla wraps with sour cream and a strong cheddar, but you could do it with rice and add chopped spring onions, or even just eat it by itself. The choice is yours! But do eat it - you're missing out until you do.
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