Vegan chilli

Name: Vegan chilli
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300 g soy mince; 2 tins chopped tomatoes; 6 cloves garlic; 3 onions; 4 carrots; handful dried mushrooms; 3 tins beans (kidney beans/black beans); 1 tube of tomato paste; 50 g dark chocolate; 4 dried habanero chillis (use alternative chilis if you can't find habanero); 2 tsp Ground coriander; 3 tsp Smoked paprika; 2 tsp Dried oregano; 2 Vegetable stock cubes; 1 tsp Dried basil; Oil; White wine vinegar (to taste); Salt and pepper (to taste); Sprinkling of fresh coriander to serve

Ettie Eyre @ettie

Bristol

Using soy mince as an alternative to a meat chilli. By itself soy mince does not give much flavour, but when cooked for a long time in a chilli it can take on some great flavours

Ettie Eyre @ettie

Bristol

Using soy mince as an alternative to a meat chilli. By itself soy mince does not give much flavour, but when cooked for a long time in a chilli it can take on some great flavours

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Ingredients

8-10 servings

300 gsoy mince
2 tinschopped tomatoes
6 clovesgarlic
3onions
4carrots
handfuldried mushrooms
3 tinsbeans (kidney beans/black beans)
1tube of tomato paste
50 gdark chocolate
4dried habanero chillis (use alternative chilis if you can't find habanero)
2 tspGround coriander
3 tspSmoked paprika
2 tspDried oregano
2Vegetable stock cubes
1 tspDried basil
Oil
White wine vinegar (to taste)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Sprinkling of fresh coriander to serve

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Steps

1

Chop the onions and carrots. Fry the onions with plenty of oil in the bottom of a large pan for 5 minutes
2

Chop the garlic and add to the onions for 2-3 minutes
3

Add all herbs to the pan with the onions and garlic (ground coriander, smoked paprika,)
4

Add all herbs to the pan with the onions and garlic.
5

Place the dried mushrooms into a bowl and pour some boiling water over to soften. Cover the bowl with a plate and leave for 5 minutes. Once soft, take out the mushrooms and roughly chop. Make sure to keep the water, this will be added to the chilli for flavour.
6

Add all remaining ingredients to the pan except the dark chocolate. Don't drain the beans, these can be added with their liquid, this helps to add a rich texture to the finished dish.
7

Add the mushrooms and their water to the pan.
8

Top the mixture up with boiling water until just covered with liquid. Soy mince expands a lot with water, so you will need to add a good amount of water to reach this.
9

Gently simmer the chilli for 1.5 hours. Make sure to check regularly and top up with water if it is getting too dry, to avoid burning on the bottom of the pan.
10

Add the dark chocolate to the mixture, and continue to simmer for at least another 30 minutes. You can cook for up to 1.5 hours more - longer is often better with chilli
11

Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve with a sprinkling of freshly chopped coriander