Monday, August 4, 2014

Vegetarian... and then Not-Vegetarian Chilli


I had an American friend who told me she was going to cook Vegetarian Chilli for me. However, I didn't get a chance to try it because of time constraints. :-/ I was craving for it the other day and then my boyfriend's birthday potluck was coming up and asked me to bring veggies (because everyone was bringing meat) so I ended up making it!

This blog entry starts off with making the vegetarian version... and then later on mixing it with leftovers so it wasn't vegetarian anymore. According to one of my food-critic friends, he thought it tasted delicious, but his mind was still searching for that "bite of meat".

How I made the Chilli, the summarized version :)

Vegetarian Version

The ingredients! Lots of beans, tomatoes, corn, herbs... don't mind the photo-bombing banana.
Ingredients:
  • 2 cans of mixed bean
  • 1 can of red kiney beans
  • 1 can of whole kernel corns
  • 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes, blended but still keep some chunks
  • 1 can of chicken broth
  • 1 medium red onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground chilli powder
  • salt and pepper
  • a spring of rosemary -- just because I had it. be careful not to add too much!
  • a little bit of maple syrup - why? because I wanted it a bit sweeter

Steps:

1.) Drain and rinse the beans and corn. We need to get rid of the icky chemical-tasting liquid. Chop the garlic, onions, and bell pepper.

Drained and rinsed the beans and corn, chopped the onions, garlic, and bell pepper

2. Saute first the onions and the bell peppers in olive oil until soft. Then add the garlic and saute until golden brown.

Sautee the bell peppers, onions, and garlic

3. Pour over everything else, and let it simmer for about 30 minutes. The liquid will have reduced by then and the flavors would seep into the beans and corn.

Everything's in the pot, then boil
4. This is what it looks like reduced after simmering for half an hour.

Boiling for quite some time already
5. Serve it into a bowl. :D Eat with rice or with bread.

Served in a bowl
With Leftover Meat Version

As for the non-vegetarian version... I had some kesong puti (white cheese) from Mr. Moo in Tagaytay and we had some leftover Deli Mondo Spicy corned beef (favorite!!!). I combined everything together and nuked it in the microwave.

Leftover Chilli, Kesong Puti, and Corned Beef

The cheese got all melty and I swirled it a little bit around. I had this marbly thing going. :) I'm no vegetarian, so I definitely liked this one better!


The Instagrammed Version

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