Name: Vegetable chilli with chocolate
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 Onion; 2 Red bell peppers; 1 leek; 10 medium mushrooms; 2 Carrots; 1 Chilli; 2 large Garlic Cloves; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; splash of Whiskey; 30g Dark Chocolate; 1 tin of kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 tin of chopped tomatoes; 1 Tbsp tomato purée; To serve: tortilla, sour cream, grated cheese, chopped corriander

Vegetable chilli with chocolate

18 Oct 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Background

Chili sin carne (i.e. without meat) with chocolate is the latest sensation - and it’s surprisingly tasty! This vegetable chilli with chocolate version is not too spicy, but feel free to add more chilli powder if you like, or add some chilli flakes at the end. This chilli is perfect for weekend get-togethers, parties and family meals, served with rice, tortilla chips or in tortilla wraps. Alternatively layer tortilla chips on a baking tray, cover with some chilli, top with grated cheese and bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes.

Ingredients

1 Onion
2 Red bell peppers
1 leek
10 medium mushrooms
2 Carrots
1 Chilli
2 large Garlic Cloves
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
splash of Whiskey
30g Dark Chocolate
1 tin of kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
1 Tbsp tomato purée
To serve: tortilla, sour cream, grated cheese, chopped corriander

Instructions

Chop the onion, mushrooms, leek, red peppers into bite size bits. Finely chop the carrots.
Chop the chilli (deseed if you don't want it very hot). Finely chop the garlic cloves.
Heat some oil in a heavy-based pan. Add the chilli powder, cumin, smoked paprika and warm through. Add the onion and gently cook on a low heat for 10 minutes until the onions are a bit browned.
Add the chocolate, garlic and the chopped fresh chilli. Cook for a minute then add a splash of whiskey ( or red wine) and let it bubble to cook off the alcohol.
Add the veggies, stir them to coat well and sauté for 10 minutes to soften. Stir in the tomato purée then add the chopped tomatoes. Bring to the boil then add the kidney beans and cook for about 45-60 minutes until you a get a thick chilli.
Scatter some chopped coriander on top and serve with a dollop of soured cream and/or grated cheese.