Many self-proclaimed meat lovers like the traditional chili or chili con carne. With the rich flavour of beef plus the spiciness of chili, who would not put this dish at the top of their favourites list? However, vegetarians and health conscious individuals should not be deprived with the delicious taste of chili con carne. Luckily, there are many recipes that can solve this problem. One of them is chili with beans or chilli beans.
Chili beans is a variation of chilli con carne. Instead of beef, you can add different kinds of beans. This recipe was created after the spread of chilli into places where beef is expensive. They thought of another ingredient that could have the same flavor and texture as chilli con carne. Different types of beans are used in this recipe such as pinto beans, kidney beans, navy beans, black-eyed peas, great northern beans, pink beans, and many more. Most canned chilis that you can buy frm the grocery or supermarket have beans to add volume.
If you want to know how to make chilli beans, here are the steps that you should follow.
• Prepare the main ingredients for this dish such as a can each of rinsed red kidney beans, small white beans, and black beans. Of course, you will also need 3 tablespoons of chilli powder, one tablespoon ground cumin, and if you want to add more spice, half a teaspoon of ground chipotle chile or cayenne pepper. A can of crushed tomatoes, 3 regular sized sliced tomatoes, a tablespoon of canola oil, one large diced onion, 4 cloves of minced garlic, half a teaspoon of ground pepper, and 3 cups of water should also be included in your recipe.
• Cook onion in hot canola oil for two minutes or until it starts to soften. Lower heat while continuously stirring until the onion is very soft and is starting to darken. Do not burn the onion. This should only last for about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add other spices such as chilli powder, garlic, cayenne or chipotle, and cumin. Keep on stirring until you can already smell the aroma of the combined spices. This is done for only half a minute or one minute.
• Pour the crushed tomatoes and add the sliced fresh tomatoes into the pan. Mix in all the beans (white, black, and kidney). Pour in water and sprinkle freshly ground pepper.
• Because of the added liquid, you need to increase heat to make your mixture boil. This will make any excess liquid evaporate which makes chilli thick and will also incorporate all the flavours in your recipe. Stir the chilli beans frequently while it is boiling.
• After coming to a boil, decrease the heat and let it simmer for a few more minutes while stirring from time to time. You will know that the chilli beans is ready when it has lessen a bit. This could take about 15 more minutes.
This recipe is very easy and will only take more or less than 35 minutes, depending on your efficiency. You can serve this to an average of six persons.
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