Bowl Of Compassion Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients

some tabasco to
80 ml olive oil
2 onions
4 garlic
2 jalapeno peppers
1 mild pepper
1 pepper
1 green pepper
2 tomatoes
230 ml tomato sauce
2 packages rotel tomatoes
475 gr cans dark kidney beans
700 ml water
34 gr chili powder
12 gr cumin
7 gr paprika
5 gr oregano
140 gr textured vegetable protein

Instructions

Saute onions, garlic, and peppers in oil until onions are translucent. Add spices and simmer for two minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients, adding the TVP last. You can adjust the amount of TVP to obtain the desired texture and consistency. You can substitute beer for the water for a more unique flavor. One jalapeno makes a mild chili (two were used for the cookoff). Simmer from four to six hours. It's even better the next day. This was the Third Place Winner and Best of Show trophy winner at the 4th Annual Lone Star Vegetarian Chili Cookoff held in Dallas in October. It was submitted by the Animal Connection of Texas members Mitch and Debbie Thompson, Cam Reilly and Cheryl Witchgers.