Meatless Chili With Corn Chips

Ingredients

260 gr kidney beans
230 gr soy tempeh
120 ml wine
120 ml low sodium soy sauce
2 gr cumin
1 gr basil
3 gr chili powder divided
120 gr coarse onions
60 ml dry sherry
30 ml olive oil
170 gr mushrooms
8 tomatoes
140 gr green peppers
100 gr celery
130 gr carrots
65 gr mild chili peppers
2 jalapenos
4 garlic
950 ml vegetable stock
50 gr tomato paste
1 corn chips for

Instructions

Soak beans in cold water to cover 8 hours or overnight. drain. Combine crumbled tempeh, wine, soy, cumin, basil, chili; let marinate for 2 hours at least. Meanwhile, in a 6 litre pan over medium high heat, saute onions in sherry and oil 10 minutes, stirring. Add mushroom and cook 10 more minutes. Add tomatoes, green pepper, carrot, celery, chili, jalapenos, garlic. Saute stirring 5 minutes. Add beans, stock, tomato paste. Bring to boil, cover, lower heat, simmer 2 to 3 hours till beans are tender. Add tempeh and marinade. cook 10 minutes. Serve garnished with chips. NOTES: This is a midwestern chili (beans and tomatoes!). I added some leftover crushed tomatoes, and we garnished it with non-fat sour cream and chopped cilantro (better for you than corn chips). A more traditional chili style would be to relplace all tomatos with a red chili sauce: split and de-seed dry red anchos, anahiems, and/or gujanailos (sp?) and sear on a hot cast iron skillet. put in a bowl and cover by boiling water. let soak 20 min, then puree, maybe with a little garlic (and usually salt, but not for this recipe!). Use that instead of tomato paste and crushed tomato. Enjoy, Keith