Name: Carol's Favorite Vegetarian Chili
Ingredients: 1 lg Onion; chopped; 3 Garlic clove; crushed & pressed; 2 tb Oil; 1 Celery rib; diced; 1 1/2 ts Chili powder; 1 ts Cumin; 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper; 1 c Tomato; chopped; 2 tb Tomato paste; 4 c Beans, kidney, black, pinto and/or garbanzo; cooked; 1/2 lb Tofu; crumbled (opt); 1 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ts Oregano; per Carol Verge; Fidonet HOME_COOKING echo

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Vegetarian	Chili, Stews, Damyankee, Vegetarian	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lg	Onion; chopped
3		Garlic clove; crushed & pressed
2	tb	Oil
1		Celery rib; diced
1 1/2	ts	Chili powder
1	ts	Cumin
1/2	ts	Cayenne pepper
1	c	Tomato; chopped
2	tb	Tomato paste
4	c	Beans, kidney, black, pinto and/or garbanzo; cooked
1/2	lb	Tofu; crumbled (opt)
1 1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Oregano
		per Carol Verge
		Fidonet HOME_COOKING echo

INSTRUCTIONS

Saute onion and garlic in oil until onion is soft. Add celery and spices.
Saute another 2-3 minutes. Add tomato and paste. Mash 2 cups of the beans
and add beans and tofu to the pot along with the salt and oregano. Simmer
30    minutes.
To cook raw beans:
Soak beans in water overnight, OR boil for 2 minutes and let sit, covered,
for 1 hour.  Bring to a boil in same water and simmer about 1 hour or until
tender. (beans approximately double in volume, i.e., two cups raw = 4 cups
cooked)
Notes:  I like cooking my own beans rather than buying canned beans.
:       I use as many different beans as I have at home. Usually at
:       least 3 of the 4 mentioned, and one of the 3 must be black
:       beans because they are my absolute favorite.
:       Add or subtract cayenne pepper for hotness level.
:       A bit more cumin may be good too, I have yet to determine this,
:       though.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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