Chocolate Chili with Beans and Lentils

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I can’t get enough of vegan chili. But don’t you think, that I make the same chili over and over. Of course, the “classic” version with minced soy, beans and corn I make from time to time. But I love to vary the ingredients. I used pearl barley in my last chili, for example. This was a nice variation!

My current most-beloved chili is a chili with different beans and lentils. The lentils got in there by accident, because I made a mistake and picked a wrong can in the supermarket. I got one can borlotti beans, one can kidney beans and one can lentils. But it turned out to be a great combination.
I got the black beans from an asian supermarket, since my supermarket doesn’t offer them canned and I was too lazy to soak them the night before.

To make the chili special, I used some cocoa powder and looooooved it! To round off the taste you just add some lemon juice and maple syrup and then it’s perfect.

Enjoy!

Love,

Chocolate Chili with Beans and Lentils

 

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Autor/Author: Rina

Gang/Type: Main Dish

Ergibt/Yield: 4 - 6 Portions

Zutaten/Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 big onion
• 1 - 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch soup vegetables (leek, celery, carrot)
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• each 1 small can lentils, black beans, borlotti beans and kidney beans or other kinds
• 150 ml (1/2 cup) red wine
• 200 ml (1 cup) vegetable broth
• 1 small can chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp smoked hot paprika powder
• 1 tbsp sambal ulek
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• salt

Zubereitung/Instructions

1. Finely chop the onion, press the garlic. Clean the soup vegetables and finely chop in a food processor. Rinse and drain the lentils and beans.
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3. Heat the oil in a big pot and sautée the onions in it until translucent. Add the garlic and briefly sautée. Pour in the vegetables and tomato paste and stir well. Let brown for 2 - 3 minutes. Deglaze with red wine and vegetable broth. Add the bay leaves and the chopped tomatoes and let cook for about 10 minutes.
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5. Then add the rest of the ingredients and let cook for another 15 minutes. Season to taste with lemon juice and salt.

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