{"id":3957,"date":"2012-12-28T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2012-12-28T05:01:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T11:01:43","slug":"yummy-stuff-vegetarian-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3957","title":{"rendered":"Yummy Stuff: Vegetarian Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0011\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8491\/8291338313_a23ef5b014_b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s cold outside. You probably need to eat less meat. Have no fear. You do not have to sacrifice flavor or heartiness (or texture) in this healthy vegetarian version of a rich chili. It&#8217;s one of my favorite recipes, adapted over years of trial and error. The secret ingredients include Guinness beer, molasses, and a good-quality cocoa powder, and lots of cans (make sure you have a can opener handy!).<\/p>\n<p><em>This makes a very large batch of mild chili (aka kid-friendly). Feel free to spice it up if you prefer!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegetarian Chili<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 packages meatless ground beef (I like Trader Joe&#8217;s brand, found near their tofu and produce area)<\/li>\n<li>1 (15-oz) can kidney beans<\/li>\n<li>2 (15-oz) can black beans<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 or 5 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 (14-oz) can diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 (6-oz) cans tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 (14-oz) can tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 small can chili peppers (or use a fresh, chopped jalape\u00f1o pepper if you like your chili spicier)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup molasses<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp sea salt<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp chili powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp oregano<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp coriander<\/li>\n<li>1 can dark beer (I use 3\/4 of a large can of Guinness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat oil in large dutch oven or chili pot. Cook onion and garlic until tender, then add veggie crumbles (fake ground beef) and stir. Add all spices (I usually measure them all out ahead of time, then add all at once), Add tomato sauce, chili peppers (and\/or jalape\u00f1o pepper), diced tomatoes, broth, molasses, tomato paste, and salt. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Add beans, brown sugar, and finally, beer. If I&#8217;m leaving anything out, add that too. Simmer for 2 hours or more, and serve with cornbread, sharp cheddar cheese, and sour cream (or however else you like to eat chili!).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0015\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8499\/8292394166_554c3b502d_b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let me know how you like it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s cold outside. You probably need to eat less meat. Have no fear. You do not have to sacrifice flavor or heartiness (or texture) in this healthy vegetarian version of a rich chili. It&#8217;s one of my favorite recipes, adapted over years of trial and error. The secret ingredients include Guinness beer, molasses, and a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=3957\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Yummy Stuff: Vegetarian Chili&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-3957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-yummy-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3957"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3999,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions\/3999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}