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title: '🌶️ Vegan Chili'
description: ' 07-06-2024'
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**Prep Time:** 10 minutes

**Cook Time:** 30 minutes 

**Servings:** 4-6

### Ingredients:

- 1-2 jalapeños 
- Optional 
    - Chopped scallions (for garnish)
    - Fresh cilantro (for garnish)
    - Diced avocado (for garnish)
    - Pickled Red Onions (for garnish)
- Olive oil
- 1 large white or red onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, or to taste, minced
- 2 15oz cans of beans, drained. Use whatever but a combo of black + red kidney is my favorite.
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes or whole tomatoes smooshed with a potato masher
- 1-2 finely chopped chipotle pepper(s) in adobo sauce + some of the sauce.
- Optional
    - 1 tbsp of vodka or whiskey
    - 1 tbsp soy sauce
    - 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
    - 1 tbsp harina maseca
- Spices:
    - 2 tbsp chili powder, plus more to taste
    - 1 tbsp dried oregano, plus more to taste
    - 2 tsp freshly ground cumin
    - Kosher salt
    - Freshly ground black pepper

### Cooking Directions:

- Heat up a couple of tablespoons of oil on medium high heat. Add in onions and a pinch of salt; cook until translucent. Add in garlic, let cook for a minute or two. Add in chipotle, oregano, chili powder, cumin, black pepper and let cook for another minute or two.
- Add in tomatoes, beans and optionally the soy sauce, vinegar, whiskey, and maseca. Stir and let simmer for 25 minutes or so to let the flavors meld together.
- Taste and adjust salt/pepper to your liking. Add in liquor and apple cider vinegar if you have it.
- Serve with garnishes like pickled red onions, diced avocado, fresh cilantro, and/or your favorite tortilla chips.


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