Pinto bean and vegetable chili

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Dried pinto beans, (about 2 1/2 cups) picked over and rinsed
2 larges Onions, chopped
6 Garlic cloves
3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
⅓ cup Chili powder
1 tablespoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Cayenne, or to taste
6 cups Water
3 cups Chicken broth
1 can Tomatoes, (28 ounce) drained and chopped
1 Red bell pepper, chopped fine
1 pack Frozen corn, (10 ounce)
¾ cup Bulgur
2 mediums Zucchini, scrubbed well and cut into 3/4 inch pieces
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
¾ cup Kalamata or other brine-cured black, pitted and olives if desired, chopped
⅓ cup Chopped fresh coriander if desired

Directions

In a large bowl let the pinto beans soak in enough water to cover them by 2 inches overnight and drain them, or quick-soak them and drain them. In a large heavy kettle cook the onions and 4 of the garlic cloves, minced, in the oil over moderate heat, stirring, until the onions are softened, add the chili powder, the cumin, and the cayenne, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the beans and the water and simmer the mixture, uncovered, adding more water if necessary to keep the beans barely covered, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the beans are tender. Add the broth, the tomatoes, the bell pepper, and the corn and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add the bulgur and the zucchini and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until the zucchini is just tender. Stir in the remaining 2 garlic cloves, minced, the Worcestershire sauce, the olives, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer the chili for 5 minutes, and stir in the coriander. The chili may be frozen or made 4 days in advance, cooled, uncovered, and kept covered and chilled.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings (12 cups) NOTES : Cooking Live

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8806 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #387 by Angele Freeman <jfreeman@...> on Jan 25, 1997.

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