Sandy's chili
Yield: 1 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1/3 c Oil
- 3 md Onions chopped
- 2 Stalks celery chopped
- 4 Cloves garlic minced
- 1 Bell pepper chopped
- 1 Jalapeno pepper minced
- 2 lb Tofu chunks
- 2 tb Each ground red chilis -cumin oregano
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 c Water
- 2 28 oz. cans tomatos
- 6 oz Can tomato paste
- 2 cn Kidney beans
Instructions:
-salt to taste Saute first five ingredients in oil until limp. Add tofu and saute until browned. Mix the spices together in a bowl and sprinkle into the pot. Mix thoroughly. Add water tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally. If desired at this point add the kidney beans. Taste and correct seasoning. The addition of 1 tsp to 1 tblsp of cayenne pepper can make this gradually more spicy. As the recipe reads itUs fairly tame. NOTE: The ground chilis are NOT chili powder. Most chili powder is made up of a combination of chilis oregano cumin salt and garlic. If chili powder is all you can find then you will have to readjust the cumin and oregano amounts.



