Sweet Suie

It’s been pretty cold here in Chicago and nothing makes me feel warm and happy like a bowl of chili and warm cornbread.

Just a warning, I like my food a bit on the spicy side. If you don’t, you can reduce the amount of chipotles and jalapeño you put into the chili. The adobo sauce itself isn’t terribly spicy and neither is chili powder. That’s what helps give it the smokey flavor.

For the Chili:
Ingredients:
¹/₂ cup dry black beans
¹/₂ cup dry pinto beans
¹/₂ cup dry white beans
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 jalapeño, stemmed, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tbsp chili powder
2 tbsp cumin
2 tbsp chipotle chilis in adobo sauce, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
Shredded cheddar cheese or nutritional yeast as a topping

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a heavy stock pot over medium heat
2. Add the onion, bell peppers and jalapeño to the oil and saute until the onions are clear. Once the onions are clear, add the garlic
3. When the garlic is fragrant, sprinkle the chili powder and cumin and stir
4. Add the tomatoes, vegetable broth and chipotle chilis with some of the adobo sauce
5. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes
6. Season with salt and pepper

For the Cornbread:
Ingredients:
1¹/₄ cups garbanzo bean flour (you can substitute any flour you like)
1 cup cornmeal
2 tsp baking powder
¹/₂ tsp baking soda
¹/₂ cup sucanat
4 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 cup milk of choice (I used Homemade Almond Milk)
1 tsp vinegar
2 tbsp ground flax
2 tbsp water
1 cup frozen corn, thawed

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine the flax and water to make a paste
2. Add the milk, vinegar and sucanat to the flax mixture, and stir well
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal and baking soda
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the center and combine well
5. Add in the corn and coconut oil and mix well
6. Pour the batter into a greased 8×8 baking dish and bake until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean
7. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before slicing

As always, enjoy!

Tags: adobo sauce, black beans, Chili, chili powder, chipotles, coconut oil, corn, cornmeal, cumin, diced tomatoes, flax, garbanzo bean flour, garlic, jalapeno, onion, pinto beans, sucanat, vegetable broth, white beans