Labor Day Cooking Chili Scene –
This Chili and Beans recipe is inspired by the film Labor Day. When we first saw this film, the first thing we thought was “We need to make that chili.” We’ve made chili before but never with coffee and we are kind of obsessed with coffee. We searched online and found a great recipe from Wolf and Iron.
We used their recipe as a template then put our own updates to fit our palate and dietary restrictions. We encourage you to make your own adjustments to any of our recipes as they are only a guide. The beautiful thing about cooking is that it’s very creative. If you make one of our recipes, please tag us!
Ingredients
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1 tbsp Avocado Oil (or any high smoke point oil)
1/2 lb. Plant Based Meat
1/2 Cup Diced Yellow Onion
2 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Vegan Chicken Bouillon
1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp Salt (taste and and add more if you’d like)
1 tsp Garlic Powder
30 oz Can Diced Tomato
1 Cup Medium/Dark Roast Coffee
2 15oz Cans of Kidney Beans (Rinsed)
1 15oz Can of Pinto Beans (Rinsed)
1 tsp Cornstarch
Recipe
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On a Medium High Heat, Add oil to a large pot
Add plant based meat and let it sear
After a few min., mince up the meat
Add Chili Powder, Bouillon, Smoked Paprika, Garlic Powder and Salt then mix
Add Can of Diced Tomatoes and Coffee
Scrape of the bottom of the Pot with a wooden spatula
Add rinsed Beans and stir
Raise the heat, bring to a Boil then then lower heat to a simmer
Partly cover the pot and let it simmer for 30m
To a separate cup, add cornstarch and juice from the chili then mix very well so there are no clumps
Add cornstarch slurry back to the chili and stir for a min or until thick
That’s it
Buen Provecho!
Vegan Chicken Bouillon Recipe by The Red Mat