Pinto Bean Chili with a Secret Ingredient

Pinto Bean Chili with a Secret Ingredient
Pinto Bean Chili with a Secret Ingredient

When was the last time you were truly amazed by a chili? This Pinto Bean Chili with a Secret Ingredient will do just that! With this recipe, I admit, you won’t get away with a 30-minute magic dish. It takes some dedication to build your flavors, but you want it that way. I flame-roasted my chiles at the beginning, and I even added some bittersweet chocolate towards the end for some sharpness and depth. The use of fire roasted tomatoes (canned) also adds a pleasant smokiness. You can serve this Pinto Bean Chili with this Cashew Sour Cream for even more decadence.

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Pinto Bean Chili with a Secret Ingredient

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups pinto beans, sorted, soaked overnight, and rinsed well (red or other beans work nice as well)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3-inch strip of kombu
  • 7 cloves garlic, 2 cloves crushed, 5 cloves minced
  • 4 Anaheim chiles
  • 4 Pasilla or New Mexico chiles
  • 2 28-oz cans of fire-roasted whole tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 3 teaspoons Mexican chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon toasted cumin seeds, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 56 drops Tabasco
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons dried Mexican oregano
  • 2 ounces bittersweet (or Mexican) chocolate (about 1/2 cup)

Instructions

In a large soup pot, place the beans, the bay leaf, the kombu, the garlic cloves, and add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil gently, over medium heat. By bringing to a boil gently and by continuing to cook gently, the skins of the beans stay intact and the shape of the bean is retained. The kombu will also help the beans cook faster. Skim the foam off the top once the beans approach the boiling point. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for about one hour. You can, at this point, add generous pinches of sea salt and continue cooking until the beans are tender, but still hold their shape. They will still cook during the making of the chili. Once the beans are cooked, drain, discard the kombu, the garlic, and the bay leaf, and set aside.

While the beans are cooking:

On the open flame of a gas burner, or on the grill and using tongs, char the skin of the Anaheim and Pasilla chiles. Transfer the chiles to a bowl with a plate on top, to create steam. This will loosen the skin from the chiles. Let rest 15 minutes. In a large bowl, crush the tomatoes with your hands. Transfer 2 cups of tomato purรฉe to a blender. Peel the skins off the chiles. Remove the seeds and chop. Place in blender along with the tomatoes. Purรฉe until smooth. Set aside.

In a large Dutch oven, heat the grapeseed oil over medium heat. Add the onion, the 5 cloves of garlic minced, coriander, chili powder, cayenne, and crushed cumin seeds. Sautรฉ until the onion is tender and translucent, 5-6 minutes. Add the chile and tomato purรฉe, the rest of the crushed tomatoes, salt, Tabasco, the cinnamon stick, oregano, and 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

Once the beans are cooked:

Stir in the cooked beans and continue cooking, covered, for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chocolate and continue cooking, uncovered this time, for an additional 30 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot with some cashew sour cream, fresh cilantro, and some lime quarters.

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Mon chili aux haricots pinto

Je ne suis pas trop chili. Voilร . C’est dit. En fait, je trouve trรจs difficile de trouver un bol de chili qui me donne le goรปt d’en faire ร  la maison. Mais bon, peut-รชtre que c’est moi… Ma recette, en fait, ne vous propose aucun tour de magie. Pas de chili top classe en 30 minutes. ร‡a prend du temps et de la patience pour marier toutes ces saveurs. Et c’est comme รงa! J’ai rรดti mes piments forts sur la flamme au tout dรฉbut et j’ai aussi utiliser des tomates en boรฎte grillรฉes ร  la flamme. J’ai mรชme ajoutรฉ du chocolat mi-sucrรฉ vers la fin de la cuisson pour une certaine profondeur. J’espรจre que la recette vous plaira!

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 2 tasses de haricots Pinto ou rouges, trempรฉs toute une nuit et bien rincรฉs
  • 1 feuille de laurier
  • 1 morceau de kombu de 3 pouces
  • 7 gousses d’ail, 2 gousses รฉcrasรฉes, 5 gousses รฉmincรฉes
  • 4 piments Anaheim
  • 4 piments Nouveau Mexique
  • 2 boรฎtes de 28 onces de tomates grillรฉes sur le feu
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpins de raisin
  • 2 oignons, hachรฉs
  • 3 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de cayenne
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de coriandre moulue
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de graines de cumin rรดties, broyรฉes
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 56 gouttes de Tabasco
  • 1 bรขton de cannelle
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’origan sรฉchรฉ
  • 2 onces de chocolat mi-sucrรฉ

Instructions

Dans une grande casserole, mettre les haricots trempรฉs, la feuille de laurier, le kombu, les gousses d’ail, et ajouter assez d’eau pour couvrir de trois pouces. Apporter ร  รฉbullition ร  feu moyen. En portant ร  รฉbullition ร  feu moyen, et en continuant de cuire en mijotant doucement, on s’assure de conserver la peau et la forme des haricots intactes. Le kombu aide aussi ร  cuire les haricots plus rapidement. ร‰cumer la surface de cuisson alors que les haricots approchent du point d’รฉbullition. Rรฉduire le feu et mijoter, ร  couvert, pendant environ une heure. Bien mรฉlanger et ajouter de gรฉnรฉreuses pincรฉes de sel. Continuer de mijoter, ร  couvert, jusqu’ร  ce que les haricots soient tendres, mais qu’ils maintiennent leur forme. ร‰goutter, retirer et jeter la feuilles de laurier, les gousses d’ail et le kombu, et rรฉserver.

Pendant la cuisson des haricots:

En utilisant des pinces, sur la flamme d’un brรปleur au gaz ou sur le grill, griller la peau des piments Anaheim et Nouveau Mexique de tous les cรดtรฉs. Transfรฉrer les piments dans un bol et couvrir d’une assiette afin de crรฉer un effet de vapeur. Laisser reposer 15 minutes. Dans un grand bol, rรฉduire les tomates en purรฉe avec les mains. Transfรฉrer 2 tasses de tomates dans un mรฉlangeur. Enlever la peau et les graines des piments, et hacher grossiรจrement. Placer dans le mรฉlangeur avec les tomates. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une consistance lisse. Rรฉserver.

Dans une cocotte, chauffer l’huile ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon, les 5 gousses d’ail รฉmincรฉes, la coriandre moulue, la poudre de chili, le cayenne, et les graines de cumin broyรฉes. Sauter jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit tendre et translucide, environ 5-6 minutes. Ajouter la purรฉe de piments et tomates, le reste des tomates broyรฉes, le sel, le Tabasco, le bรขton de cannelle, l’origan sรฉchรฉ, et deux tasses d’eau. Porter ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu, couvrir, et cuire, en brassant occasionnellement, pendant 30 minutes.

Une fois les haricots cuits:

Incorporer les haricots au chili et continuer de cuire, ร  couvert et en brassant occasionnellement, pendant 30 minutes de plus. Ajouter le chocolat et continuer de cuire, ร  dรฉcouvert cette fois, pour 30 minutes de plus. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements. Servir avec de la crรจme sรปre ร  base de noix de cajou, de la coriandre fraรฎche, et des quartiers de lime.

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Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread

Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread
Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread

This Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread is slightly reminiscent of the confits I used to eat as an omnivore. It has a “fatty” consistency and a robust taste. This spread is perfect as a snack or as an amuse-gueule at a dinner party. I also brought it for a potluck lunch, everybody loves it and it’s รผber simple to make. I used Fruit Blissยฎ Turkish Tomato Halves, because I think they are the best and juiciest out there, but any sun-dried tomato could do.

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For other great spreads and dips, check out the following recipes: Sun Dried Tomato and Brazil Nut Dip, Indian Eggplant Dip, Legendary Baba Ganoush.

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Rustic White Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced rosemary, packed
  • Olive oil, to taste
  • 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, minced
  • Juice from ยฝ lemon, or to taste
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a large mortar and pestle, purรฉe the garlic with a little bit of salt. Add the beans and the rosemary and continue purรฉeing until you get the desired consistency. Add the rest of the ingredients. Give the mixture a nice stir and serve with toasted crusty bread and/or greens. Bon appรฉtit!

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Tartinade rustique aux haricots blancs et tomates sรฉchรฉes

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 boรฎte de haricots cannellini, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 2 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de romarin frais
  • Huile d’olive, au goรปt
  • 1/3 tasse de tomates sรฉchรฉes au soleil, รฉmincรฉes
  • Jus de 1/2 citron, ou au goรปt
  • Sel de mer et poivre noir, au goรปt

Instructions

Dans un mortier, piler l’ail avec un peu de sel. Ajouter les haricots et le romarin et continuer d’รฉcraser jusqu’ร  la consistence voulue. Ajouter le reste des ingrรฉdients, bien mรฉlanger, et servir avec des biscottes ou de la baguette. Bon appรฉtit!

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My Mamaโ€™s Bean Salad

My Mama's Bean Salad
My Mama’s Bean Salad

This is the recipe for My Mama’s Bean Salad. My mother is not plant-based, but she’s doing very well at making healthy choices. She’s been making this bean salad for decades, and itโ€™s never gotten out of style. She used to make this when she was either serving buffet style, to bring at a potluck or as a side dish for some grilled meat or fish. I decided that this was satisfying enough to make a meal out of it. You can serve with a grain for an even more complete meal. Next time, I might even try to add cooked freekeh or spelt to the mix. Also, feel free to change out the beans for whatever you have on hand.

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My Mamaโ€™s Bean Salad

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • Fresh kernels from two ears of corn (or from one can)
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 stalk celery with leaves, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup fresh green beans, blanched and cut into 1-inch segments
  • 1 cup fresh parsley, minced
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 12 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1/41/2 teaspoon sambal oalek or any other hot sauce (my mom used to put Tabasco sauce)
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Mix the corn, bell peppers, celery, red onion, beans, and parsley together in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic, maple syrup and sambal oalek in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix the vinaigrette with the bean salad, according to your taste. I like a very seasoned salad, so I put almost all the vinaigrette. But go with your taste. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: beans, salad

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Salade de haricots de ma maman

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • Grains de deux รฉpis de maรฏs frais (ou d’une boรฎte de maรฏs en grains)
  • 1/2 poivron rouge, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1/2 poivron orange ou jaune, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1 branche de cรฉleri, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1 oignon rouge, coupรฉs en dรฉs
  • 1 boรฎte de haricots rouges, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 1 boรฎte de pois chiches, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 1 tasse de haricots verts frais, blanchis et coupรฉs en segments de 1 pouce (2,5 cm)
  • 1 tasse de persil frais, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1/2 tasse d’huile d’olive
  • 1/4 tasse de vinaigre de vin blanc (ou de cidre)
  • 1 ร  2 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉe(s)
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable pur
  • 1/4 ร  1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sambal oalek ou toute autre sauce รฉpicรฉe (ma mรจre utilise du Tabasco)
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Mรฉlanger le maรฏs, les poivrons, le cรฉleri, l’oignon rouge, les haricots, et le persil dans un grand bol. Fouetter l’huile d’olive, le vinaigre, l’ail, le sirop d’รฉrable et le sambal oalek dans un petit bol. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre. Ajouter de la vinaigrette ร  la salade au goรปt. J’aime ma salade bien assaisonnรฉe alors je mets la vinaigrette au complet, mais allez-y selon vos goรปts. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: haricots, salade

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