Black Bean Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb dried black beans
• 2 pints water
• 4 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 6 hot peppers, chopped (like jalapeãƒâ±os)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup red wine (any dry variety)
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf, chopped

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight.
• 2 drain and rinse beans then place them in a large pot with the vegetable stock. bring to the boil and then simmer for one hour.
• 3 add all other ingredients except the wine and cilantro and simmer for at least one more hour.
• 4 add the wine and cilantro and cook for a further 15 minutes.
• 5 if the beans are still a little crunchy, continue to cook the chili until they are soft.