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Pinto Bean Chilli

Name: Pinto Bean Chilli
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive, sunflower or rapeseed oil; 3 onions choppsed; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; ¼ tsp allspice; 2 courgettes. cut into 1cm dice; 1 red pepper, cored, deseeded and cut into 1cm dice; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 400g plum tomatoes roughly; 400g tin pinto beans drained and rinsed red lentils; 100ml Red wine; a good handful of parsley, finely chopped; a good handful coriander finely chopped plus extra to serve; a handful oregano finely chopped; sea salt freshly ground black pepper

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Cook: 30 mins

American Main Course

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive, sunflower or rapeseed oil
3 onions choppsed
2 garlic cloves
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp allspice
2 courgettes. cut into 1cm dice
1 red pepper, cored, deseeded and cut into 1cm dice
2 tbsp tomato puree
400g plum tomatoes roughly
400g tin pinto beans drained and rinsed red lentils
100ml Red wine
a good handful of parsley, finely chopped
a good handful coriander finely chopped plus extra to serve
a handful oregano finely chopped
sea salt freshly ground black pepper

Accompaniment

Method

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1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a med-low heat, add the onions and sweat, stirring from time to time, until very soft and just starting to take on some colour. Add the chillies, garlic, cumin, cayenne and allspice and stir for a minute.
2. Add the courgettes and red pepper and stir to coat in the spices. Add the tomato puree, tinned tomatoes with their juice, pinto beans, red wine, parsley, coriander and oregano. Pour over 200ml water and add some salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 25 - 30 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the veg are all tender and everything is thick and saucy.
3. Tast ana djust the seasoning, adding a little more salt and/or pepper if you think it needs it.
4. To serve put the quacamole, shredded lettuc, soured cream and cheese, if using into small serving bowls. Scatter more of the chopped coriander over the chilli and accompany with rice and/or flatbreds or tortillas and the various toppings, then let everyone help themselves.