Chili Beans
Ingredients
1 each onion, finely diced
3 each garlic cloves, diced
2 each green chiles, diced
4 each celery sticks, diced
1 each red bell pepper, diced
1 each yellow bell pepper, diced
1 each green bell pepper, diced
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 each bay leaf
1 each cinnamon stick
2 tsp. cumin, ground
28 ounce tomatoes, chopped
14 ounce cannellini beans, cooked
14 ounce kidney beans, cooked
4 Tbsp. cilantro leaves
Cooking Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together onion, garlic, chiles, celery and bell peppers. Remove one third of the vegetables and set aside until required. Heat oil and gently cook the remaining vegetables until softened. Add bay leaf, cinnamon and cumin and fry for 1 minute, stirring. Add tomatoes. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Add , more liquid if needed. Add reserved vegetables, return to a boil and cook for another 20 minutes. Add the beans and cook for 10 minutes. Adjust the seasonings to taste and garnish with cilantro.
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