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Chili
During the gold rush of 1849, thousands poured into California. In San Francisco's fine hotels, gambling dens and brothels, chefs from Europe, Africa, the Orient and Mexico worked their magic with "American" foods and spices carried from their native lands. This hearty, vegan chili may be served stragit from the pot, or in a toasted, edible bread bowl.
Streetcar
Serves 8 to 10
Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking time two hours
INGREDIENTS Dry
1 lb. Spice of Life Meatless Meat: beef, chicken, and/or smoked ham flavors
may be mixed
1 oz. dry Shitake mushroom, reconstitute
and dice
1/4 oz. dry brown European mushrooms, reconstitute and dice.

INGREDIENTS Vegetables
1/2 cup red pepper, diced
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup white onion, diced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 cup carrot, diced
1 cup celery, diced
3 oz. button mushrooms, diced
1 7 oz. can corn, drained
1 28 oz. can tomatoes


INGREDIENTS Liquid
3 TBS. olive oil
1 cup burbon, red wine or beer
2 to 3 cups apple juice
2 TBS. lemon juice

INGREDIENTS Spices
4 tp 8 cloves garlic, diced
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp. basil
1 tsp. cilantro
1/2 tsp. lemon peel
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. chili peppers (to taste)

INGREDIENTS Etcetera
French or sour dough rolls
black olives, sliced
soy cheese, shredded
fresh onions, chives or cilantro

PREPARATION

Checkbox    Heat a large pot. Add olive oil. Saute Spice of Life, vegetables, garlic and mushrooms, stirring often, until the onions become translucent. Add other ingredients. Mix thoroughly. cover an dsimmer two hours. Add additional liquid if required. Flavor improves when refrigerated overnight.

SERVING

Checkbox    Slowly reheat chili. Stir ofen, adding additional liquid if required.
Checkbox    Bowl: Top chili with crackers, soy cheese, chopped raw onion or cilandro
Checkbox    Bread Bowl: For each guest, remove the top of a 4 to 6 inch crusty roll, then hollow-out the soft interior. Brush or spray with olive pil and bake until crisp (about 15 minutes at 325 degress F.) Ladle chili into "bread bowl". Top with olives, soy cheese, chopped onion, chives and/or cilantro.

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