On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:56:40 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>> I made this for supper tonight. (I'll be eating it for a while cuz it
>> made a lot.) Sent the following recipe to DD, who is dabbling with
>> vegetarian cooking and I think some of her roommates are Vegans:
>>
>> It's not quite vegetarian because I used a little bit of bacon grease to
>> sauté the onions (to use it up), and a can of beef broth and a beef
>> bouillon cube. Vegetable oil and vegetable bouillon would have worked
>> almost as well and then it would have been vegan. It's actually good!
>>
>> I simmered about 6 or 7 dried guajillo peppers and 6 or 7 dried "jap"
>> peppers in water until soft, then blenderized them with their water, and
>> strained out the seeds and skins. Add the resulting chile slurry to a
>> sautéed chopped onion in a small stockpot, plus a can of Ranch Style or
>> chili beans, a can of diced tomatoes, and some cumin and garlic and
>> oregano. Begin cooking over low heat.
>>
>> Meanwhile, soak a big handful of texturized soy protein in a can of beef
>> broth, then add it (broth and all) to the pot. Add a handful of frozen
>> corn, mostly for color, a small beef bouillon cube, and a dash of soy
>> sauce. Simmer for about an hour, until the yucky-looking soy protein
>> absorbs enough juice that it starts to look like real meat and it
>> eventually sinks. Add a little water to replace what boiled away, and a
>> tablespoon of cornmeal or dried masa. Simmer another 10 minutes,
>> stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick and burn.
>>
>> Notes: All the canned ingredients were about 15 ounces each. This was
>> unflavored soy protein that I bought in a big cellophane bag at the
>> Mexican grocery store, it looks like crumbled sourdough bread. A dried
>> ancho pepper would have helped the flavor and color a little, but it
>> really didn't need any help. I added salt before the hour-long simmer
>> but that was a mistake because it almost got too salty as it cooked
>> down. I used 2 tbsp of rolled oats instead of the of masa because my
>> bag of masa was moving (don't ask) :-P
>>
>> --
>> Bob
> Bob, Bob, Bob, as a Native Texican you should know by now that there is
> NO SUCH THING AS VEGETARIAN CHILI. You need to move back to Texas and be
> reeducated.

i had some passable vegetarian chili-like dishes, but none of them had
textured vegetable protein or any other faux-meat entry.

your pal,
blake