{"id":1221,"date":"2010-07-09T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T22:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2011-02-01T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T17:00:31","slug":"vegetarian-black-bean-chili-and-chili-lime-corn-on-the-cob-with-bernard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/?p=1221","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian Black Bean Chili and Chili-Lime Corn on the Cob (with Bernard)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I have a confession to make.\u00a0 I’ve been keeping something from you.\u00a0 I haven’t told you about Bernard.\u00a0 Bernard has been living with me for a few months now.\u00a0 He is exceedingly attractive, but is also highly adaptable and a very hard worker.\u00a0 He must be tenderly cared for, but is able to withstand very heavy duty.\u00a0 We’ve enjoyed each others’ company immensely.\u00a0 We’ve been doing lots of cooking together.\u00a0 Hubby has learned to tolerate Bernard, but he’s not as enamored with him as I am.\u00a0 I, for instance, am the only person allowed to “bathe” Bernard.\u00a0 Bernard and I met at a charming little shop called Sur la Table.\u00a0 A customer-service glitch caused me to be offered a one-time 25% off discount, which enabled Bernard to be able to come home with me.\u00a0 We have joyfully welcomed him into our home and are eager to tackle many future projects with him.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So, after I brought Bernard home, the first thing that we tackled together was this Black Bean Chili.\u00a0 This was one of my mother’s recipes and I have NO IDEA where it came from, so please forgive my potential plagiarism.<\/p>\n

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili<\/p>\n

2 cups black beans, soaked in water overnight and then drained<\/p>\n

1 bay leaf<\/p>\n

4 teaspoons cumin seeds<\/p>\n

4 teaspoons paprika<\/p>\n

4 teaspoons dried oregano<\/p>\n

1\/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper<\/p>\n

2 or 2 teaspoons chili powder (I add more!)<\/p>\n

3 Tbsp canola oil<\/p>\n

3 medium-sized white onions, diced<\/p>\n

1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

4 garlic cloves, chopped or pressed<\/p>\n

1 Tbsp vinegar (balsamic is great, but plain white will do)<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 pounds ripe or canned tomatoes, drained and chopped (save the juice)<\/p>\n

4 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro<\/p>\n

1 or 2 teaspoons chopped chipotle chili<\/p>\n

Cover beans with fresh water in a very large pot and bring to a boil with the bay leaf.\u00a0 Lower heat and simmer.\u00a0 Heat a medium-sized heavy skillet.\u00a0 Add cumin seeds and saute until toasted.\u00a0 Add oregano, stirring frequently.\u00a0 Remove from heat, then add paprika and cayenne.\u00a0 Stir, remove from pan and grind to a coarse powder in a (spice-dedicated) spice or coffee mill (or with a mortar and pestle.)\u00a0 Heat oil in a large skillet and saute the onions until softened and translucent\u00a0 Add the garlic, salt, ground herbs and spices and chili powder and cook for 5 minutes.\u00a0 Add the tomatoes, juice and 1 teaspoon of the chipotle.\u00a0 Simmer for 15 minutes.\u00a0 Add the mixture to the beans and add water, if necessary, to cover beans with liquid by one inch.\u00a0 Cook until beans have softened to your desired consistency (about one hour?)\u00a0 Stir in more chipotle (if desired,) vinegar and cilantro.\u00a0 Serve topped with cheese or sour cream and more chopped cilantro.<\/p>\n

Chili-Lime Corn on the Cob recipe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bonus chipotle tip:<\/p>\n

Every recipe I’ve ever had that has called for chipotles has called for one or maybe two, yet there are probably a dozen of them in the average can (plus all of that wonderful adobo sauce!)\u00a0 How to solve this issue?\u00a0 After you open a can, pull the remaining chipotles out of the can gently with a fork and place them an inch or two apart on a wax paper-lined baking sheet and freeze them.\u00a0 I dollop the remaining sauce from the can onto the top of each chipotle before freezing, too, so each one will have plenty of that saucy goodness on it.\u00a0 When the chipotles have frozen solid (overnight?,) gently peel them off the waxed paper and place them in a ziploc bag and freeze them until needed.\u00a0 You can more easily pull them out, on at a time, in the future that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a confession to make.\u00a0 I’ve been keeping something from you.\u00a0 I haven’t told you about Bernard.\u00a0 Bernard has been living with me for a few months now.\u00a0 He is exceedingly attractive, but is also highly adaptable and a very hard worker.\u00a0 He must be tenderly cared for, but is able to withstand very … Continue reading “Vegetarian Black Bean Chili and Chili-Lime Corn on the Cob (with Bernard)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,11,15,16,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrees","category-favorites","category-menus","category-side-dishes-veggies","category-soups","category-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1592,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions\/1592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.feedyourkids.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}