One bean chili

 One bean chili

1 cup of dried pinto style beans like Rancho Gordons Rio Zape Bean

16 oz crushed tomatos likw TuttaRosso Crushed Tomatoes

1 carrot peeled and diced

1 tbs ground cumin

1 tsp coriander seeds

1 tbs smoked paprika

1 small onion diced

2-3 garlic cloves sliced

1 tbs fig jam

1 cinnamon stick

1/4 cup roasted red or green peppers in olive oil

1/2 lemon grilled

Olive oil

Optional, corn meal

1. Soak the beans in boiled water for 1 hour
2. Add olive oil to a pan, add coriander seeds, sizzle seeds lightly, 
3. Char lemon at the bottom  of a pan.
4. Add beans to olive oil and herbs, add charred lemon
5. Add 2 cups or more of water
6. Bring to a boil then simmer for at least an hour. Beans should be soft and creamy, but skin can have a little tough resistance.
7. Build the chili: in a new medium sauce pan, add 1 tbs olive oil. paprika, cumin, cinnaman stick, warm until fragrant.
8. Add diced onion, carrot and garlic, along with fig jam 
9. Add beans and most of bean cooking liquid
10. Add crushed tomato, bring to boil then simmer for 20 minutes
11. Add roasted peppers
12. Salt to taste. simmer for at least 1 hour stirring every 15- 20 minutes.
13. Optional, stir in 2 tbs of corn meal

Cooked, 2/22/26