Film night at KitchenFairies HQ again. Tonight the choice was True Grit. The only food mentioned in the film is sofkee - which seems to be some kind of sweetcorn porridge, sometimes made with bacon and chillies. However, none of us are fans of sweetcorn - and that just sounds like really, really earnest - so, I chose a maize product that we do like - nachos and paired it with veggie chilli - with sour cream, cheese and guacamole, as I thought that was wild west enough. I also did some burgers for the veg dodger. It was delicious.
Chilli
Olive oil
Onion
Garlic
Cumin seeds
Chilli flakes
Courgette
Mushrooms
Red pepper
Bouillon
Oregano
Red kidney beans
Butter beans
Tin of chopped tomatoes
Dark chocolate
Lime juice
Sour cream, grated cheese and tortilla chips to serve.
Guacamole
Avocado
Red onion
Tomato
Lime juice
1. Chop onions, crush garlic and fry gently. Then add a pinch of cumin seeds, some crushed chilli and the rest of the chopped mushrooms, courgette and red pepper.
2. Drain and rinse the beans and add them to the softened vegetables. Add a pint or so of vegetable stock and simmer, add a pinch of oregano.
3. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and simmer.
4. Five minutes before serving add dark chocolate and allow to melt in, then spritz with lime juice just before serving.
5. Make the guacamole by chopping the avocado flesh, half a red onion and a ripe tomato. Mix and add the juice of half a lime.
6. Heat tortilla chips by covering in foil and putting in the oven for 5 minutes.
7. Serve, with sour cream and grated cheese. Scoff.
