Two-Bean Vegetarian Chili

Cooking Instructions

1. In a 5- to 6-quart soup pot, heat the olive oil and saute the onion, garlic, and peppers for 10 minutes over medium heat. Add the cumin and chili powder and cook another 5 minutes.

2. Add the cooked beans, chopped plum tomatoes and their liquid, and balsamic vinegar. Cook covered for 15 minutes.

3. Add the salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce to taste and cook covered another 15 minutes. Serve piping hot garnished with chopped olives, scallions, and grated cheese.

Wine Pairing(s)

McNab Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon

3 de Valandraud Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Carl Schmitt-Wagner Riesling Spatlese 'Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg'

9 Mile Road Shiraz

Arnold Palmer Cabernet Sauvignon

Raymond 'R Collection' Cabernet Sauvignon

Starve Dog Lane Shiraz Adelaide Hills

Longwood 'The Sheep Shearer' Shiraz

Karlsmuhle Riesling Auslese 'Lorenzhofer'

TarraWarra 'Tin Cows' Shiraz