Time Required#
- Total: Minimum 5 hours 15 minutes. Ideally 10 hours.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time:
- Active: 20 minutes
- Slow Cook: at least 4 hours
- Finishing: 30 minutes
Ingredients#
- Produce
- 1 small sweet yellow onion
- 2 heads of garlic (about 20 cloves) roasted in oil
- 2 lbs mushrooms of your choice
- 12 Anaheim peppers
- 4 green bell peppers
- 2 jalapenos
- 3 12oz cans of diced jackfruit
- 5 medium russet potatoes
- Spices
- black pepper
- salt
- 2 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1/2 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 Tbsp garlic powder
- Liquids
- 48oz Coors Banquet
- 1 cup green salsa (I couldn’t find tomatillos to make my own this year)
- Flavor Boosters
- 2 Tbsp Better Than Buillion Vegetable Base
- 2 Tbsp Marmite
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 4oz dried procini mushrooms
- Fats
- Equipment
- saute pan
- slowcooker
- cheese cloth bag (not necessary)
- food processor (not necessary)
- Stock pot
Steps#
- Preparation
- Roast garlic in oil - 350F for 30 minutes
- Seed/pit anaheims, jalapenos, and bell peppers, coat in oil and roast at 400F for 30 minutes
- Dice all the peppers after they cool
- Finely mince normal mushrooms using a knife or food processor
- Drain the jackfruit and boil in water until tender enough to “mash” into threads. Drain and set aside.
- Peel and dice potatoes
- Base
- Saute onions in olive oil until translucent
- Chop and add roasted garlic - saute until fragrant
- Add minced mushrooms - saute until they release their liquid and start to brown
- Add cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and pepper - saute until fragrant and mixed
- Add all to the slow cooker
- Adding the Broth
- Pour in beer and green salsa
- Add Better Than Buillion, Marmite, and tomato paste
- Bring to a simmer
- Solids
- Add the jackfruit threads
- Add the potatoes
- Low and Slow
- Set at a low temp and slow cook as long as desired. At least 4 hours on high, 8 on low to get the potatoes tender.
- Porcinis
- Put the porcinis in a cheese cloth bag and add to the chili
- Cook for 30 minutes
- Remove bag and squeeze out the liquid
- Salt to taste
- Serve