Vegan coffee-cocoa-beer chili

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 250 g soy granules, coarse
• 10 tbsp soy sauce
• 5 tbsp vegetable broth
• 3 onions
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 pack of tomatoes, pureed, approx. 500 g
• 1 small can of tomato paste
• 1 jar tomatoes, dried in oil
• 250 ml beer, dark
• 100 ml espresso or 200 ml strong coffee
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ oregano
• ½ tsp marjoram
• 3 chili peppers
• 2 cans kidney beans, drained
• 1 can corn, drained
• pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• nutmeg
• Paprika powder
• some oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 3 hours

Place the soy chunks in a large bowl and mix well with the soy sauce and vegetable stock. Then pour over boiling water. The bowl should be at least 3/4 full so the soy chunks can expand properly. Let it simmer until the soy chunks have about the consistency of fried minced meat. Dice the onion, mince the garlic, cut the sun-dried tomatoes into small strips, prepare the espresso, and finely chop the chili peppers. Sauté the onions and garlic in a little oil until the onions are translucent. Add the chili peppers and sauté briefly. Add the passata, tomato paste, espresso, beer, cocoa powder, and herbs, and bring to a boil briefly. Drain the liquid from the soy chunks. The less salty you prefer, the better the soy sauce should be drained. Squeeze out the soy chunks a little if necessary. Add the soy chunks, beans, sun-dried tomatoes, and corn to the tomato sauce. If the chili is too thick, add water until the mixture is just right. Season to taste with additional spices such as cayenne pepper, paprika, nutmeg, and pepper. The chili should be salty enough with the soy sauce and vegetable broth. Now simmer the chili on low heat for about half an hour. The longer it simmers, the tastier it becomes, but you can also eat it straight away. It goes well with rice, noodles, flatbread, or baguette. This chili is a vegan version of coffee chili—my absolute favorite chili, coffee chili like in the USA (http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/613921161416019/vote.html?message=1000).