Homemade Chilli, Question Time & Cozy Knits! Along The Lanes: Ep 12 (Crafts and knitting show)

This week, I make my favourite homemade chilli in meaty and veggie versions - You'll find the recipe below. We're also visiting Festiwool in Hitchin, and taking a look at a load of finished knits! Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel for more fun projects and tutorials. Subscribe and say hi on Twitter/Rav/Instagram:   / vero   http://www.ravelry.com/people/thatcan...   / thatcanadiangirl   Join us in the Ravelry group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/along-t... Peace, love and messy creativity, Vero Show Notes: Vero’s Warming winter chilli recipes for meat-eaters and veggies This is a very loose recipe, so use your creativity and use the veggies and meats or meat-alternatives you enjoy the most. Today’s chillies both contained: Onions and garlic with olive oil to get started A mix of courgette (zucchini to the American-speaking viewers), mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, roasted butternut squash… but you could add green beans or any fresh veg you have at hand Beans; Butter beans, canellini beans, red kidney beans and one tin of Heinz baked beans Tomato paste and a tin of chopped tomatoes (unless you have tons of fresh ones at hand, of course!) A good glug of red wine (and another for the cook!) A splash of Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar and a squeeze of ketchup In the veggie one, I used 100g of soya mince. In the meaty one, I went all out with a mix of pork sausage meat, turkey mince and ground beef mince. Choose a combination that makes you happy - we’ve been known to throw in leftover pulled pork or ribs meat! Start by frying off the onions and garlic, then add the meat and cook it until it catches just a bit and starts browning nicely. Add a glug of wine and let it mostly evaporate. Add in the veggies from the hardest to the softest, and let them cook down a bit. Once the veggies are partially cooked, add the beans, tomato paste, tinned tomatoes, spices - and the soya mince if usnig the dry version - and mix it all together. Give it plenty of time; An hour or two will allow the flavours to merge together. Leave to cool, if you can help it, or grab a nice big bowl to enjoy! We love to serve it with steamed rice or tortilla chips. Even small amounts of leftovers are great in a burrito wrap with rice, guacamole and cheese. So tasty! :D