Sausage And Black Bean Chili

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 6 thick hot italian sausages, chopped and skins removed
• 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 (400 g) carton passata
• 1 (400 g) can black beans, rinsed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon spanish paprika
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 dried guindilla pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently sauté the onion, garlic and celery for a couple minutes.
• 2 add the sausage and continue cooking until browned.
• 3 pour in the chopped tomatoes, passata, beans, sugar, water and spices, as well as the dried pepper.
• 4 stir and cover for a few minutes, until the mixture comes up to a slow simmer.
• 5 take the cover off and let the mixture gently bubble for another 30-45 minutes, until it reaches the desired thickness.