Slow-cooked sweet potato, mixed bean & jackfruit chilli

Name: Slow-cooked sweet potato, mixed bean & jackfruit chilli
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely sliced; 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced; 2 x 400g cans jackfruit, drained and rinsed well; 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced; 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-2cm cubes; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 1-2 tsp chilli powder (or to taste); 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika; 400g can mixed beans, in a spicy tomato sauce; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 35g dark chocolate; 400ml vegetable stock (made with 400ml boiling water and 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder); Rice; Tortilla chips; Avocado, sliced or smashed; Coriander; Yoghurt; Lime wedges

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h 45min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:54:20 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

1onion

finely sliced

3 clovesgarlic

finely sliced

2 x 400gjackfruit

cans, drained and rinsed well

1red pepper

deseeded and diced

1sweet potato

peeled and cut into 1-2cm cubes

3 Tbsptomato purée

1 tspchilli powder

or to taste

1 Tbspground cumin

1 ½ tspsweet smoked paprika

400gmixed beans

can, in a spicy tomato sauce

2 x 400gcans chopped tomatoes

35gdark chocolate

400mlvegetable stock

made with 400ml boiling water and 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder

To serve options

Instructions

Step 1

Warm the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion and garlic for a minute, then add the jackfruit. Fry for 8 minutes, or until the onion and jackfruit start to brown.

Step 2

Use 2 forks to start pulling the jackfruit apart, shredding it (you may find it easier to do this on a chopping board, then add the jackfruit back to the pan). Sauté for a few more minutes, until the shredded jackfruit is well browned (even charred) on the edges. Add the red pepper, sweet potato, tomato purée and spices and sauté for 1 more minute.

Step 3

Add the mixed beans, chopped tomatoes, chocolate, 2 tsp sea salt flakes and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, then reduce to the lowest setting, cover and simmer for 1½-2 hours, stirring occasionally. It will gently bubble away and get better the longer you leave it. Adjust seasoning to taste.

Step 4

Garnish with coriander and lime wedges, avocado and/or vegan yogurt and serve with rice or tortilla chips (or both).