Vegetable Chili Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups water, or vegetable stock
• ½ cup beer, of your choice, diced
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• ¾ cup carrots, diced
• 1 cup green bell peppers, or red bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup yellow onions, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• ½ cup yellow bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup sweet potatoes, diced
• 2 tbsp garlic, minced
• ¼ cup cilantro, roots and stems, minced
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp pickled jalapeno, drained and minced
• 2 cups tomatoes, chopped (no need to de-seed)
• 3 cups red beans, or black, canned and drained
• 1 cup corn kernels, canned and drained
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice, or lime juice
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• brown sugar, to taste

To Serve:

• cilantro leaves
• chili flakes
• mozzarella cheese, or any cheese of your choice, grated