Once upon a time, there was a fabulous teen librarian who liked to read and to cook about as much as she loved to travel, and nearly as much as she loved a case of the terribles and her crusty sidekick, Le Creuset...
The moment I realized that there was no way those veggies were going in that skillet peacefully.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, what I know you are craving: MORE TURKEY! You're welcome. In truthiness, this is a recipe from the Moosewood Restaurant New Classics Cookbook that I bastardized by substituting ground turkey for the tofu. It's really, really, really good with the tofu. And I had originally planned it as the recipe is - tofu laden. But around mile seven of a ten mile training run for the half-marathon I just ran (yeah, I'm totally smug; also, that's what I've been doing while not following through on New Years resolutions to use Le Creuset more...), I got really, really, really hungry. Tofu is good and filled with protein. But I'm sorry to say vegetarian friends, I was craving the meat of a previously breathing creature like Edward craves Bella.
Woks make for chili autentico, no?
This is totally an appropriate and related reference because I just saw Breaking Dawn and want to talk about it. Obviously. Who do you think I am? It was as truly terrible as I had fervently hoped and dreamed it would be. I'm looking at you, talking wolf scene and awkward and confusing pro v. no choice agenda. (Ps. I encourage you to use these rules when watching. It will end really well for you.) It is a textbook Case of the Terribles. So, anyways, long digression short, I went for turkey. I'm pretty sure you could sub in any meat and it would be delicious, though. It's really the base that makes this. And I assure you, it is delicious. As per usual, I had some problems with realizing I'd underestimated the size of skillets needed. Good thing I had a wok! It's totally a vessel used to cook an authentic chili, right?!? As with any chili, I found it ten times better the next day when all the flavors had deepened and become less bright. Yum! Apologies to Moosewood.
(Bastardized) Moosewood Restaurant New Classics Cookbook Chili with Turkey
