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When you don’t have beef, but crave a bit of Tex Mex, use this recipe for chili made with scrambled eggs.

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs (medium to large)
• 3 cups cooked beans, preferably pinto or red beans
• 1 cup home made hominy or corn
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper or 2 hot peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or animal fat
• 1 cup tomato paste or home made tomato sauce
• 1 heaping teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce or balsamic vinegar
• a good dash of black pepper
• a good pinch of hot paprika or red pepper flakes

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok, and then add the onions and peppers.
2. Stir fry them until the onions are just about clear, push them to one side of the pan.
3. Add the eggs to the other side of the pan, and scramble them.  It’s okay if they get mixed a little.
4. Add the tomato sauce, and stir it all together.  Bring it just to a boil.
5. Then add the beans and hominy.  If they’re frozen, cover them and give them time to melt while stirring occasionally to prevent burning at the bottom.
6. Bring it to a boil, and add the rest of the spices and herbs, as well as the soy sauce or vinegar.
7. Cook on low heat (simmer) for about 20 minutes.

Serve this hot, with rice, cornbread, tortillas, or whatever you like your chili with.