* 1 TB sesame oil
* 1/4 tsp garlic, minced
* 3 cups yellow onion, diced
* 1 tsp ginger, minced
* 2 cans chili beans
* 2 cans fat-free vegetable broth
* 2 pieces star anise (or 1/2 tsp star anise seed)
* 2 cinnamon sticks
* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
* 1/4 cup tamari
* 4 Yellow Finn potatoes
* 4 baby Japanese eggplants
* 1 each yellow and red bell pepper
* 2 small zucchini
* 1 bunch bok choy
* 1 pinch red chili powder
Recipe
Prep time: 1 hour.
Cut potatoes, eggplant, peppers, zucchini, and bok choy into 1" pieces.
Heat sesame oil; sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until onions are translucent. Add beans with their liquid, soup stock, anise, cinnamon, green onion, tamari. Bring to a boil, add potatoes and peppers. Simmer 30 minutes. Add zucchini, eggplant and bok choy; cover and simmer another 10 minutes. Stir in chili powder.