The Uncle J Way

My wife Clare and I were inspired by the #meatfreemondays campaign and decided to try it out. Unfortunately, our children were not so inspired and Mondays became a day of half-finished plates and bitter complaints. I decided to try a different tack. My aim was to create meals that were so cunningly disguised that nobody noticed they contained no meat. This recipe was my first success and was gobbled up with gusto. I’m sharing the recipe as a way of marking Earth Day 2021 , and I hope this will be the first of many. Please share your favourite vegan recipe and I promise to try it - I’m keen to increase my repertoire. Ingredients to make 8 servings For the vegan chilli Corn oil 2 medium aubergines, chopped into chunks 1 large onion, chopped into chunks 20 button or chestnut mushrooms 4 cloves garlic, finely sliced 2 cans of chopped tomatoes in tomato juice 2 cans of beans (I used 1 of red kidney beans and 1 of green pigeon peas) Chilli sauce (for example, Tabasco) 4 squares of dark vegan...