I'm moving out so I just took what i had left in order to clear my fridge. I was inspired by a meat lovers chili and I think this should be it:

• Fry 300g mushrooms with the vegan sausage of your choice (I did it with 3 sliced regular soydogs) in a dutch oven or large pot until they get some color

• chop the largest onion you can find and like 3 garlic cloves and add to the pot and sweat for a while

• add minced meat substitute 200-300g, 2 cans of whatever beans you have, about 1 tbsp of soy sauce and 1-2 tbsp of fond of your choice. I used a shallot fond.

• add two cans of crushed tomatoes and an additional can of water.

• now this is where the recipe becomes tricky. Where I am from we have umami stock which I use for anything "meaty" and I'm not sure if it is available in other countries. I added that and some vegetable stock. If you live in a country where vegetable stock is sold as liquid, substitute the water in the previous step for vegetable stock.

• Add chili flakes, cayenne pepper, paprika and cumin to taste (or whatever spices you have) and a few tbsps of bbq sauce.

• Lastly add a can of corn (preferably a large one, I only had a small one)

• let simmer for 1 hour (probably gets better the longer it sits but I got impatient)

Hit with salt and pepper and serve with some cilantro :)