Beef Chilli Con Carne

Name: Beef Chilli Con Carne
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500-700 g lean beef mince (10-12% fat); 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1/2 green pepper; 1 tin kidney beans; 1 tin black beans (optional - rinsed); 1 beef stock cube; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp dark/smokey hot pepper sauce (or 1 whole chipotle); 3 tsp chilli powder (use hot and/or mild, to taste - I use 3 hot); 2 tbsp light olive oil; 1/2 tsp 100% cocoa powder; 1 tsp sugar; 2 cloves garlic; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp coriander seeds; 1 onion; 200 ml water; Salt & black pepper to taste

Kipp Clark @kipplidge

My classic take on the great beef chilli!

Kipp Clark @kipplidge

My classic take on the great beef chilli!

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 people

500-700 glean beef mince (10-12% fat)
1 tinchopped tomatoes
1/2green pepper
1 tinkidney beans
1 tinblack beans (optional - rinsed)
1beef stock cube
1bay leaf
1 tbsptomato puree
1cinnamon stick
1 tbspdark/smokey hot pepper sauce (or 1 whole chipotle)
3 tspchilli powder (use hot and/or mild, to taste - I use 3 hot)
2 tbsplight olive oil
1/2 tsp100% cocoa powder
1 tspsugar
2 clovesgarlic
1/4 tspcumin seeds
1/4 tspcoriander seeds
1onion
200 mlwater
Salt & black pepper to taste

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Dice the onion, green pepper, and finely chop/slice the garlic. Drain and rinse the beans (don't drain any seasoned beans in sauce though). Chop the stock cube.
2

Toast the cumin & coriander seeds in a large dry saucepan for 2 minutes.
3

Add the oil and coat the seeds. Fry the onion for 5 minutes (medium heat), till soft and translucent. Add the garlic and fry for a minute.
4

Add the cocoa, cook for another minute. Add the meat and cook till browned (5 mins?). Stir in the drained beans and chilli powder, to coat beans in spices.
5

Stir in the chopped stock cube, tomato puree. Add 200ml water, bay and cinnamon stick; bring to the boil.
6

Turn down the heat, add the tomatoes, sugar, (and any beans in sauce) green pepper and hot sauce. Season to taste with a little salt & black pepper.
7

Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick once it has infused sufficient flavour (after about 10 minutes). Serve with plain basmati rice (or baked potatoes), corn bread or garlic bread and grated cheese or sour cream.

Tips

If using 500g mince, add a drained tin of black black beans to bulk it up!

If using kidney beans in chilli sauce, cut down on extra salt and/or hot sauce.

VEGY: Use Vegy mince or 3 tins of beans (e.g. black eye, black, haricot, pinto) + kidney beans. Use 1/2 Vegy stock cube and 1/2 tsp marmite instead of beef stock; omit the cocoa + sugar.