Chilli con Carne

Name: Chilli con Carne
Yield: 10 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g best quality diced stewing beef; 2 tins chopped tomatoes; 5 tbsp olive oil; 350 g frozen or tinned sweetcorn; 2 aubergines chopped into 1cm cubes; 2 courgettes chopped into 1cm cubes; 300 g small button mushrooms; 350 g kidney beans (soaked overnight if using from dried); 350 g cannelini beans (soaked overnight if using from dried); 500 ml beef or chicken stock; 3 onions chopped thinly; 4 cloves garlic finely chopped; 3 carrots chopped small; 3 sticks celery chopped small; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 tsp chilli flakes (or to taste); Salt and pepper; 4 tsp crushed cumin seeds; 4 tsp crushed coriander seeds

claireb @cook_9073074

Extra added vegetables and beans for a healthier twist. Perfect for a party as it feeds 10 easily. Serve with baked potatoes, grated cheese, chopped coriander and jalapeño peppers.

claireb @cook_9073074

Extra added vegetables and beans for a healthier twist. Perfect for a party as it feeds 10 easily. Serve with baked potatoes, grated cheese, chopped coriander and jalapeño peppers.

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Ingredients

10 people

500 gbest quality diced stewing beef
2 tinschopped tomatoes
5 tbspolive oil
350 gfrozen or tinned sweetcorn
2aubergines chopped into 1cm cubes
2courgettes chopped into 1cm cubes
300 gsmall button mushrooms
350 gkidney beans (soaked overnight if using from dried)
350 gcannelini beans (soaked overnight if using from dried)
500 mlbeef or chicken stock
3onions chopped thinly
4 clovesgarlic finely chopped
3carrots chopped small
3 stickscelery chopped small
2 tspsmoked paprika
2 tbsptomato paste
4 tspchilli flakes (or to taste)
Salt and pepper
4 tspcrushed cumin seeds
4 tspcrushed coriander seeds

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Steps

1

Fry the beef in 2 tbsp in batches until browned. Scoop out the pan and set aside. Also reserve any cooking juices that escape during frying.
2

Use the remaining olive oil to fry the onions, garlic, celery, and carrots on a medium heat until the onions go transparent.
3

Add the courgettes and aubergines. Stir frequently to avoid them sticking. Allow the vegetables to go soft adding more olive oil if needed.
4

Add the mushrooms and allow to brown slightly.
5

Add the paprika, cumin, coriander and chilli.
6

Return the meat to the pan and stir.
7

Add the meat juices and tinned tomatoes, stock, kidney beans, cannelloni beans, sweet corn and tomato purée.
8

Bring to the boil then cook for up to 3 hours on a low heat.