Chilli Con Carne

Name: Chilli Con Carne
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams minced beef; 250 grams mushrooms sliced. I used large flat mushrooms but any wil do; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp chilli flakes; 1 large onion finely chopped; 3 clove garlic crushed or finely chopped; 3 bell peppers chopped. I used 1 green, 1 red and 1 orange for colour; 2 can chopped tomatoes; 1 can kidney beans washed and drained; 375 ml beef stock; 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp cayenne pepper; 3 tsp chilli powder. I used hot but if you prefer less heat try medium strength; 1 tsp coarse ground black pepper; 2 pinch salt

noisyrow @noisyrow1

England

Yummy and not to hot.

noisyrow @noisyrow1

England

Yummy and not to hot.

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Ingredients

6 servings

500 gramsminced beef
250 gramsmushrooms sliced. I used large flat mushrooms but any wil do
2 tbspolive oil
2 tspchilli flakes
1 largeonion finely chopped
3 clovegarlic crushed or finely chopped
3bell peppers chopped. I used 1 green, 1 red and 1 orange for colour
2 canchopped tomatoes
1 cankidney beans washed and drained
375 mlbeef stock
1 tbspworcestershire sauce
2 tspground cumin
2 tspcayenne pepper
3 tspchilli powder. I used hot but if you prefer less heat try medium strength
1 tspcoarse ground black pepper
2 pinchsalt

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Steps

1

Heat oil in a large pan over a moderate heat.
2

Add chilli flakes, garlic and onion. Cook until soft stirring occasionally.
3

Add minced beef and coarse ground black pepper. Cook until beef has browned. Stir occasionally.
4

Add bell peppers and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 mins. Stir occasionally.
5

Add tomatoes, kidney beans and beef stock. Simmer for about 5 mins.
6

Stir in half of the worcestershire sauce and taste. Don't worry if it doesn't taste like chilli as the spices come next.
7

Now my favourite bit, adding spices and tasting. It is important not to add to much and keep tasting as you add something because you can't take it out when its gone in.
8

With all you have left over, worcestershire sauce, cumin, chilli powder, cayenne pepper and salt add a quarter of each at a time. Stir in and leave for a minute and taste.
9

Add more spices if you feel it needs it. Remember a little at a time and taste.
10

When you feel it needs no more, reduce your chilli if it needs it by gently simmering and stirring occasionally.
11

Serve with rice, jacket potato, crusty bread or whatever you fancy. Enjoy.