Chilli Con Carne

Chilli con carne is one of my all time comfort foods. It’s hearty, super warming and bursting with flavour!

Ingredients for my Chilli Con Carne

• 1 large white onion
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of rapeseed oil
• 500g beef mince
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons chilli flakes
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons tomato purée
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• half a yellow pepper
• half a green pepper
• 1 can of red kidney beans
• sour cream to serve with
• coriander to garnish

Method

1. Begin by doing all the vegetable prep: dice the onion finely and set aside. Then dice the peppers into similarly small chunks. Using a garlic crusher, crush the garlic and set aside. If you don’t have a garlic crusher you can just finely chop the garlic,
2. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Add in your mince and fry for another 3-4 minutes whilst using the spatula to break the mince apart and prevent it clumping up.
4. Add in the spices and tomato purée. Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes on a medium heat, stirring throughout.
5. Add in the tin of chopped tomatoes as well as two tins of water. Stir well and then pop the lid on and cook for a further 10 minutes. Give it a stir halfway through.
6. Remove the lid and add in the drained kidney beans and peppers that we cut earlier. Stir and allow the beans to heat through, this will take about 2-3 minutes. I like my peppers to have a bite which is why I add them in at the end. If you prefer them softer, add them in earlier!
7. Serve with white rice and a dollop of sour cream. I also garnished with coriander!

Chilli Con Carne

Chilli con carne is one of my all time comfort foods. It's hearty, super warming and bursting with flavour!

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Prep Time:5 minutes mins

Cook Time:25 minutes mins

Total Time:30 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chilli con carne

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 large white onion
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of rapeseed oil
• 500 g beef mince
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons chilli flakes
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons tomato purée
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• half a yellow pepper
• half a green pepper
• 1 can of red kidney beans
• sour cream to serve with
• coriander to garnish

Instructions

• Begin by doing all the vegetable prep: dice the onion finely and set aside. Then dice the peppers into similarly small chunks. Using a garlic crusher, crush the garlic and set aside. If you don’t have a garlic crusher you can just finely chop the garlic,
• Sauté in oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown
• Add in your mince and fry for another 3-4 minutes whilst using the spatula to break the mince apart and prevent it clumping up.
• Add in the spices and tomato purée. Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes on a medium heat, stirring throughout.
• Add in the tin of chopped tomatoes as well as two tins of water. Stir well and then pop the lid on and cook for a further 10 minutes. Give it a stir halfway through.
• Remove the lid and add in the drained kidney beans and peppers that we cut earlier. Stir and allow the beans to heat through, this will take about 2-3 minutes. I like my peppers to have a bite which is why I add them in at the end. If you prefer them softer, add them in earlier!
• Serve with white rice and a dollop of sour cream. I also garnished with coriander!

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