Chilli con Carne

Name: Chilli con Carne
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mexican, Aztec
Ingredients: 350 g of Mince Meat; 1 large brown Onion; 1 tsp Lazy Garlic; 1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes; 1/2 Tin red Kidney Beans; 1 Tsp Hot Chilli Powder; 2 Tsp smoked Paprika; 2 Beef Stock Cube; 60 ml of Tomato Ketchup; 20 ml Sweet chilli Sauce; 20 g Flour; 30 ml Olive oil

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Chilli con Carne is a spicy minced beef stew made with red kidney beans, onions and garlic.

Chilli con Carne is traditionally served with rice and sour cream. You can make Chilli con Carne as Mild or as Hot as you like, in this recipe for Chilli we are not going to make the dish too hot, so this is a Mild to Warm Chilli that the whole family will enjoy.

Serve this with some plain white rice and a generous spoon of Soured Cream.

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This recipe will take about 1hr to make

20 mins Prep.
40 minutes Cooking time.

Time

This is per portion

Calories: 710
Protein: 37g
Fat: 20g
Carbohydrates: 91g
Fiber: 12g
Sugar: 15g

Nutrition

This chilli will feed 2 people, could stretch to 3 with slightly smaller portions.

Servings

Medium : You will need some experience to make this, but most people should find this recipe easy enough.

Difficulty

This falls into the category of a mild family chilli, not to hot

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Cost to make:
£4.96 / $6.28 (Est.)

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How to Make Chilli con Carne

Chilli con carne or as it is sometimes spelled Chili con carne is often mistaken as the national dish of Mexico as the dish originated in northern Mexico or southern Texas, but it is not the National dish of Mexico, the is national dish of Mexico is Mole.

We have a Tex-Mex version of this chilli that tastes great. In this recipe for Chilli con carne the chilli is not very spicy, just a little kick that most people can cope with. If you want it hot try 2 tsp of Hot Chilli Powder.

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Cuisine:Aztec ,Mexican

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ingredients

350 g of Minced Beef
1 large brown Onion
1 tsp Lazy Garlic
1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes
1/2 Tin red Kidney Beans
1 Tsp Hot Chilli Powder
2 Tsp smoked Paprika
2 Beef Stock Cube
60 ml or 4 tbs of Tomato Ketchup
30 ml or 2 tbs Sweet chilli Sauce
45 ml Tomato Paste
20 g Flour
30 ml Olive oil

Cooking Instructions

Dice up your Onion and mix it together with the garlic.
Fry off the diced Onions & Garlic in the olive oil in a medium saucepan for a few minutes.
In a small bowl mix in the Hot chilli powder , Paprika , Stock cube
Add the tin of chopped tomatoes to a food processor and blend for 30 seconds so that you get a thick tomato sauce.
Run the Red kidney beans under cold water to rinse off.

When the onions are soft add the minced beef and mix it into the onions well, cook until brown.
The mince is cooked when it is a light brown colour.
Tip in the chilli powder mix, made with paprika, chilli powder and beef stock cubes
Mix with a wooden spoon and cook for a few minutes
At this stage you can add the flour to thicken the sauce.

Add the tomato sauce to the pan and cook until hot.
Mix in the sweet chilli sauce, ketchup & tomato paste.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes , until the meat is cooked.
Drain off the Kidney beans and add them to the chilli.
Cook for a further 10 min.

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Chefs Tips

Chili con Carne, meaning 'Chili with meat' is commonly served with rice, but it is great in a Jacket Potato as well. Another great idea for this Chilli is to use it for Chilli Hot Dogs.

Chili con Carne is categorised as a spicy stew and is a very versitile dish, so why not try serving it with Nachos & Rice.

Variations

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2 tsp Hot chilli powder (Hot Chilli)

It is traditional to use red kidney beans in Chilli, but you can use any type you like or leave them out all together. Red Kidney Beans 💬

Sweetcorn
Any other beans