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