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VIDEORECIPE The best Chilli Con Carne recipe
Everybody’s favourite Chili, nice and saucy! Made with a from-scratch Chili Powder rather than a store bought mix. Make a quick midweek version though when you’ve got the time, it’s well worth slow cooking.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 onion(diced brown white yellow)
- 1 red capsicum (bell pepper)-diced
- 1 lb beef mince ground beef
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 800 g can crushed tomato
- 14 g can red kidney beans(drained (or other beans))
- 2 cubes beef broth
- 11⁄2 teaspoon sugar (any type)
- 125 cups ml water
- salt and pepper
CHILI SPICE MIX
- 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
- 4 teaspoon paprika powder
- 5 teaspoon cumin powder
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder (or onion powder)
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon oregano
TO SERVE
- rice
- corn chips
- 5 tortillas
- sour cream
- yoghurt
- grated cheese
- coriander./cilantro
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Directions
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute, then add capsicum and cook for 2 minutes until onion is translucent.
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Turn heat up to high and add beef. Cook, breaking it up as you go, until mostly browned.
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Add Chili Spice Mix. Cook until beef is browned all over. (This step helps release extra flavour from the spices)
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Add remaining ingredients, with 1/2 cup of water for Quick Cook or 1 1/2 cups for Slow Cook. Bring to simmer, then adjust heat
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Quick Cook – 20 to 40 minutes, uncovered, on medium low heat so it’s bubbling gently; OR
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Slow Cook – 1.5 hours to 2 hours, covered, on low heat so it’s bubbling very gently.
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Adjust salt and pepper to taste just before serving.Serve over rice, or ladle into bowls and serve with corn chips or warm tortillas on the side with Toppings of choice . My usual: Either over rice or with corn chips, always with sour cream, cheese and coriander.
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