Chilli Con Carne at its best!
Lets get all Mexican (or is it Texan) on ourselves!
Chilli Con Carne is such a great meal. We have created a blend that offers a little heat but not to much and when you open the packet it screams chilli con carne! Freshly blended and posted to you. Smell and taste the difference!
Chilli Con Carne
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Category
Winter Warmer
Servings
4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
0 hours 5-8 minutes
Chilli Con Carne at its best!
Chilli Con Carne is always a favourite. So simple to make and perfect with rice and garlic bread (we love seasoned chips as well) Don't buy a supermarket packet mix - try this. Its fresher, tastes better and its far less expensive!
Author:Simon
Ingredients
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2 tbsp Spice Pantry Chilli Con Carne Blend
3 tbsp olive oil
- 500g beef mince
- 1 onion finely chopped
2 peppers any colour
3 tbsp tomato paste
- 400g tin chopped tomato
300ml beef stock
- 2x400g tin red kidney beans
- 4 pieces dark chocolate (optional)
Serve with rice, wedges and garlic bread
To Serve
Directions
Let's Prep
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Slice and dice the onions and bell peppers..
Let's Cook
Stove Top
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In a large pan (I use a wok) add 3 tbsp of oil and cook the onions on medium heat for 5 minutes.
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Add the mince, and peppers and cook until the mice is brown. Keep splitting up the mince as you do this, it tends to stick together!
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Add the Spice Pantry Chilli Con Carne Blend and everything else, apart from the kidney beans making sure it is fully mixed.
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Bring it to a boil then turn down to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes with the lid on, then add the kidney beans and bring back to a boil and simmer again for a further 10 minutes. Stir occasionally making sure the mixture doesn’t stick to the pan. Its ready but. We do like to cook it for longer and will often leave on low for an hour or more. If you don’t have the time then its good to eat now.
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Before serving test the strength of the chilli and add more spice blend if you want to, mix it in and cook for a few minutes.
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Need to tame it down a bit? Add the chocolate or 1 tsp of sugar, stir well and re-taste
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Take off the heat and leave for 5 minutes before serving with rice, wedges and garlic bread.
Slow Cooker
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Use half the oil and fry the mince until browned, then tip into the slow cooker.
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With the rest of the oil fry the onions and pepper for about 10 minutes. Add the Spice Pantry Chilli Con Carne Blend and cook for a further 1 minute, then tip that into the cooker as well.
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Stir together the tomatoes, tomato puree and stock and add that to the cooker, mix well and cover and cook for 4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
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Need to tame it down a bit? Add the chocolate or 1 tsp of sugar, stir well and re-taste.
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Take off the heat and leave for 5 minutes before serving with rice, wedges and garlic bread.
