Granny’s Chill Con Carne
Servings
Prep Time
4
15
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
15
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
Ingredients
2
tbsp
butter or ghee
1
large or 2 small onions
chopped
2-3
Garlic cloves
crushed
1-2
tsp
red or green chillies or 2-3chilli powder
150
g
mushrooms
sliced (if you have them)
1
pepper
any colour, chopped (if you have one)
500
g
good quality beef mince
1
tin chopped tomatoes
2
tbsp
tomato puree
sea salt and pepper
1
tin red kidney beans (or about 150g dried beans
soaked overnight and cooked)
Handful fresh coriander leaves
torn
Instructions
Melt the butter or ghee in a large saucepan and gently sauté the onion for about 5 minutes, before adding the garlic and fresh chillis (if using).
After a minute or 2 add any other vegetables and soften them for a few moments before adding the mince.
Increase the temperature to brown the meat, stirring to break it up. (Add the chilli powder now if you are using it.)
Once browned, add the tomatoes plus about 3/4 tin of water (or stock if you prefer), tomato puree and season well.
Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to simmer for about 30 minutes to an hour.
Add the kidney beans about 10 minutes before the end of cooking and scatter with coriander when serving.