Chilli Con Carne

Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 1 red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp hot chilli powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 500g minced beef
• 1 beef stock cube
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp sugar (or thumb-sized piece of dark chocolate)
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 400g can red kidney beans

Method

1. Dice onion and chop pepper. Peel and finely chop garlic.
2. Cook onions, stirring occasionally. About 5 minutes.
3. Add garlic, pepper, and spices. Stir and leave for 5 minutes.
4. Turn heat up a little and brown mince meat.
5. Crumble stock cube into 300ml hot water. Stir to mix. Add into pan.
6. Add chopped tomatoes, sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Add tomato puree and stir well.
7. Simmer gently with lid for 20 minutes. Check occasionally. If it’s starting to stick at all, add a couple tablespoons of water and lower heat a little.
8. Drain and rinse beans. Add to pot. Bring to boil again, and bubble without lid for 10 min.
9. Check seasoning, turn off head, and leave to stand for 10 minutes.