Proper Chilli Con Carne

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Proper Chilli Con Carne
Topic Started: Oct 19 2008, 06:34 AM (119 Views)
Yellow	Oct 19 2008, 06:34 AM Post #1
Posts: 178 Group: Members Member #303 Joined: Oct 19, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Wiccan Political View Conservative	Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 1 to 2 hours Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1kg/2¼lb lean minced beef 2 glasses red wine 2x400g cans chopped tomatoes 3 tbsp tomato purée 2 red chillies, thinly sliced, or 3-4 tsp dried chilli flakes 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 stick cinnamon good shake of Worcestershire sauce 1 beef stock cube salt and freshly ground black pepper 2x400g can red kidney beans, drained 1 large bunch coriander leaves, roughly chopped wedges of lime, to serve Method 1. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan and fry the onion and garlic until softened. Increase the heat and add the mince, cooking quickly until browned and breaking down any chunks of meat with a wooden spoon. Pour in the red wine and boil for 2-3 minutes. While waiting, pour a glass for yourself. 2. Stir in the tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, fresh chilli or chilli flakes, cumin, ground coriander, cinnamon, and Worcestershire sauce and crumble in the stock cube. Season well with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook over a gentle heat for about 50 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally until the mixture is rich and thickened. Add the kidney beans and fresh coriander. Cook for a further 10 minutes, uncovered, before removing from the heat, adding any extra seasoning if necessary. This is ideal served with the lime wedges and also rice, crusty bread or jacket potatoes, guacamole, sour cream and a big green salad. Tips: The chilli is much tastier a day or two after it's cooked as the flavours develop and the texture becomes richer. Simply leave to cool, stick in the fridge and gently heat before serving. If you're eating the chilli on the day you prepared it, any leftovers can be frozen in individual portions in well-sealed sandwich bags, then reheated by boiling from frozen in a saucepan of water for about 15-20 minutes until steaming hot.



Sayf Udeen Ismaeel	Oct 19 2008, 09:43 AM Post #2
Icon by meagan_chelsea @ LJ Posts: 7,579 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 2, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Muslim Political View All over the shop.	I've heard all about this but never even seen it. Maybe I'll try with a few substitutions. [Mostly the red wine portion]



Sister *)	Oct 19 2008, 09:48 AM Post #3
Leb-Muslima Posts: 932 Group: Former Members Member #5 Joined: May 2, 2008 Religious Views Muslim Gender Female Political View sharia law	i was just going to ask what i can replace wine with.



Yellow	Oct 19 2008, 09:55 AM Post #4
Posts: 178 Group: Members Member #303 Joined: Oct 19, 2008 Gender Male Religious Views Wiccan Political View Conservative	The Red Wine is just a nice addition but not really needed. A good replacement is a dash of White Wine Vinegar(It's non alcoholic don't worry), but only the tiniest dash. Edited by Yellow, Oct 19 2008, 09:55 AM.



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