Awesome Chili Con Carne
( 208 Votes )This is my adapation of a normal chili receipe that seems to work really well in a slow cooker, this is by far and away my favourite recipe I've discovered so far!
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 large onions or 4 banana shallots, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 500g of minced beef
- 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Brown Sugar
- 4 tbsp Tomato Puree
- Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Can of Red Kidney Beans, drained
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs of thyme, leaves picked and roughly chopped
- Handful of chives, chopped
- 200ml soured cream
Preparation
Fry the onions, garlic and green pepper in a pan until soft, then Add the minced beef and fry until lightly browned. Blend together the chili powder, flour, brown sugar, and tomato puree to make a paste. Stir the paste, canned and fresh tomatoes, thyme and seasoning into the pan. Stick all the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook for 3 - 7 hours dependant on heat setting. One hour before serving add the kidney beans.
Mix the chopped chives into the soured cream to give to the panzies that don't enjoy a hot chili! :-)
Notes
Serve with rice, jacket potatoes or tortilla chips (my favourite!).
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