How spicy do you like your food? I myself prefer the heat come with added flavours and not just a smack in the chops. Everything I make at home is to suit more tender taste buds and so packs less of a punch but one thing is for sure chilli con carne goes down a treat regardless of the heat.
For me it's a surprisingly easy one pot in which you can add whatever you fancy, whilst cooking or as a side, to tart up the oft brown and dreary looking meal. Take your pick of rice, roasted whole sweet potatoes, guacamole, nachos or even all of them if you're feeling bold. Whatever you go with you can bet you will be filled to the brim with spicy goodness and ready to tuck this "patented" recipe away for future con carne cravings.
These are the sorts of meals I go to time and again when I just want to keep it simple and cook everything together and it never gets boring, you just mix it up each time and keep coming back for more. Let me know if you have dinners that are your "patented" go-to dishes that never fail you. I am always keen to try out new recipes and dishes so share with me and I'll get one up on the blog.
One Pot Chili
235g beef steak mince (look out for something nice and lean)
240g kidney beans (tinned and drained for swiftness)
1/2 whole sweet potato (diced/cubed)
50g sweetcorn
240g kidney beans (tinned and drained for swiftness)
1/2 whole sweet potato (diced/cubed)
50g sweetcorn
1/2 whole red onion (sliced thinly lengthways)
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp dried oregano
1btsp paprika
1/2 - 1 tsp cajun or one finely chopped fresh red chilli with seeds intact (depending on your spice preference)
2tbsp tomato ketchup
2tbsp HP sauce
25g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
2tbsp Worcester sauce
1tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp Marmite
200ml beef stock
and
A handful of coriander or curly parsley (finely chopped)
Method
Start by adding your red onion to a low to medium heated pan with some oil and cooking out your onion until it begins to caramelise and soften. Season generously with salt and pepper and empty from the pan for now. Return your pan to the heat and raise to a medium to high heat for your steak mince. Add to the pan to brown off adding your garlic, oregano, paprika and cajun at this time to begin to add flavour to your mince. Once browned and seasoned return your red onion,
Once brown you can drop the heat to medium are now ready to add your sweet potatoes. Cook them with your mince for a further five minutes and then add your ketchup, brown sauce, soy, Worcester sauce, marmite and beef stock and kidney beans cooking for a further 10-15 minutes.
Once your ingredients are harmoniously potted together add in your sweetcorn and coriander and stir through for 2-3 minutes and finish off with a grating of your dark chocolate stirring through to coat your chilli in a bitter sweet flavour that really adds something different.
It couldn't be simpler, he says, but it really is a tasty treat suitable for a homemade treat any night of the week. Served up with some guacamole, sour cream and some ice cold Coronas on a Saturday night does tend to be the best time though!
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp dried oregano
1btsp paprika
1/2 - 1 tsp cajun or one finely chopped fresh red chilli with seeds intact (depending on your spice preference)
2tbsp tomato ketchup
2tbsp HP sauce
25g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
2tbsp Worcester sauce
1tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp Marmite
200ml beef stock
and
A handful of coriander or curly parsley (finely chopped)
Method
Start by adding your red onion to a low to medium heated pan with some oil and cooking out your onion until it begins to caramelise and soften. Season generously with salt and pepper and empty from the pan for now. Return your pan to the heat and raise to a medium to high heat for your steak mince. Add to the pan to brown off adding your garlic, oregano, paprika and cajun at this time to begin to add flavour to your mince. Once browned and seasoned return your red onion,
Once brown you can drop the heat to medium are now ready to add your sweet potatoes. Cook them with your mince for a further five minutes and then add your ketchup, brown sauce, soy, Worcester sauce, marmite and beef stock and kidney beans cooking for a further 10-15 minutes.
Once your ingredients are harmoniously potted together add in your sweetcorn and coriander and stir through for 2-3 minutes and finish off with a grating of your dark chocolate stirring through to coat your chilli in a bitter sweet flavour that really adds something different.
It couldn't be simpler, he says, but it really is a tasty treat suitable for a homemade treat any night of the week. Served up with some guacamole, sour cream and some ice cold Coronas on a Saturday night does tend to be the best time though!
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