Chili Con Carne

I had my first taste of chili con carne with fries at Ed's Diner. It's basically a spicy minced meat and bean stew - very tasty, spicy and full of depth. Jeff was craving for this dish so I thought I'll have a go. We had it with tortilla wraps instead of fries. Other fillings include lettuce, guacamole and spicy refried beans (all of which are bought from Sainsbury's, ready-made).

For Chili Con Carne:

Ingredients:

• 1 tbs Olive Oil
• 1 Onion - diced
• 4 cloves Garlic - crushed
• 500g Minced Meat (I used pork instead of beef as Jade doesn't eat beef)
  
• 1 can canned Plum Tomatoes
• 4 slices Sun-Dried Tomatoes - sliced
  
• 2 tbs Concentrate Tomato Paste
• 1 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Beef Stock cube
• 1 cup Water
• 1 can canned Kidney Beans - drained

Herbs/ Spices:

• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1 tsp Dried Oregano
• 1 tsp Dried Thyme
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 6 whole Cloves
• 2 (or more) Red Chillies - sliced
• 2 Bay Leaves

Directions:

• Heat up olive oil in pan, fry onions until translucent.
• Add in garlic and fry until fragrant.
• Increase heat, fry minced meat until browned.
• Mix in all other ingredients (EXCEPT the beans).
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until gravy thickens.
• Stir in kidney beans and leave to simmer for another 10 mins.
• Season with salt.

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