Chili Con Carne
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
2 hrs 45 mins
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Total Time
3 hrs
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Servings
6 servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Chili Con Carne
Description
Chili Con Carne combines a base of browned ground beef with a fragrant sauté of onion, garlic, and hot bird’s eye chilies. Ground spices including cumin, coriander, thyme, and chili powder are cooked into a tomato paste base, intensifying the chili’s warm, earthy profile. Adding canned tomatoes, tomato soup, and red kidney beans creates a thick, hearty texture. The chili simmers slowly for over two hours, allowing flavors to deepen and the meat to tenderize. Bell pepper added near the end provides a slight sweetness and texture contrast. The finished dish has robust spice balanced by tomato acidity and creamy beans, making it a classic, satisfying stew.
This chili is served with steamed rice, corn chips, or bread to soak up the sauce, and topping it with creamy guacamole and shredded cheddar cheese adds richness and creaminess. Its substantial, warming character suits cooler weather or casual meals.
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced, large
- 1 kilogram ground beef minced beef
- 2 clove garlic
- 2-3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 bird's eye chili finely chopped, red
- 250 grams red kidney beans canned, rinsed
- 250 milliliters tomato soup canned, not diluted
- 400 grams tomatoes canned, peeled
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- Tabasco sauce
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 tablespoon Coriander ground
- 1/4 tablespoon thyme dried
- 1/4 tablespoon chili powder dried
- sea salt flakes
- black pepper grinded
- olive oil
Instructions
- Brown the mince beef in a large fry pan.
- In a large pot soften the onion, bird’s eye chillies and garlic in a little olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add the cumin, coriander, thyme and dried chilli, sauté a further 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste and cook a further 5 minutes.
- Add the browned beef, pan juices, tomato soup, kidney beans and canned tomatoes.
- Stir well, bring to the boil and reduce to simmer.
- Simmer for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Add the capsicum and continue to simmer for half an hour.
- Taste for seasoning and add salt, pepper and Tabasco to taste.
- Serve with steamed rice, corn chips, or bread. Great topped with a little creamy guacamole and shredded cheddar cheese.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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