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The BEST Meaty Chilli 

May 25

The perfect potluck recipe that can be transported in the pot it cooked in. Serve warm with all the extras and you have a meal ideal for a crowd. Seek out rib steak for this and chop it so it still holds it’s shape during the cooking process- an altogether different chilli.

  • serves Serves 6
  • time 90 mins

Method

  1. 1. Place a large cooking pot or flameproof casserole pan over a medium–high heat and add the oil.
  2. 2. Add the onion, garlic, carrot, celery and peppers. Then stir through the spices – the chilli powder, smoked paprika and cumin. Fry the mixture for 7–8 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
  3. 3. Add the meat to the pan and fry gently until lightly browned, stirring regularly. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and then fill one of the tins with hot water and pour this in also. Add the Worcestershire sauce and treacle.
  4. 4. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring every now and then. Before the end of the cooking time add in the kidney beans and chickpeas, and if it needs a little extra water, add some.
  5. 5. When the chilli has reduced, season with sea salt and ground black pepper. Serve in deep bowls with crusty bread or tortilla chips, a dollop of crème fraîche and coriander leaves, if you wish.

Ingredients

2 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped

3 small carrots, peeled and finely chopped

2 celery stalks, trimmed and finely chopped

2 red peppers, deseeded and finely chopped

2 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tsp ground cumin

16 oz rib steak, finely chopped

2 x 14 oz tins of chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp treacle

14 oz tin each of kidney beans and chickpeas, drained and rinsed

sea salt and ground black pepper

crusty bread or tortilla chips, crème fraîche and/or coriander leaves, to serve

2 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped

3 small carrots, peeled and finely chopped

2 celery stalks, trimmed and finely chopped

2 red peppers, deseeded and finely chopped

2 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tsp ground cumin

500g rib steak, finely chopped

2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp treacle

400g tin each of kidney beans and chickpeas, drained and rinsed

sea salt and ground black pepper

crusty bread or tortilla chips, crème fraîche and/or coriander leaves, to serve

You'll Need

Large cooking pot or flameproof casserole pan

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