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CHILI CON CARNE

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Lunch Mexican
By Katarina Serves: For 3-4 people
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2,5 hours

Ingredients

  • 500g minced ground beef
  • 2 medium sized onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 stalk of green
  • 1 oblong red pepper
  • 1 can of tomatoes in pieces
  • 1 tablespoon tomato concentrate
  • 1dcl of red wine
  • 3dcl beef soup base
  • 160g canned corn
  • 230g canned red beans
  • Spices:
  • 2 teaspoons smoked ground paprika
  • 2 teaspoons spice mixture for chili con carne
  • Ground chili (to taste)
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions

1

Peel the onion and garlic and rinse under running water. Together with the greens, chop all three separately.

2

Heat the vegetable oil in a medium-sized pot and fry the onion on it for a few minutes to soften. Add the chopped garlic and greens and fry for a few more minutes.

3

Season with smoked paprika and a mixture of spices for chili con carne.

4

Add the minced meat and roast it until it turns brown.

5

Pour the beef soup base and red wine into the mixture and let it boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.

6

Wash the red paprika and cut it into small pieces. Add it to the meat, along with the diced tomatoes and concentrate. Season with pepper, salt and ground chili.

7

Cover the chili con carne sauce with a lid and cook it for about an hour and a half, meanwhile stir it well several times.

8

Wash the beans and corn under running water and drain them.

9

After 1.5 hours of cooking, add them to the meat pot and let it all cook for about half an hour.

10

Serve chili con carne in a soup plate. You may also want to serve it together with rice or corn tortillas.

katy