Looking for a genuine chilli recipe. Family

[BrendaandEddie]

Ok so atm I do mince with chilli powder. You know bog standard.
I'd like a more rich flavour and maybe stewing steak type affair.

[Blueberry234]

This one
sites.google.com/site/recipesfromsarahserves/c/thomasina-miers-totally-amazing-chilli-con-carne

[WhereYouLeftIt]

Feeds 4.

Add a tablespoon of oil to a large pan over a medium heat, add a pound of beef mince and brown the meat , breaking it up as it browns.

Add 2 teaspoons of cumin, 2 teaspoons of mild chilli powder, a pinch of oregano, a pinch of sugar, salt & pepper to a small bowl and mix together. Sprinkle over the mince and mix through.

Add a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes and simmer for 25-30 minutes with the lid on.

Drain a tin of red kidney beans and add to the pan, simmer for another 10 minutes or so.

[clary]

I use the one from Sam Stern's book Cooking up a Storm - he suggests mince or steak chopped up, you need 1-2 actual chillis (don't take your contact lenses out afterwards!!) and garlic plus fresh coriander, lime juice, bit of brown sugar and a cinnamon stick. Yummy.

I don't think you need oil if you use mince tho (but maybe my mince is not so lean!!)

[BIWI]

Delia's recipe is lovely - and uses stewing/braising steak here

[Micah]

I usually use mince, but might try steak.

I use the slow cooker- mince, peppers, onion, garlic, kidney beans, cocoa powder, chopped tomatoes. I stick whole chillies in to save me having to chop, then fish them out before serving.

[BrendaandEddie]

Whereyouleft. That's the kind I'm doing already. It's dull

[BrendaandEddie]

Miers looks good. God that fonts hard to read

[BrendaandEddie]

I'd forgotten delia. That's from winter book isn't it.

[Neffi]

Nigella

[BrianButterfield]

Half a teaspoon of cinnamon works wonders.

I've never done stewing steak. I think I'm worried we'd all like it too much and then I'd have to do it every time.

[BIWI]

Not sure which book it's from - I have the recipe in a supplement that was published with Sainsbury's magazine, about a million years ago!

[BrianButterfield]

Oh god that cornbread stuff looks so nice.

[BrendaandEddie]

right! thomasina miers is in the oven

[myrtleWilson]

We heartily recommend the Miers one... good choice!

[BrendaandEddie]

i must say i had to have a right old rootle for herbs and spices

AM anxious we will all lose teeth on cloves

[Icklepickle101]

Quantity of spices changes every time (guesstimate) but dark chocolate is always the secret ingredient!!

[BrendaandEddie]

jsut whipped some cloves out.
Was too fragrant

[BrendaandEddie]

i shoved some cocoa in too

[BrendaandEddie]

Right - like a lot, next time would do with NO cloves or cinammon

[MairzyDoats]

I usually add smoked paprika, habanero chilli sauce, a smidge of balsamic and a cinnamon stick to the above basic recipe, plus one of those beef stock jelly things. Sometimes some cocoa powder too. Bowls usually all scraped clean!

[MairzyDoats]

Powdered cinnamon is too strong, a stick is much more subtle.

[FreeButtonBee]

I like cumin and a dried chipotle pepper in mine. Got 'em in California in an enormous whole foods I am such a swank. Am sure you can get the same thing in tesco though.

[SenecaFalls]

I'm with the entire state of Texas (where the dish was invented) on this one: authentic chili does not have beans.

[BrendaandEddie]

the stick - still too strong ( this is for teenage boys remember)

[Phoenix0x0]

This is what I do:

1: Fry onion with bacon (lardons or back bacon cut into strips) until browned
2: add the mince (or stewing steak) and fry until browned.
3: add 1TBSP of cumin & paprika & chilli flakes (and TSP of cinnamon if you wish) until dry fried.

1. Add garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato purée (maybe one glass of red wine) red wine.
   

5: I usually add any beans I have in the cupboard (kidney, butter etc)
6: add seasoning
6: Stew. Stew. Stew. For a while!
(DH and I like our chilli very spicy....I tend to take a little out and mix with baked beans for the DC....