Sorry, another question from me :-o, chilli con carne recipes?

[Lauraa83]

Everyone I make never tastes as nice as bought ones but want to be able to make my own:)

Has anyone found a good one?

Thank you:)

Yes! I made a different one to my usual CCC from a Somerfield magazine, it was sooo delicious and the magic ingredient was a square of dark chocolate. I will go and fish it out ...

Serves 4. prep time 25 mins. cooking time 45 mins.

1 med onion
1 red pepper
1 stick celery
2 cloves garlic
1 large red chilli (I used 1 tsp crushed dried chillies instead) or you can use 1 tbsp hot chilli powder)
2tbsp oil
500g lean mince
400g can chopped toms
30ml tomato puree
300ml beef stock
400g can red kidney beans
1 square dark plain chocolate (try not to eat the rest!)

Rougly chop the onion. dice pepper and celery.
Chop/crush/mash the garlic.
(if using real chilli): Holding chilli at the stem end, slice it as finely as poss. Remove the seeds if you prefer a milder flavour.
Heat oil in a large pan, fry onion for about 4 mins to just soften. Add peppers, celery, garlic and chilli (only if using the real thing, if using crushed dried chillies you add them at the same time as the tinned tomatoes).
Fry for 2-3 mins to soften.
Add mince and cook on high heat for 2-3 mins until it changes colour.
Add tinned toms, (dried chilli), tomato puree and stock, bring to boil and reduce heat to low.
Stir in chocolate, cover pan and leave to simmer for about 30 mins, stirring occasionally.
Add drained kidney beans, stir and simmer for further 10 mins.
Voila! Enjoy

Yep, mine is fabbo.

1lb minced beef
1 large onion
1 tins toms
1 tin kidney beans
half a lime
4 large juicy red chilli's (not small hot ones)
Sugar

Fry the onion and the beef. Add the tomatoes, kidney beans and finely chopped chilli's. Squeeze in the juice of the half lime and add the sugar a little at a time till it tasts right. Let it bubble on the hob for a bit. Voila.

Opps, typing too fast forgot the chopped red pepper and the squeeze of tomato paste

thanks for these:)