A great winter warming meal....Chilli Con Carne.

Instead of just another boring savoury mince dish, why not spice things up a bit with a bit of chilli?

Ingredients:

A glug of Olive Oil
2 Onions, chopped
2 Carrots, chopped
2 Stalks of Celery, chopped or 1 chopped Green Pepper
1 Tablespoon chopped Garlic

Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the onions, add the garlic and other vegetables.Cook until soft.

Next step:
Add: 500g Beef or Ostrich Mince
10 ml Paprika
10 ml Cumin Powder
10 ml Ground Coriander
Fresh Chilli Paste to your taste, or 5 to 10 ml Chilli Powder
400 g Can Red Kidney Beans, drained
400 g Can Chopped Tomatoes
250 ml cooked brown  lentils to extend the mixture ( optional)
250 ml Beef Stock
Salt and Pepper to taste

To Serve: Cooked Rice or Pasta.
Sliced Avocado Pear

Add the Mince to the sauted Vegetable mixture. Cook, stirring to break up the lumps of mince. Fry until browned. Add the spices, salt, pepper and cook through.
Finally, add the drained red kidney beans, tomatoes and cooked lentils to the mince mixture with the stock. Simmer for at least half an hour. Check seasoning and serve with rice or pasta and sliced Avocado.

Stir through well once you have added the tomatoes, beans, lentils and stock.

 

 

Serve and enjoy with your favourite wine. My choice would be a glass of Buitenverwachting Buiten Blanc, a full bodied Sauvignon Blanc.

 

"Cookery is naturally the most ancient of the arts, as of all arts it is the most important."- George Ellwanger.