Hearty Chili con Carne

A hearty classic with crumbly beef mince, spicy tomato sauce and kidney beans. The fresh chili makes it really fiery.

By yumbelo · 6 servings · 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 500 g beef mince
• 2 pc onions
• 3 pc garlic cloves
• 2 pc fresh red chilies
• 2 can kidney beans (drained)
• 2 can chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 2 tsp cumin, ground
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 200 ml water
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• salt
• black pepper

Method

1. Finely dice the onions and garlic. Deseed the chilies and finely chop them, keeping the seeds in for more heat.
2. Heat the cooking oil in a large pot and brown the mince over medium to high heat, breaking it up into crumbles, until it is evenly browned.
3. Add the onions, garlic and chili and fry for about 3 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
4. Stir in the tomato paste, paprika powder, cumin, chili powder and oregano and toast briefly until fragrant.
5. Add the chopped tomatoes and the water, season with salt and pepper, and let everything simmer gently without a lid for about 15 minutes.
6. Stir in the drained kidney beans and simmer for another 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and more chili if needed.