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Epic Chilli Con Carne
Photo: Lily Banse

Epic Chilli Con Carne

36 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Hot, dark, and with intense flavours, this is the Rolls Royce of Chilli. It's really easy but takes time - it's a labour of love, and totally worth it!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

934
Calories
42g
Protein
37g
Fat
104g
Carbs

Counts 20 of 22 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Whisky not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1kg of good quality stewing steak (cliche but makes a big difference - say NO to Tesco!)
  • For the marinade:
  • Cumin (2 heaped tsp)
  • Chilli powder (2 heaped tsp)
  • Nutmeg (1 heaped tsp)
  • Paprika (2 heaped tsp)
  • Cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon or 1 stick)
  • Pepper (20 ground peppercorns)
  • Garlic (6 cloves)
  • Chillis x2 deseeded (or not) to your taste
  • large red onion diced
  • Tomato puree (2 heaped tsp)
  • English mustard (1 heaped tsp)
  • Olive oil glug
  • glass of white wine
  • glass of red wine
  • triple whisky (a cheapo is fine - I use Bells)
  • For cooking:
  • Beef stock (pint)
  • Brown sugar to taste (2 teaspoons for me)
  • salt
  • Half hour before end:
  • 2 red peppers sliced and briefly fried
  • Kidney beans x2 tins
  • To finish:
  • Chilli (deseeded and finely sliced)
  • Garlic clove (finely sliced)
  • Good tomatoes x3 sliced into quarters
  • bunch parsley rough chopped
  • bunch coriander rough chopped
  • 2 tbs balsamic vinegar
  • To serve:
  • Rice
  • Salsa
  • Soured cream
  • Guacamole

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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