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Best-ever chilli
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Best-ever chilli

21 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Best-ever chilli

Make the comforting classic chilli con carne the very best it can be with this killer recipe

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

991
Calories
43g
Protein
44g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Malt not in our table 0
Red Kidney Bean 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

  • olive oil
  • 2 large onions , peeled and chopped
  • 2 fat garlic cloves , crushed
  • 2 red chillies , seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 green chilli , seeded and finely chopped
  • 1.2kg lean braising steaks , cubed
  • 175g chorizo , diced
  • 3 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp hot chilli powder
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 600ml beef stock
  • 2 tbsp malt vinegar
  • 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 x 400g tin red kidney beans or black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 50g 70% dark chocolate , chopped
  • soured cream , guacamole and salsa, to serve
  • 8 medium potatoes
  • olive oil

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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