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I Love Mexican food. Here's my first attempt at cooking chilli con carne. It turned out great. Quite easy to make, just remember to soak the beans overnight. Add more chilli if you like a bit more kick.
Ingredients
500g lean minced meat
250g dried black beans, soaked and cooked
1tbls oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2-3 tomatoes, chopped
1tsp chilli powder
1tsp paprika powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp sugar
1 tbls tomato concentrate
Salt
Pepper
125-180 ml water
Serve with rice, guac, nachos, tortillas etc
Heat oil and cook the onions for 5-10minutes until it is slightly translucent then add meat, breakup the meat with the spoon, brown for 10min on medium heat.
Then add the crushed garlic, chopped green pepper, chilli powder, paprika powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
Add the chopped tomatoes and sugar, mix the water and tomato paste and add to the pot
Bring the mixture to the boil then turn down the heat
Gently simmer for 20-30min
Occasionally stir and add water if it dries out
Then add the pre-cooked, pre-soaked beans and simmer for 15min.
Turn off heat and let flavours combine and develop for 10 min
Served on a bed of basmati rice
OR/And
Nachos, Guacamole and a Corona
I Love Mexican food. Here's my first attempt at cooking chilli con carne. It turned out great. Quite easy to make, just remember to soak the beans overnight. Add more chilli if you like a bit more kick.
Ingredients
500g lean minced meat
250g dried black beans, soaked and cooked
1tbls oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2-3 tomatoes, chopped
1tsp chilli powder
1tsp paprika powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp sugar
1 tbls tomato concentrate
Salt
Pepper
125-180 ml water
Serve with rice, guac, nachos, tortillas etc
Serves 4
*Soak dried black beans overnight in tepid water for 8hrs, then rinse and cook for 40min with a
few bay leaves or sea weed
Heat oil and cook the onions for 5-10minutes until it is slightly translucent then add meat, breakup the meat with the spoon, brown for 10min on medium heat.
Then add the crushed garlic, chopped green pepper, chilli powder, paprika powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
Add the chopped tomatoes and sugar, mix the water and tomato paste and add to the pot
Bring the mixture to the boil then turn down the heat
Gently simmer for 20-30min
Occasionally stir and add water if it dries out
Then add the pre-cooked, pre-soaked beans and simmer for 15min.
Turn off heat and let flavours combine and develop for 10 min
Served on a bed of basmati rice
OR/And
Nachos, Guacamole and a Corona
Happy Days
Nutrition 100g Black Beans
- Fiber 61%
- Iron 28%
- Thiamin 60%
- Folate 111%
- Potassium 42%
- Magnesium 43%
%Daily Value* (these are approximate amounts)
