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Chili con Carne

Classic recipe.
Chili = Red Kidney beans.
Chilli = fiery peppers.
Carne is for carnivore.
Mexico is the origin.

Ingredients

225 gm	(dry weight) red kidney beans
450 gm	minced meat (lamb or beef)
1	medium onion
30 ml	sunflower or other cooking oil
400 gm	can chopped tomatoes
10 ml	Fair Trade Chilli Powder
2	cloves garlic chopped fine
30 ml	tomato puré
1	red pepper (Capsicum)
FAIRTRADE	Sources spices Rice

Method

Weigh the beans and put them in a bowl. Cover with cold water and leave overnight.

To cook the soaked beans:

Bring a pan of water (1500ml) to the boil. Add the drained beans and boil vigorously for 15 minutes.
Drain and throw away the water.
Cover the beans well with fresh water and bring back to the boil.
Simmer for 90 minutes to 2 hours until the beans are cooked.

Meanwhile

Skin and chop finely the onion.
Skin and chop the garlic.
Deseed and chop the peppers.
Then:
Fry the onions, and garlic together for a few minutes.
Add the chilli powder and mincemeat and fry until the meat is browned. (This take about 4 or 5 minutes)
Then:
Add the cooked and drained beans, tomatoes, and tomato puré.
Heat through, and then cook for a further 10 minutes to allow the flavours to mingle.
Service with rice or couscous, and a raita.

Variation

Alternative serving:
Make a plain pancake for each person using the standard pancake mix.
Place the pancake on a plate and spread a layer of the cooked meat and beans mixture on one half of the pancake and fold over.
Serve with brussel sprouts or broccoli, and carrots.