9 of Your 5-A-Day Chilli
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil, cut into chunks (or chilli oil if you prefer)
- 1 pepper, red or yellow
- 2 tomatoes, quartered
- 2 medium onions, in large slices
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 5 -6 garlic cloves
- 2 chili peppers, mild or medium (depending on your taste)
- 1⁄2 cup red lentil, washed
- 2 (8 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed
- 1 lb ground beef (or vegetarian mince)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons chilli mixed spice (see below)
- 1 cup sweet corn, frozen
- 1 (8 ounce) box mushrooms, washed, stemmed and quartered
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat oil in a heavy pan big enough to fit all of the ingredients.
- Add the fresh vegetables (pepper, onion, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, chilli). Cover and sweat vegetables for 10 minutes.
- In separate pan, brown the ground beef in a small amount of olive oil.
- Add chilli spice mix to vegetables and coat vegetables.
- Add mince, stewed tomatoes, lentils, broth, beans and tomato paste.
- Cover and let simmer for 1 hour, stirring occaisionally.
- Add the mushrooms and sweet corn and simmer an additional 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with pasta, rice or steak fries.
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For Chilli Spice Mix:
- 4 Tablespoons cumin seed, 2 Tablespoon Coriander seed, 1/2 Tablespoon Chilli powder, 1/2 tablespoon Oregano, 2 tablespoon Paprika, 7-10 Black peppercorns, 1/2 Tablespoon Salt.
- Blend all ingredients in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. Makes enough for several recipes. Store in an airtight container.
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