Recipe Book

Mild Beef Chilli

Updated: 20 Jan 2018

Ingredients

• 1 pack lean beef mince
• 1 can kidney beans in water
• 2 cans kidney beans in chilli sauce
• 1 tin borlotti beans
• 1 carton chopped tomatoes
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 2 onions
• 1 garlic clove
• Beef stock cube
• Salt, pepper
• Bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Method

1. Chop the onions roughly, and finely chop one clove of garlic, then fry in a large casserole dish. Once golden, add the beef. Chop the stock cube into small pieces and add. Break the beef into small pieces as it browns. Season the meat with salt and pepper to taste and add the smoked paprika.
2. Once the beef is mostly cooked, add the chopped tomatoes, fresh tomatoes if using, kidney beans, bay leaf, and paprika. Stir well.
3. Let simmer for about 30 minutes, or longer depending on how cooked the beef was when you added the beans. Taste the sauce: it will be done when the tomato passata in the sauce no longer tastes sweet / acidic. Ensure that the kidney beans do not become overcooked.
4. Serve with a jacket potato and cheese, nachos, or rice.