Chili con carne

serves 6 to 8

Ingredients:

* 4 cans of kidney beans

* 2 cans of tomato cubes

* 1 can of corn

* 4 sweet pointy paprika's

* 3 middle sized onion

* 4 garlic cloves

* 350g minced meat (I used half and half)

* 1 beef stock cube

* 2 Spanish peppers or red jalapeño

* 1 spoon of brown castor sugar

* 1 package of passata (optional)

* Chili seasoning

* Cumin powder (optional)
* Chili powder (optional)

Preparation:

Cut the onion and paprika in cubes and mince the garlic with a rasp. If you use whole peppers, cut them in slices.

Heat up a casserole and stir fry the minced meat until it falls apart. Now add the paprika, onion, garlic and the chili seasoning. and stir fry until the meat is browned. Now add the tomato cubes and keep stirring. Add the stock cube and the sugar. Bring to the boil stirring occasionally.

Now add the kidney beans, along with the juice of 2 of the 4 cans and stir to blend. Add the corn and stir again.  If your sauce is watery you can add passata until the sauce has your preferable thickness.

At this point you can serve it, or adjust the flavour to your liking by using cumin powder and/or chili powder.

Serve with rice, nacho's or a salad as a side.

Enjoy your meal!

Regards,

Mike & Leda