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|description=This is the recipe my husband and I developed over time and it's very tasty and fairly healthy
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This is the recipe my husband and I developed over time and it's very tasty and fairly healthy.
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|TotalCalories = 2146
|PortionCalories = 357
|DatePublished=20th January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Serves 6
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 1 hour
|Image = [[Image:Chilli Con Carne recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Like mama used to make''

4.35/5

Specially with the chockolate

 [[User:Sue_spins|Susie]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 500g best mince (ground [[Beef|beef]])
| 1 large [[Onion|onion]], chopped
| 1 - 2 [[Garlic|garlic]] cloves
| [[Extra virgin olive oil|extra virgin olive oil]]
| [[Vegetables]] as available ([[Mushrooms|mushrooms]], [[Peppers|peppers]], [[Carrots|carrots]], [[Courgettes|courgettes]], for instance), chopped or sliced
| 400g can chopped [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]]
| 400g can [[Red kidney beans|red kidney beans]] in unsalted water, drained
| 1 - 2 [[green chillies]], deseeded and chopped
| 1 - 2 teaspoons [[Ground cumin|ground cumin]] (freshly ground is best)
| 1 - 2 teaspoons [[Dried|dried]] [[Oregano|oregano]]
| 1 square of Lindt 85% [[Chocolate|chocolate]], or equivalent dark chocolate: ([[Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate]])
| 100ml [[Beef|beef]] [[Stock|stock]] (can be made from a cube if necessary)
| [[Salt]] & [[Pepper]]
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Heat a couple of tablespoons of [[Oil|oil]] in a saucepan. [[Fry]] [[Onion|onion]]. After a few minutes add Crushed [[Garlic|garlic]]. Cover and continue [[Frying|frying]] until [[Onions|onions]] are translucent.
| Add [[Meat|meat]] and [[Brown|brown]].
| Add remaining ingredients and seasoning.
| Bring to [[Boil|boil]]. Lower heat and [[Simmer|simmer]] for 30mins to 1 hour, depending on how much you've made.
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===Serving suggestions===

Serve with [[Tortillas|tortillas]], [[Rice|rice]] or crusty [[Bread|bread]] and a side [[Salad|salad]].

===Variations===

By increasing the proportion of [[Beans|beans]] and [[Vegetables|vegetables]], one pack of [[Meat|meat]] can be stretched to ten or twelve servings. If you do this, increase the proportion of [[Herbs|herbs]], [[Spices|spices]] and [[Chocolate|chocolate]] accordingly. If you don't want to use chocolate (which really is the secret ingredient), you can substitute a little [[White sugar|white sugar]] to bring out the flavour of the [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]].

If you don't like food too spicy, cut down the green [[Chili|chili]] content. I make it for my young son in this way and he loves it with [[Rice|rice]].

===Chef's tip===

I make a big pot a couple of times a year and each time freeze 15 - 18 double portions that can be microwaved quickly to give us a hot meal in about 15 mins at the end of the working day.

If you use low-[[Fat|fat]] [[Beef|beef]], this meal is a healthy option, as it has no other source of [[saturated fat]] apart from the small amount of [[Chocolate|chocolate]].

==See also==
* {{ChiliConCarne}}
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef recipes]]
[[Category:Chilli pepper recipes|Chicken]]
[[Category:Latin American recipes]]
[[Category:North American recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Tex-Mex recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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