Chili Con Carne Recipe
Chili con carne (chili with meat) – one of the most known Mexican dishes around the world. This classic Mexican chili con carne is a great meal for family dinner or even for hosting friend and parties. This chili dish includes ground beef, peppers, tomatoes and red kidney beans.
Chili Con Carne Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 3-4 Garlic cloves crushed
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 Bell pepper chopped
- 1 Red hot chili pepper chopped
- 3 tablespoons Tomato paste
- 2 cans 800g Crushed tomatoes
- 1½ pounds 675g Ground beef
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons Smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons Chili powder
- 2 teaspoons Cumin
- 2 teaspoon Oregano
- 1½ cups 360ml Beef stock/water
- 1 can 400g Red kidney beans, drained
- 2-3 tablespoons Parsley/cilantro chopped
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- In a large pan or Dutch oven heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes, add diced bell pepper, chili pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes, add crushed garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Turn heat to high, add ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Add spices, tomato paste and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add crushed tomatoes, beef stock, beans and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, until thickens slightly.
- Turn the heat off, add chopped herbs and stir.
- Serve