CHILLI CON CARNE ( FULL RECIPE. ) Cooking Mexican food, bursting with Amazing Flavours.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans offer more fiber, while pinto beans are usually cheaper.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt provides a healthier option with similar creaminess.

Chop one large white onion and finely chop.

Finely chop five cloves of garlic.

Turn on the gas and warm up the pan.

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan and let it warm through.

Add the chopped onion and sauté for about a minute.

Add the garlic and cook for about a minute until translucent.

Add 500 grams of ground beef and brown it off, mixing it well.

Add 0.5 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 tablespoon of hot paprika, 1 tablespoon of ground cumin, and 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper; stir well.

Add 2 tablespoons of tomato puree and stir.

Add 400 grams of canned chopped tomatoes and stir.

Add 125 ml of beef stock and stir.

Add a tin of kidney beans that have been washed and stir.

Add 1 tablespoon of dark chocolate and stir.

Put the lid on and cook for another 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, check and stir, then add a pinch of salt and black pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.

Plate up with steaming rice and top with a spoonful of sour cream and fresh red and green chilies.

Cooking Techniques

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