Ultimate Chili Con Carne
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Ultimate Chili Con Carne

Servings

1 batch

Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

2

hours 
Total time

2

hours 

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 onions, chopped

  • 4 clove garlic, crushed

  • 3 tablespoon olive oil

  • 2 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano

  • 1 dash Sea salt and cracked black pepper

  • 3 bay leaves

  • 1 pound organic ground beef

  • 2 tablespoon hot paprika

  • 4 tablespoon hot chili powder

  • 5 tablespoon malt vinegar

  • 3 tablespoon sundried tomato puree

  • 3 tablespoon tomato puree (or just use 6 tbsp tomato puree if don’t have sundried tomato paste)

  • 2 can of diced plum tomatoes (14 oz)

  • 1 19 oz cans red kidney beans (19 oz)

  • 1 19 oz can black beans (19 oz)

  • 300 milliliter good quality red wine

  • 2 cup fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced

  • 1 red pepper, diced

  • 1 dash Tabasco

  • 2 cup long grain rice

  • 1 Aged cheddar, grated

Directions

  • Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy saucepan or casserole dish. Add garlic and onion and sauté until softened. Add cumin, oregano, sea salt, cracked black pepper, and bay leaves and cook for 2 minutes. Add ground beef and brown all over.
  • In a small bowl, mix malt vinegar, paprika and chili powder together. Add to beef and stir for 1 minute longer. Add tomato puree, diced tomatoes, red kidney beans and wine. Add mushrooms, red pepper and red chili and season again.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring often. Serve alongside boiled long grain rice, grated aged cheddar, and Tabasco and crème fraiche.