🌶️🥩 Chili con carne
Chili con carne is a rich, spicy stew made with ground meat, beans, tomatoes, and chili spices. It’s thick, hearty, and usually served with rice, bread, or tortilla chips.
🧾 Ingredients
- 500g ground beef (or beef + mutton mix)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 can chopped tomatoes (or 2–3 fresh tomatoes)
- 1 can kidney beans (or boiled beans)
- 2 tbsp oil
🌶️ Spices
- 1–2 tsp chili powder (adjust heat)
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Salt to taste
Optional
- 1 tbsp tomato paste (for richer flavor)
- Chili flakes or fresh green chili
👩🍳 Method
1. Cook the base
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Sauté onion and garlic until soft and golden.
2. Brown the meat
- Add ground beef and cook until fully browned.
- Break it up into small crumbles.
3. Add spices
- Stir in chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Cook 1–2 minutes to release flavor.
4. Add tomatoes
- Add chopped tomatoes (and tomato paste if using).
- Simmer until thick and rich.
5. Add beans
- Stir in kidney beans.
- Simmer 15–20 minutes so flavors blend.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With rice 🍚
- With tortilla chips
- Over baked potatoes 🥔
- With bread or cornbread
💡 Tips
- Let it simmer longer for deeper flavor
- Add a small piece of dark chocolate or cocoa powder for richness (optional secret trick)
- Adjust chili level to your heat tolerance
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Cook meat + onion
- Add spices + tomatoes
- Add beans + simmer
If you want, I can also give you a Texas-style no-bean chili, a spicy Pakistani fusion version, or a slow cooker chili con carne recipe.
