Matthew's Almost Famous Chili

Summary

This is a really great chili that you can make if your friends drop by and you want to impress them.

Recipe Story

This was something that I started to make when I was in high school, and we would have late night dinners with a large group of friends.

Recipe Details

Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Prep: 15 Minutes
Cook: 2 Hours
Budget: $11-25

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1 Pound Ground Beef - lean
2 whole Onions, chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
1 whole Stalk Celery, diced
2 whole Chillies, diced
1 whole Bay leaf
1 Tbsp. Ground cumin
1 Tbsp. Ground coriander
1 Tbsp. Dried oregano
1 Tbsp. Paprika
2 Tbsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 Tbsp. Ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. Ground black pepper
1 Tbsp. Tomato purée
400 Grams Canned tomatoes
250 Grams Beef stock
25 Grams Dark chocolate, finely chopped
400 Grams Canned red kidney beans, rinsed and drained small bunch coriander leaves, roughly chopped
1 Cup Basmati rice

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Directions

1. Heat a large pan until hot then add the olive oil and beef mince. Fry until browned, then remove from the pan and set aside.
2. Add the onions, garlic, celery and chillies and sweat for 5-6 minutes until golden.
3. Add all the spices and fry for one minute.
4. Return the beef to the pan and stir to combine.
5. Add the tomato purée, canned tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil.
6. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1-1½ hours until very tender.
7. Add the chocolate and kidney beans and simmer for a further five minutes until heated through.
8. Check the seasoning before adding the coriander leaves and serve.