Your best Chilli recipe

[thewave]

Following on from the spag bol, this is another dish which has many variations, however, I think I've got this one

(serves loads)
1 Tin Plum Tomatoes
1 tbsp Sugar
2 Jalapeno Peppers roughly chopped (I use the ones from a jar usually)
2 Large Onions (Chopped finely)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 heaped tsp Paprika
Salt & Pepper (seasoning)
2 Cloves Garlic (Finely Chopped)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Crushed)
2 Small Fresh Chillis (I use normal ones, but add a bird if you fancy it) + a sprinkling of mild chilli powder (tends to get the heat more evenly distributed)
1 tsp Cinnamon Powder
1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 Red Pepper Chopped
Handful Fresh Thyme
Handful Fresh Oregano
Handful Fresh Coriander
500g Lean Steak Mince
1 Tin Kidney Beans In Chilli Sauce (although normal kidney beans will suffice)

Brown the mince, lob in the rest, lob in a slow cooker for the day for best results.

I squeeze a lime over just before serving usually.

[shirt]

nothing to add except:

anyone adding kidney beans to a slow cooker, always pre-boil them [must be pver 100degC] or buy pre-cooked [i.e. tinned]. otherwise you will experience food poisoning from the toxins in the bean.

[$nake eye$]

lime sounds like an interesting variation! must give it a try

[scott.s]

fry the beef mince in jack daniels and set fire to the pot (outside as the flame is a big one) then add a cheeky slug when it's all cooking half way through.
also make sure you have a glass for yourself with ginger ale and plenty of ice.

other than that plenty of cumin and paprika and chilli.

[Wadeski]

there's a huge topic on this if you search...loadsa pages.

mine is the best

[thewave]

Wadeski said:

there's a huge topic on this if you search...loadsa pages.

mine is the best

Just had a look, some interesting points.

I always put worscester sauce in my spag bol, I will lob some in my chilli too now.

And I will also try the chocolate idea.

Still, i'm very sorry, my version is the best. Slow cook is THE only way to get the best out of the flavours for a chilli.

My old dear was asked frequently for the ingredients, and never told anyone, then she told me, and I told the world

[smack]

thewave said:

1 heaped tsp Paprika

I have started to use Spanish Smoked Paprika in mine, and it really uplifts it.

[skibum]

I've started to use finely diced chorizo or pancetta cubes in mine along with a good dollop of harissa. Also, here in the US I have found something called liquid smoke (http://www.bgfoods.com/brand_wrights.asp) that gives it a nice BBQ taste...

[red_zed]

a little of the finest, highest cocoa content dark chocolate added at the end is a must

adds a different dimension totally to the dish

[havoc]

Too much onion in there, otherwise sounds rather nice.

Chocolate is a really interesting idea...


Oh...and some friends did it with cubed steak rather than mince, served up with some fresh bread as well as the rice.

[scott.s]

red_zed said:

a little of the finest, highest cocoa content dark chocolate added at the end is a must

adds a different dimension totally to the dish

i have some of the 100% black and will give it a try.

[thegreengoblet]

thewave said:

Slow cook is THE only way to get the best out of the flavours for a chilli.

Agreed. I make up loads in one bash which takes a couple of hours to cook. I freeze what I don't need the first time round. I then find that the second cooking (i.e the defrosted frozen chilli) produces the best flavour of all.