How to Prepare Delicious Chilli Con Carne

Chilli Con Carne.

You can cook Chilli Con Carne using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chilli Con Carne

1. It's 500 grams of minced beef.
2. It's 250 grams of mushrooms sliced. I used large flat mushrooms but any wil do.
3. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
4. You need 2 tsp of chilli flakes.
5. Prepare 1 large of onion finely chopped.
6. You need 3 clove of garlic crushed or finely chopped.
7. You need 3 of bell peppers chopped. I used 1 green, 1 red and 1 orange for colour.
8. You need 2 can of chopped tomatoes.
9. You need 1 can of kidney beans washed and drained.
10. It's 375 ml of beef stock.
11. You need 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
12. Prepare 2 tsp of ground cumin.
13. It's 2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
14. It's 3 tsp of chilli powder. I used hot but if you prefer less heat try medium strength.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of coarse ground black pepper.
16. You need 2 pinch of salt.

Chilli Con Carne instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pan over a moderate heat..
2. Add chilli flakes, garlic and onion. Cook until soft stirring occasionally..
3. Add minced beef and coarse ground black pepper. Cook until beef has browned. Stir occasionally..
4. Add bell peppers and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 mins. Stir occasionally..
5. Add tomatoes, kidney beans and beef stock. Simmer for about 5 mins..
6. Stir in half of the worcestershire sauce and taste. Don't worry if it doesn't taste like chilli as the spices come next..
7. Now my favourite bit, adding spices and tasting. It is important not to add to much and keep tasting as you add something because you can't take it out when its gone in..
8. With all you have left over, worcestershire sauce, cumin, chilli powder, cayenne pepper and salt add a quarter of each at a time. Stir in and leave for a minute and taste..
9. Add more spices if you feel it needs it. Remember a little at a time and taste..
10. When you feel it needs no more, reduce your chilli if it needs it by gently simmering and stirring occasionally..
11. Serve with rice, jacket potato, crusty bread or whatever you fancy. Enjoy..