Mince - chilli recipes

[mum2westiesGill]

Does anyone have any recipes for a very simple homamade chilli recipe using mince beef?

 

[Northerner]

For my chilli I do the following:

Fry 500g lean mince in a big pan. Drain off the excess fat and remove meat from pan. Add a splash of vegetable oil to pan and fry three large, chopped onions and a large pepper. Return the meat to the pan and add a tin of red kidney beans and three tins of peeled plum tomatoes (preferably also chopped), two oxo cubes, a teaspoon of 'very lazy' chilli and 4 teaspoons of hot chilli powder. Finally, add a tin (or frozen) of sweetcorn and leave it all to simmer for an hour or so. This will make about 6 portions for me, so I eat one and freeze the rest 🙂 This makes a very hot chilli, so if you're not a fan of hot, then omit the very lazy chilli and perhaps use mild chilli powder instead!

 

[mum2westiesGill]

Thank you Northerner,

Your recipe sounds really good but one thing, could i add the red kidney beans at the end & take my portion out? This is me being fussy as the rest of the family (hubby, daughter & son) love them.

 

[Northerner]

Thank you Northerner,

Your recipe sounds really good but one thing, could i add the red kidney beans at the end & take my portion out? This is me being fussy as the rest of the family (hubby, daughter & son) love them.

I don't see why not - if you use the tinned variety they don't take long to heat through 🙂

 

[Northerner]

p.s. one of the reasons I put sweetcorn in is so that I can easily distiguish the chilli from other mince dishes when they are frozen!

 

[lauraw1983]

p.s. one of the reasons I put sweetcorn in is so that I can easily distiguish the chilli from other mince dishes when they are frozen!

LOL! This is so true, I hunt throug the freezer and it's pot luck half the time if I get spag bol or chilli to eat!!

 

[mum2westiesGill]

QUOTE=Northerner;351884]p.s. one of the reasons I put sweetcorn in is so that I can easily distiguish the chilli from other mince dishes when they are frozen! [/QUOTE]

That's a very good idea!

 

[Catwoman76]

Does anyone have any recipes for a very simple homamade curry or chilli recipe using mince beef?

Hi reading the other threads and Kidney beans, I don't like them at all, I have always used a tin of baked beans in mine( you could always drain off the sauce). I do love chilli Con Carne I hope it's a success. Sheena

 

[David H]

QUOTE=Northerner;351884]p.s. one of the reasons I put sweetcorn in is so that I can easily distiguish the chilli from other mince dishes when they are frozen!

That's a very good idea![/QUOTE]

Just buy foil trays with lids (the type the curry shop uses) and write on the lid with felt tip pen what it is.

packet of 8 costs ?1.

 

[MeanMom]

Just buy foil trays with lids (the type the curry shop uses) and write on the lid with felt tip pen what it is.

packet of 8 costs ?1.

Good idea David but then you can't defrost in the microwave - I use microwave containers and get freezer labels from Lakeland really cheap (other stores are available😉)

I make my (veg) chilli with tins of mixed beans - there wouldn't be so manu kidney beans for you to fish out . OH likes this even tho' he's a meat eater. (well he says he does)

 

[caffeine_demon]

Bay leaves will seriously improve the flavour!! I'm a big chilli fan!

 

[mum2westiesGill]

For my chilli I do the following:

Fry 500g lean mince in a big pan. Drain off the excess fat and remove meat from pan. Add a splash of vegetable oil to pan and fry three large, chopped onions and a large pepper. Return the meat to the pan and add a tin of red kidney beans and three tins of peeled plum tomatoes (preferably also chopped), two oxo cubes, a teaspoon of 'very lazy' chilli and 4 teaspoons of hot chilli powder. Finally, add a tin (or frozen) of sweetcorn and leave it all to simmer for an hour or so. This will make about 6 portions for me, so I eat one and freeze the rest 🙂 This makes a very hot chilli, so if you're not a fan of hot, then omit the very lazy chilli and perhaps use mild chilli powder instead!

Just to let you know Northerner i did your chilli last night and hubby says to let you know how nice it was 🙂