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chili con carne recipe
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Chili Con Carne, Dutch Pinto Beans & Pineapple

Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 5 hours
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Cooking Pot
  • Cooking Pot
  • Fine Sieve

Ingredients

  • 100 gram Dried Pinto Beans
  • 750 gram Beef Meat which is suitable for stews
  • 2 Shallots
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika Powder
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp Vinegar
  • ½ tsp Dried Oregano
  • ½ tsp Dried Chili Flakes
  • 5 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 400 ml Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 Beef Stock Cube

Serve with..

  • 1 bag Prawn Crackers in Dutch [Kroepoek]
  • 1 Pineapple
  • 250 gram Basmati Rice
  • 2 Limes
  • Bunch of Cilantro
  • ¼ Chili pepper

Instructions

[At least 8 hours ahead..]

  • Soak the dried pinto beans in some water for at least 8 hours. You can also soak them overnight.

[At least 2 hours ahead..]

  • Cut the beef meat in equal sized cubes, and it these to a bowl. Add the cinnamon, vinegar, chili, oregano, paprika powder and some salt & pepper. Cover the bowl, place it in the refrigerator and let the beef marinate for at least 2 hours.

Let's start cooking!

  • Cut the two shallots and two cloves of garlic in slices.
  • Heat the olive oil in the cooking pot and add the shallots, garlic and beef. Bake everything until brown and caramelized. This will take about 10 minutes.
  • Then it is time to add the chopped tomatoes, 500 ml water (you can use the can for this ;)) and the stock cube. Bring this all to a boil and let it cook for 2 hours.
  • In the meantime, you can already cut the fresh pineapple in cubes.
  • Drain the soaked beans and add those to the stew. Let the stew cook for another hour. If you don't have any dried beans, you can also use a can of pre-cooked beans. However if you use those, add them when the beef is completely tender. Adding those beans before will result in a more porridge like dinner!

Serve with..

  • Quickly wash the basmati rice, drain it and add it to a cooking pot. Add 500 ml of water and bring this to a boil. Let the rice cook for about 8 minutes. If you like, you can add some finely grated lime zest to give this rice a special touch!
  • Just before serving, chop the cilantro and chili pepper very fine and cut one lime in parts.

Let's have a quick taste!

  • Grab a spoon and taste the chili. If you think the chili is a bit too spicy, feel free to add the juice of 1/2 or 1 lime. Preferring a spicier version? Add some more chili!

Time to eat!

  • Serve the chili with rice, prawn crackers and pineapple!