You know, the good folks of my adoptive county are so full of themselves sometimes…'Appen today is Yorkshire Day.
Chilli
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium-sized onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1½ lb lean minced beef
- 8oz tinned tomatoes
- 3oz tinned tomato puree
- 1 red pepper in smallish chunks
- a pinch of sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon each of ground cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons mild chilli powder (or 2 tsp extra hot chilli powder)
- 12 fl.oz beef stock
- 14oz kidney beans
- ½ lb mushrooms (chopped) - we usually put in lots more
Method
- Seal meat in olive oil.
- Add everything else except kidney beans and mushrooms.
- Simmer for one hour.
- Add kidney beans and mushrooms.
- Simmer for a further 30 minutes.
- Serve with rice or jacket potatoes