Chilli Con Carne Extra

Name: Chilli Con Carne Extra
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp water; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1–3 small red or green chillies; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 onions, sliced into rings; 500 g lean beef mince; 2 × 400 g tins of red kidney beans; 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes; 25 g dark chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids; sea salt; a handful of fiat-leaf parsley roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Marvellous Meals with Mince

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, sliced into rings
500 g

Method

In Mexico, Spain and Italy a small amount of dark chocolate – which we are now told is good for us – is used to add richness and texture to savoury dishes. It is especially good in spicy dishes, as I found when I made a quick version of this old favourite. Using fresh chillies instead of powder is also a plus; one small green chilli will make a fairly mild version which most children will eat,