Chilli con carne

Name: Chilli con carne
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) minced (ground) beef; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to serve; 150 g (5½ oz) light sour cream; 1 red capsicum (pepper), about 300 g (10½ oz), diced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste (concentrated purée); 2 large red chillies, seeded and chopped; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) vegetable stock; 400 g (14 oz) tinned diced tomatoes; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 400 g (14 oz) red kidney beans; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Simple Table

By Michele Cranston

Published 2016

About

As we all know, travel isn’t always glamorous. I recently found myself in a hotel room attempting to heat a piece of supermarket lasagne in a coffee cup. As I finally curled up with my cup of lasagne, I surprised myself with the thought that there really is something quite lovely about eating out of a cup. I know you are wondering where I’m going with this and the answer is that a friend of mine always Serves chilli con carne at his parties in a cup, with a spoon, and it’s become quite a fa