Rich Chili Con Carne w/ Chorizo and Dates
 
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Chili Con Carne with Chorizo and Dates is quite easily the best Chili Con Carne recipe out there! Full of rich, robust flavours that complements rice or baked potato
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
  • 1 kg beef mince
  • 3 chorizo sausages, skins removed and pulled into crumbs
  • 2 onions, roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 red capsicum, roughly chopped
  • 400g tin diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 2 carrots
  • 400g black beans
Herbs and Spices:
  • 2 Tbs paprika
  • 2 tsp smoked hot paprika
  • 1 Tbs ground cumin
  • 1 Tbs ground black pepper
  • 1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp dried oregano (ideally Mexican but any will do in a pinch)
  • 1 Tbs dried basil
  • 2 tsp salt
Paste:
  • 400g tin diced tomatoes
  • 3 chipotles in adobo sauce (more or less depending on preferred heat level)
  • 100g dates, deseeded and roughly chopped
Method
  1. Cook the chorizo crumbs in a large pan till nicely caramelised. Remove and set aside. This will be added towards the end of the cook along with the black beans.
  2. Cook the onions and garlic till softened. There should be enough oil in the base of the pan from the chorizo, if not then add a little more.
  3. Add the beef mince and cook till browned.
  4. In a food processor, blitz the carrots till they are finely chopped. Don’t bother peeling them, just a good wash and chop off the stem section. Add this to the mince mixture.
  5. Blitz the mushrooms in the food processor till roughly chopped and add this to the mince mixture.
  6. Add all the herbs and spices to the mince mixture and stir well to combine.
  7. In the food processor place the paste ingredients; tinned tomatoes, chipotles and dates and blitz till quite smooth. Taste and add more chipotle if desired. Place paste into the mince mixture and stir well to combine.
  8. Add the beef stock, the tinned tomatoes and chopped capsicum. Stir well to combine.
  9. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover. Leave to cook for 1 hour.
  10. Remove the lid and place in the chorizo crumbs and black beans. Leave to cook for another 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
  11. Serve with rice and sour cream.
Recipe by Finding Feasts at https://www.findingfeasts.com.au/recipe-index/rich-chili-con-carne-w-chorizo-dates/