Originally Posted by
A440
This is my very hot chilli recipe. Proceed with caution!
Ingredients
1lb or 500g of Minced Beef
One medium onion
2-4 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1-2 tablespoons cooking oil/olive oil
One green pepper (chopped)
One tin of chopped tomatoes (400g)
One tablespoon off tomato puree
One tin of Kidney beans (400g) (washed)
Two teaspoons of root ginger (grated or finely chopped)
The juice of a small lime
One beef stock cube
2 large Scotch Bonnet chillies (de-seeded & finely chopped)
8 small, long green chillies (whole)
1-2 teaspoons of chilli powder
4 dried hot red chillies (finely chopped)
½ teaspoon Tabasco
½ teaspoon cumin powder
½ teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons of paprika
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1-teaspoon balsamic or wine vinegar
Ground pepper (plenty)
Salt (to taste)
1 glass of red wine.
1 glass of water
Instructions
Finely chop the onion and fry in the cooking oil. A large pan or wok is best for this recipe. When the onions are softened add the garlic.
When the onions & garlic are browned at the edges moved them to one side and de-glace the pan with the balsamic vinegar. Stir in the chopped scotch bonnet chilli. Add the chopped green pepper and chopped ginger. Fry for 2 minutes. Add the minced meat (make sure it is loose and well separated); mix it in well with the ingredients in the pan. Fry till the meat is browned. Add freshly ground pepper, cumin, salt, stock cube, chilli powder, limejuice, Tabasco, paprika, Worcestershire sauce. Mix it all up nicely. Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, and tomato puree. Add the kidney beans. Finally add a glass of wine and the water. Stir thoroughly and bring to boil. Add the whole green chillies. Cover and simmer very gently for at least 2 hours. Serve with boiled rice or crusty bread with soured cream on the side.
Notes
This is an extremely powerful chilli (vindaloo ++ in strength). The amount of fresh chilli and chilli powder can, of course, be reduced (or increased!) to taste. Be careful when handling the scotch bonnet chillies not to touch your eye’s (this can be extremely painful!). I recommend wearing rubber gloves to handle these whilst de-seeding & chopping. Vegetables or meat substitutes (e.g. Quorn mince) can be used as an alternative to meat. This dish freezes very well.
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