Chilli Con Carne

Ingredients:
1 large red onion
2 garlic cloves
500g lean beef mince
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp tomato puree
chopped peppers
400g chopped tomatoes
Beef stock cube
Salt & pepper
400g red kidney beans
Fry light
Rice to serve.

1. Prepare vegetables. Chop 1 large onion into small dice, about 5mm square. Cut 1 red pepper and peel and finely chop 2 garlic cloves.
2. Put pan on hob over a medium heat. Spray the fry light and leave it for 1-2 minutes until hot. Add the onions and cook, stirring fairly frequently, for about 5 minutes until onions are soft, squidgy and slightly translucent. Tip in the garlic, pepper, chilli powder, paprika and ground cumin. Give it a good stir, then leave to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Brown the 500g lean minced beef. Turn the heat up a bit, add the meat to the pan and break up. The mix should sizzle a bit when you add the mince. Keep stirring and prodding for at least 5 minutes, until mince is cooked.
4. Making the sauce. Crumble 1 beef stock cube into 300ml hot water. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture. Open 1 can of chopped tomatoes and add these as well. Add good shake of salt and pepper. Squirt in about 2 tbsp tomato puree and stir the sauce well.
5. Simmer gently. Bring the whole thing to the boil, give a good stir and put a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat until it is gently bubbling and leave for 20 minutes. Check on the pan occasionally to stir and make sure the sauce doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan or isn't drying out. If it is, add a couple of tablespoons of water and make sure that the heat really is low enough. After simmering gently, the saucy mince mixture should look thick, moist and juicy.
6. Drain and rinse 1 can of red kidney beans in a sieve and stir them into the chilli pot. Bring to boil again, and gentle bubble without the lid for another 10 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks too dry. Taste bit of the chilli and season. Replace the lid, turn off the heat and leave to stand before serving.
7. Serve with rice.

*Easily Freezable