JOHN'S CHILLI CON CARNE

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A warm, comforting chilli is the ultimate family meal. This dish is great for all seasons and has a mix of sweet (cascabel) and smoky (ancho) chillis to give it depth

Provided by John Torode

Time 5h30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

80ml olive oil
2 large onions , roughly chopped
2 large dried ancho chillies (buy from Waitrose or ocado.com)
3 dried cascabel chillies (buy from Waitrose or ocado.com)
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp dried thyme
3 celery sticks , finely chopped
1 beef stock cube
1.5kg beef shin, boneless and cut into large chunks
1 tbsp plain flour
3 carrots , trimmed, left whole
50ml maple syrup
1can chopped tomatoes
500ml bottle dark beer
500ml fresh beef stock
fresh coriander sprigs, to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 3. Heat a large cast-iron pot or saucepan over a high flame, pour in the oil, then drop in the onions, chillies, paprika and thyme. Cook for 5 mins until the onions soften. Add the celery, give it a stir and crumble in the stock cube. Stir again and cook for another 5 mins
Add the beef, stir well, then colour for a few mins to coat the meat with the spices. Add the flour and coat everything with a more few stirs, then add the remaining ingredients, along with 1 tsp salt.
Let it come to the boil, then put a lid on, place in the oven, reduce the temperature to 140C/120C fan/ gas 1 and cook for 4 1 /2 hrs.
Take the pot out of the oven and remove the carrots, chop them into small chunks, then put them back in. I like plenty of sauce, but you may want to remove some if you don't want it too saucy - be sure to keep it, it's great on toast when cold. Remember to remove the chillies before you serve. Finally, scatter with coriander, if you like

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 17 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 38 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium