Hot Chilli

This recipe is an old and trusted favourite. Its my comfort food, my hangover cure and my cure for blocked sinuses. If you don't like spicy food then do ignore this.

500g Minced Beef

2 Small Onions diced

2 Peppers diced

2 Cloves garlic chopped

½ Chorizo ring diced into cubes

1 can red kidney beans

1 can chopped tomatoes

2 Tablespoons Lazy Chilli

5 Tablespoons Chilli Powder

3 Teaspoons ground Cumin

2 Teaspoons Paprika

2 Tablespoons Encona West Indian Hot Pepper Sauce

10 Dashes Tabasco

1 Oxo cube

1 Tablespoon tomato puree

Mixed Chilli’s – 5 low heat, 10 medium heat, 15 Uber heat

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper to season

• Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the onions, chorizo, garlic, chillis and peppers. Cook till they start to soften.
• Add the chilli powder, cumin, paprika and lazy chilli stir till all covered then coo kfor a further 5 minutes.
• Add the mince and cook till brown.
• Add the tomatoes, kidney beans, oxo cube, hot pepper sauce, Tabasco sauce and stir.
• Bring to the boil then reduce and simmer for as long as you can. The longer the cooking the hotter it becomes.
• Serve with rice or tortillas. If you aren’t good with heat add sour cream or just don’t cook it as it is wasted on you!!!