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Here’s a photo I’ve taken on the 20th October 2018 when I was at an uncredited cookery class in college. I made a Chilli Con Carne using fresh ingredients as well as 4 chilli flakes and a pinch of chilli powder. Photo taken using my iPhone 10 Pro.

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Chilli Con Carne Recipe (Recipes) (Cooking)

Date & Time: 20th October 2018 at 1:20 pm UTC

Photo by Warren Woodhouse

INGREDIENTS

What ingredients you’ll need.

• 200g Minced Beef
• 1x Medium OR Large Onion
• 1x 1/2 Chopped Tinned Tomatoes
• 1x-2x Garlic Cloves
• 1/2 Tinned Mixed Beans
• 1x Pinch of Black Pepper
• 1x 1/2 Carrot
• 1x 1/3-1/4 Tomato Purée (Thickens the sauce, adds more flavour)
• 1x of any Vegetable Peppers (Green, Yellow OR Red)
• 1 tsp Chilli Flakes OR 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1x 1/2-1 tsp Paprika
• 100g Plain-White Rice
• 1x Bottle of Vegetable Oil

GLOSSARY

Words that are included in this recipe that you might not understand.

• g: Grams. It’s a type of weight used to measure ingredients. 1g is equal to 1000kg.
• kg: Kilograms. It’s a type of weight used to measure ingredients. 1000kg is equal to 1g.
• tsp: Teaspoon. Used to measure ingredients and used for cooking.
• tbsp: Tablespoon. Used to measure ingredients and used for cooking.
• 1/2: Half
• 1/3: Third
• 1/4: Quarter
• x: Multiple, Times, More Of. More of something.
• Pinch: Unknown weight measurement. Pick and hold your thumb and index fingers while holding a tiny bit of black pepper and drop the bit of black pepper into the saucepan.
• Pour: remove contents or water. Another word for this is Draining.
• Draining: See “Pour”.
• Simmer: Cook on low heat such as Gas Mark 2/Electric Mark 2.
• Crush: Squash something such as Garlic Cloves into little pieces.
• Dilute: Add water.

EQUIPMENT

What you’ll need.

• Saucepan
• Cooker
• Chopping Board (Red for meat, Green for vegetables, White for dairy)
• Tablespoon
• Teaspoon
• Wooden Spoon
• Chopping Knife
• Tin Opener
• Garlic Crusher
• Shive (Used for draining stuff such as Chopped Tinned Tomatoes)

DIRECTION

Step by step Direction of recipe.

1. Put the Mince Beef and Vegetable Oil into the Saucepan.
2. Heat up Saucepan on the cooker on Gas Mark 4/Electric Mark 4.
3. Dice the Onion and add to the Saucepan.
4. Dice the Carrots and the Vegetable Peppers then add them to the Saucepan.
5. Finely Crush the Garlic Cloves, then add the Garlic Cloves and Spices (Optional) to the Saucepan.
6. Open the tins of Chopped Tinned Tomatoes and Tinned Mixed Beans. Use a Shive to take out the excess water from the tins into a drainer or sink. Pour the contents of the Chopped Tinned Tomatoes and Tinned Mixed Beans into the Saucepan.
7. Simmer the Saucepan for 25-30 minutes on a low heat of Gas Mark 2/Electric Mark 2.
8. Add a Jug of Water to the Saucepan if the contents are too much and the contents need to be diluted down.
9. Taste your recipe. Add Tomato Purée.
10. Boil the Plain White Rice in a separate Saucepan. Note: You can boil rice in a microwave using a small bowl. 100g of Plain White Rice needs 100g of Water to boil with in a Saucepan. This will take 10 minutes. Rice must not be crunchy.
11. Bon Appetit (Translation: Good Appetite. Literally ready to eat.)