Beef chilli

Name: Beef chilli
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 Onion, chopped; 1 Red capsicum, chopped; 5 cloves Garlic, chopped; 1 small knob Ginger, chopped; 1 small knob Turmeric root, chopped; 1 bunch Coriander, stems and roots, chopped; 1 Green chilli, up to 3 to taste, chopped (add extra chilli iif you like things really hot); 1 Lemon, zest and juice; 2 tsp Sea salt flakes; ¼ cup Olive oil, plus 1 Tbsp for frying; 1 kg Beef mince; 2 Tbsp Curry powder, up to 2 Tbsp, to taste; 1 Carrot, grated; 1 Courgette, grated; 400 g Canned tomatoes, crushed; 3 Bay leaves; 300 ml Beer; 1 cup Tomato paste

for 8 people

Tam West

Warren Elwin

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This recipe forms part of the August 18 meal planner created in partnership with New World. It makes enough to feed a crowd (8-10 people) or serve 4 and freeze half for another time.

Ingredients

1	Onion, chopped
1	Red capsicum, chopped
5 cloves	Garlic, chopped
1 small knob	Ginger, chopped
1 small knob	Turmeric root, chopped
1 bunch	Coriander, stems and roots, chopped
1	Green chilli, up to 3 to taste, chopped (add extra chilli iif you like things really hot)
1	Lemon, zest and juice
2 tsp	Sea salt flakes
¼ cup	Olive oil, plus 1 Tbsp for frying
1 kg	Beef mince
2 Tbsp	Curry powder, up to 2 Tbsp, to taste
1	Carrot, grated
1	Courgette, grated
400 g	Canned tomatoes, crushed
3	Bay leaves
300 ml	Beer
1 cup	Tomato paste

Directions

Blitz onion, capsicum, garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander, chilli, lemon, salt and ¼ cup of the olive oil to a wet paste.
In a large saucepan, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil and sear beef mince over a high heat to brown all over, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go. Add curry powder and paste mix and cook into the beef until well combined.
Blitz the carrot, courgette and tomatoes to a smooth puree. Add to beef mix, along with bay leaves, 1 cup of the beer (add the rest as you go, if needed), and the tomato pasta sauce and simmer 45 minutes, stirring often, until liquid has reduced. Season with salt, cover and rest 15 minutes before serving as a bowl of chilli, on rice, topped with sour cream, chopped avocado,pickled onionand pickled jalapenos and lots of chopped coriander.

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Toss hot chilli mince with a can of drained black beans, chopped coriander and grated cheese and spread into tortillas with cooked rice and sour cream for easy burritos.