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Smoked chunky chilli

chunky chilli

Cut the braising steaks into small cubes, approximately 1cm square. Poor the beer over the steak and leave overnight in the fridge.

To make the chilli, drain the marinated beef, reserving the marinated liquid and pat the meat dry on kitchen paper. Fry the meat until it browns, remove from the pan and set aside. Brown the meat in the same pan and set aside, with the braising steak including any meat juices.

Fry the onion, garlic and chopped chilli for a few minutes until they start to soften. Add the chilli powder and paprika and carry on frying for a couple more minutes. Keep stirring so the mixture doesn’t burn on the bottom of the pan. Add the tomato purée and fry for a couple more minutes while stirring.

Put the meat back in the pan along with the tinned tomatoes and the reserved marinating liquor, and simmer very gently for at least an hour and a half. Fifteen minutes before the end of cooking, add the drained kidney beans.

Serve with rice, salad and tortillas.


 



 
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By Richard Fox from The Beer & Food Cook Book

 

Ingredients

300g braising steak
100ml strong, full-flavoured beer
500g minced beef
30g red chillies, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
½ tsp hot chilli powder
1tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin kidney beans, drained of liquid
Salt and Pepper
Makes 6 x good sized bowls