Slow cooker chilli con carne is the perfect comforting dinner. This meaty chili is easy to make, spicy, rich and loaded with flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 kg stewing beef rump, chuck, brisket will all work
- ¼ cup plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- ⅓ cup chipotle in adobo paste
- 2 ½ cups beef stock
- 400 g tinned crushed or diced tomatoes (14 oz)
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 brown onion , diced
- 1 large red capsicum (bell pepper) , diced
- 420 g can black beans drained (14oz)
- 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- Slow cooker
Instructions
- Cut the beef into 3-4 pieces. In a large bowl, toss it with the flour, paprika, cumin and a good pinch of salt. Don’t discard any excess spiced flour that doesn’t stick.
- Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Cook the beef on each side until browned being careful not to burn.
- To the bowl of a slow cooker leftover spiced flour mixture, tomato paste, chipotle paste, beef stock, diced tomatoes, oregano and sugar. Mix well to combine.
- Now add the garlic, onion and capsicum and stir well. Finally, add the beef and spoon some of the sauce over them.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 ½ hours- 8 hours until tender and easily pulling apart (or high for 3 ½ to 4 hours).
- Add the beans and cocoa powder and cook for a further 30 minutes or until the meat is shredding easily.
- Season to taste then serve.
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Notes
- Beef: You can use beef mince / ground beef in place of the chuck roast. Still brown it the same way adding the flour once it’s browned and cooking it out for a minute or two.
- Nutrition details are approximate only - scroll below the recipe to find the full nutritional information.
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