Starting what I think may become a theme, I have decided my first recipe should be my signature Chilli. I make no claims about authenticity, however I do know it’s extremely tasty.

Serves: 4 (generously).

Ingredients

• 1kg of minced beef
• 3 medium sized onions
• 2 bell peppers
• 1 Scotch Bonnet
• 3 large cloves of garlic
• 2 tins of chopped or peeled tomato
• 1 tin of kidney beans
• 1lt cafetiere of coffee
• Cumin (Jeera) powder
• Hot Chocolate powder
• 3tsp of Demerara Sugar
• 2 mugs full of rice

Method

Fry the mince with no oil

There are two things to note at this point: this recipe contains no oil and it does not use any salt. The salt I recommend people can add to taste once served, and the fat from the beef is used for frying the veg.

Put the minced beef in a large-bottomed pan. This should be fried on a medium heat until it has just about turned entirely brown. This should be stirred periodically to get it evenly fried all over and to make sure you do not burn the beef.
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