Slow Cooker Chilli

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 8 Hours

Serves: 4 People

Ingredients

• 675g Lean Braising or Stewing Beef, Cubed
• 1-2 tbsp Rapeseed or sunflower oil
• 450g Onion, Peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, Peeled and crushed
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes
• 1 small red pepper, deseeded & roughly chopped
• 100g mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• 400g can red kidney beans
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 2tbsp tomato puree
• Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
• 100g good quality plain chocolate, Broken into small pieces
• Freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley to garnish

Method

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the meat with the onions and garlic, in batches in need be, for roughly 4-5 mins.  Remove and transfer to a large slow cooker.

• Add the remaining ingredients except the parsley and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.

• Garnish with the fresh parsley and serve with a jacket potato or wedges.

Tip

If you have a hob proof dish in your slow cooker this can be used for the browning, making it an excellent 1 pan/dish recipe.