One of my favorite hobbies is cooking. Not many people know that about me - my flatmates are always asking what I'm making and how I make my meals look so pretty (I don't know the answer to that latter part... I just like pretty food? Presentation is everything after all!) Today, I had a cooking experiment. I really wanted chili, but none of the recipes I looked up were what I wanted nor did I have all the ingredients. I'm poor and in grad-school, you really think I can afford all of those fancy food items? I had a pound of meat in my freezer - it's been in there for awhile and took up a bunch of space.
So it came to me! Make my very own recipe up! Now, I've never done this before. I've altered recipes and made them more suited to my tastes and cooking styles, but making up my own? Adventure time! It was so good that I had two bowls. <3 Kristy made some cornbread muffins to accompany the meal. Yummy! My flatemate Katie and her sister, Sarah, joined us. It was a delicious meal on this chilly day (punnnn)! Really hit the spot. :D
tanith k's super special awesome chili!Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
What you need:
- 1 lb minced meat (a.k.a. ground beef for America)
- Note: minced meat in Ireland is much fattier than in the States. I didn't have to use any oil to assist in browning the meat, but if you do need some, I suspect that 1 tbsp or less should be plenty.
- 1 can diced tomatoes + juices
- 1 can kidney beans, drained
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ onion, minced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Follow these steps!
- Brown your meat along with the diced onions until the meat is no longer pink (roughly 6-8 minutes) in a medium sized pan.
- Next, add your crushed garlic and green pepper. Stir fry for a couple minutes.
- Add everything else to the pan. Stir together and lower to the heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Cover the pan and simmer for 15 more minutes.
- Enjoy with cornbread muffins or saltines! Or by itself. :D
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