Chilli Con Carne using stewing beef instead of mince

[raleighnut]

I'd cut the beef into thin strips rather than cubes then just cook as normal.

 

[subaqua]

Meat is murder. Just sayin'.

so is eating veg.

 

[marzjennings]

Heston did one recipe in the In Search Of Perfection series where he soaked some Short Ribs in brine overnight, fried them in a hot pan and then braised for 5 hours with hot chilli oil etc


View: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xndw1x_in-search-of-perfection-s2e6-chili-con-carne_lifestyle

Good god, the mans goes to DC to find good chili. That's like going to Dublin to find a good pasty. Also, NO BEANS IN CHILI, keep your kidney bean soup to yourself.

Since moving to Texas one of the few things I've adopted is good chili. Lumps of meat (skirt, rib, strip), great sauce and no friggin beans.

 

[Dave Davenport]

I always use stewing steak, fried off then cooked in the oven for 5 or 6 hours in a sealed casserole dish at about 140c, with a (you only need one) home grown Trinidad Scorpion chilli to give it some real kick.

 

[jayonabike]

1kg Good quality stewing steak, shin if possible, cut in to nice chunks. Brown in casserole pan on hob. Remove, fry 2 sliced onions and a couple of crushed cloves of garlic.
Add 1tsp of cumin, coriander, paprika and 1 cinnamon stick. 1 or 2 tsp of chilli powder depending how hot you like it. Cook the spices for a minute or so then add 2 tins of tomatoes, a good squirt of tomato purée and 250ml beef stock.
Add the beef and a tin of kidney beans and I also add a sliced fresh chilli or a dried habanero chilli
Cover and cook in the oven on 160c for 4 hours
Stir every hour or so and you might have to top up with a splash of water.

 

[ufkacbln]

Surely any cooking is the result was someone's experiment

Invite a few understanding friends around try what you want to and see what they think

It will either work or they will drink more of your beer and laugh and laugh

All you need Is friends with a sense of humour and a sense of adventure

 

[hoopdriver]

1kg Good quality stewing steak, shin if possible, cut in to nice chunks. Brown in casserole pan on hob. Remove, fry 2 sliced onions and a couple of crushed cloves of garlic.
Add 1tsp of cumin, coriander, paprika and 1 cinnamon stick. 1 or 2 tsp of chilli powder depending how hot you like it. Cook the spices for a minute or so then add 2 tins of tomatoes, a good squirt of tomato purée and 250ml beef stock.
Add the beef and a tin of kidney beans and I also add a sliced fresh chilli or a dried habanero chilli
Cover and cook in the oven on 160c for 4 hours
Stir every hour or so and you might have to top up with a splash of water.

That is how to make chilli

None if this nonsense about grated chocolate, coffee, butter, beer etc.

I'd add a splash of vinegar before serving.

 

[Pale Rider]

I rarely cook with stewing beef, but is there not a danger the cubes will fall apart to stringy fibres?

 

[jayonabike]

I'd add a splash of vinegar before serving.

Yes, acidic to cut through the spice, why didn't I think of that

 

[MichaelW2]

I rarely cook with stewing beef, but is there not a danger the cubes will fall apart to stringy fibres?

Eventually, but not from 10hrs of slow cooker. Larger pieces (1 1/2"- 2" cubes) resist falling apart longer than typical supermarket 1/2" - 3/4" cubes
I cook oxtail for about 18 hrs.

 

[SD1]

How long do you slow cook the beef for? I'll be using 3kg or so?

A week.

 

[gottogetfit]

Has anyone got any sure-fire recipes for this?

Got some people round for drinks for my birthday in a couple of weeks and I want to put a big pot of chilli out for people to help themselves, but I'd like to use really slow-cooked beef and mash it all up instead of using mince.

I googled a couple of recipes but they look slightly on the poncy side (especially Jamie Oliver's "throw half a litre of coffee in" one).

TIA.

Google bbc good food slow cooker chilli. Works every time

 

[Dec66]

I rarely cook with stewing beef, but is there not a danger the cubes will fall apart to stringy fibres?

That's precisely what I want it to do..!

 

[graham bowers]

Consider skirt - look it up. Cook long and slow and it falls apart in the mouth. It was recommended to my wife by our local butcher for boeuf bourguignon and it is a delight. I've also used it in a beef curry with excellent results.

 

[hoopdriver]

Yes, acidic to cut through the spice, why didn't I think of that

We're even then. I'd not thought of the warming quality of cinnamon!