Name: Braised Beef Chilli
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1kg Beef; 3 Onions; 4 cloves Garlic; Dash Olive oil; 300g Chorizo; 2 tsp Cumin; 2 tsp Allspice; 1 tsp Cloves; 1 large Cinnamon stick; 3 Bay Leaves; 2 tsp dried Oregano; 2 ancho Ancho Chillies; 3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar; 2 x 400g Plum Tomatoes; 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup; 2 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar; 2 x 400g tins Borlotti Beans

Beef

6 servings

774 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 250°F.

Step 2

Take beef out of the fridge to come to room temperature

Beef

Step 3

Pulse onions and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped

OnionsGarlic

Step 4

Heat olive oil in a large casserole and sear beef on all sides until golden

Olive oilBeef

Step 5

Remove beef to a plate, add more olive oil and brown the chorizo

BeefOlive oilChorizo

Step 6

Add onions, garlic, cumin, allspice, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, oregano and ancho chillies and cook until soft in the chorizo oil

OnionsGarlicCuminAllspiceClovesCinnamon stickBay LeavesOreganoAncho Chillies

Step 7

Season with salt and pepper and add balsamic vinegar, plum tomatoes, tomato ketchup and dark brown sugar

Balsamic VinegarPlum TomatoesTomato KetchupDark Brown Sugar

Step 8

Return all meat to the pot, add 400ml water (or red wine), bring to a simmer, cover and transfer to the oven

BeefChorizo

Step 9

After 2 hours check the meat and add borlotti beans

Borlotti Beans

Step 10

Cook for a further hour then pull the meat apart with forks before serving