Sam Stern'S Chilli Con Carnie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

450 -675 g chuck steaks, chopped or 450 -675 g minced beef
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 green chili pepper, seeded and chopped
1 bunch fresh coriander leaves, chopped
400 g red kidney beans
400 g chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato puree
2 teaspoons soft brown sugar
6 fluid ounces chicken stock or 6 fluid ounces water
1 cinnamon stick
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
lime juice
salt and pepper

Preparation

preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas 4 if baking. heat half the oil in a large casserole dish. tip in the steak(chopped small) or mince. turn quickly till brown.
lower heat. add rest of oil onion, garlic chillies and coriander. cook for a few minutes until soft.
add the beans tomatoes, tomato puree, sugar, stock or water and the cinnamon stick. stir. and bring to boil.
reduce heat. cover. simmer very gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. add a splash of water if needed.
add the pepper and stir. cover and simmer it gently for 40 minutes.
taste. season with salt and a squeeze of lime.