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Beef chilli with bitter chocolate
Photo: Lily Banse

Beef chilli with bitter chocolate

21 ingredients 30 min Serves 6-8 openrecipes

This old-fashioned chilli recipe uses chocolate to take it to another dimension. Enjoy on wintry evenings.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1033
Calories
43g
Protein
44g
Fat
115g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality beef steak, finely diced
  • 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality beef mince
  • 1 white onion
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 sticks celery
  • 1 dried chipotle
  • 1 tbsp dried chilli
  • ½ tbsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 3 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 500ml/17fl oz beef stock
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can kidney beans
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can black-eyed beans, drained and rinsed
  • sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
  • 75g/3oz plain chocolate
  • bunch fresh coriander
  • steamed rice
  • 8 tbsp soured cream
  • 4 spring onions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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