My authentic los angelino chilli

1x can pinto beans (kidney beans)
400 grams lean beef mince
1x medium onion chopped
1x can organic (if you like!) diced tomatoes
3 long green chillis sliced seeds left in pod (these are not hot they are just to give flavour)
3 long red chillis (as above)
1 teaspoon cumin powder (if you have a mortar and pestle get the whole seeds and grind)much fresher flavour than the powder!
Half a red pepper chopped
1 teaspoon garlic powder
6 small dried chillis (add to mix whole)
Tabasco Chipolte sauce add at least 3 tablespoons and add more or less to your taste This is the main flavour for this chilli!
Tabasco green hot sauce add at least 1 tablespoon more or less to your taste this sauce opens it up a bit so its not too smokey in flavour
1 medium mild chorizo diced
2 teaspoons smokey paprika powder
1 teaspoon white pepper and 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
Salt to taste!
Beef stock... use as much as you need as the dish simmers and reduces add as you need it… add water if it starts to get too salty
    so tasting as you go is very very important…this dish is simmered for around 2 hours till a thick consistency is reached
    Ive only made this twice and fantastic both times so add the powders and sauces with care don't add too much to start add and taste!!!!

SO
olive oil in the pan cook onions slowly for 3 minutes until soft not brown add mince and brown a bit not too much just brown... turn up heat a little
and add tomatoes cook for a few minutes mod heat then add kidney beans and some beef stock to just cover dish turn heat up till its simmering well without the lid on pan stir to combine then add all chillis
powders chorizo and sauces stir to combine lower heat put lid on slighty ajar and reduce heat for a slow simmer.
Just keep watching and tasting and adding stock or water as the flavours will mature near the end… adjust all flavours to taste you'll get this recipe after a couple times i reckon this is pretty foolproof
and i know i love cooking this is a moderate dish to cook up so practice it before your big cook off! 

This list of ingredients will make a cooks pan 30cm wide around 7 cm deep
this will feed around say 8 people as a snack…so just double or triple all ingredients to suit your needs and for the beef only dish just add the extra mince
to replace the beans…..

Serving suggestion

serve in small shallow terracotta bowls with a sprinkle of coriander leaves some tasty cheese

and  organic corn chips stuck into the chilli.

Bon Apetite.