The Best Oh-Shit-I-Forgot-To-Buy-Tomatoes-! Chili Con Carne

Submitted by Mme Bovary

"i came home from the supermarket, thinking i had bought everything i needed for my usual chili recipe, but after 10 seconds i discovered that i had completely forgotten to buy the compulsory 400g can of tomatoes and also found out that i had run out of tomato paste! i still thought i'd give it a go. i still had 4 (...) little cherry tomatoes left in my fridge, and decided i'd try to fix something with my bottle of ketchup. to save the taste of the chili, i chose to add extra spices. and all of these plan b remedies actually led to a great chili con carne! i'll never make it again like i always have before."

 

• Ready In: 31mins
• Ingredients: 24
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (300 g) can black beans or (300 g) can kidney beans
• 500 g ground meat, of your choice
• 1 big onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 cm piece fresh gingerroot
• 4 small cherry tomatoes
• 500 ml water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 tablespoon of plain ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon bay leaf, powder
• 1 handful fresh cilantro leaves

directions

1. brown the ground meat in some butter and/or oil.
2. add the chopped onion.
3. when the onion softens, add the minced garlic and ginger.
4. stir for a couple of moments.
5. add the chopped cherry tomatoes, the water, the ketchup, the worcestershire sauce and the red wine vinegar.
6. when it boils, add the bouillon cube and all the spices.
7. let it simmer for 20 minutes.
8. add the drained beans.
9. let simmer for another 10 minutes.
10. add the chopped fresh cilantro.