Game chilli con carne

[henry d]

250/350gm minced game (pigeon and hare are good)

2x 400gm tins of chopped tomatoes

1x tbsp tomato ketchup

4-5 dashes of Worcestershire sauce

2 big x pinches celery seed

1x tbsp Marmite

1-2 bay leaves

2 small-1 medium onion (sliced)

2x large cloves garlic crushed

2x Chipotle chillis

FRESH Chillies – dependant on what heat you like (and whether you can get Chipotles)

1x red pepper – SMOKED - this is important to the final heat and taste!

1x 400gm can red kidney beans

2x tsp sugar

2x tsp dried oregano

1/3rd bar of 70% dark chocolate

Oil

 

In a saucepan heat the canned toms with the crushed bay leaf, oregano, sugar, Worcestershire & ketchup and add the chipotles to soak and soften. Add the celery seed & Marmite - EVEN IF YOU DON`T LIKE IT!

In a frying pan soften the onion in some oil and halfway through add the fresh chilli and garlic.

Add to the sauce and turn up the heat and BROWN the mince and add to the sauce and de-glaze the pan with some water.

Add 2/3rd of the kidney beans and blitz/process the rest and then add (you may need to add some of the tomato sauce to the beans).

Chop up the chipotles into the sauce, taste for seasoning and adjust and then if to your liking add the choccy.

Leave to cool and eat the next day or two as it will improve.

 

The chipotles and the smoked peppers make this along with the choccy, so don`t skimp. The marmite also makes a difference, but if you don`t like it you won`t taste it, so don`t miss it either.

[henry d]

Forgot to add...... grated rind of 1/2 a lime and the juice near the end

[mikee]

that sounds proper yummy, i'm dribbling into my keyboard just reading the recipe

 

mikee

[swiss.tony]

yer me too can i have narn bread with mine do u deliver