Vary the ingredients to create your own personal version of this useful recipe.
Serves 6.
Ingredients
6 tsp vegetable oil
2 onions, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
700 g lean minced beef
400 g canned chopped tomatoes
425 ml beef stock
6 tsp chilli powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
425 g canned red kidney beans, drained
seasoning

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add onions. Fry for 5-8 min until softened. Add garlic. Cook for 1 min.
2. Stir in beef. Cook for 4 min, stirring until browned all over.
3. Add tomatoes, stock, chilli powder, cumin and seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 2 hours, until liquid in the pan thickens.
4. Stir in beans. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
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