Top's Fool Proof Chili (My wife can do it so....)
My wife's dad died (no need for condolences) a couple of days so she's flying to Bangkok on the morrow. As I spend a good chunk of my time teaching or generally fooking off, I decided to prepare a few meals that I can freeze and microwave.
Today's effort was chili. A big double batch...
1 kg ground beef
2 packets of seasoning (yes, I do use the seasoning packets, don't hate me)
2 cans of crushed tomatoes
1 can of beans
2 cans of water, using the bean can
2 medium onions, medium chop
1 head of garlic, medium minced
Brown the meat and drain the pint of grease.
Pro tip, after draining the grease, then add your first pack of seasoning directly to the meat. Keep on browning for another few minutes until a fount develops on the bottom. Add the onion and garlic, the water in the onions will help to start deglaze the pot.
Once the onions are translucent, add the cans of the crushed tomatos and stir the pot to finish removing the sticky bits on the bottom of your pot, then add the beans and a couple of cans of water.
After about an hour of simmering you should be here...and it's time to add the secret ingredient...
Yes, that's right, the evil garlic chili oil....it adds a wonderful depth of flavor to a bog standard (to use a Brit expression) recipe.
More to come..tomorrow will be spaghetti sauce along with a couple of containers of fridge ready meals.
Try to contain your excitement!