Hot damn hot - Chilli Con Carne

We do like our sport at Number 10, and while we're mostly AFL tragics, we also don't mind Rugby League, with conditions: Melbourne Storm have to be playing and it usually has to be a final....SNAP!

It's Rugby League Grand Final and The Storm are playing the Paramatta Eels.

I wanted something easy for dinner and decided on Chilli Con Carne. It's easy and doesn't take a lot of effort...which is a pre-requisite here

So here's my version of a pretty simple dish

Chop an onion and fry it in a little olive oil. Add half a dozen chopped mushrooms, a chopped capsicum, a grated carrot or 2 and 750 grams mince beef and cook until it's browned. Now add some chilli, we don't like things too "hot" around here, so I added just 1 teaspoon, but you add however much or little as you like.

I then added:

2 cloves of minced garlic,

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 teaspoons sweet paprika

2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 grated zuchinni
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can red kidney beans

two tablespoons tomato paste and half a cup of water.

Let it simmer for an hour or so and serve with rice, sour cream, tortillas...whatever you like really.

That's it, easy peasy footy food.