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Recipe of the month | BEANS CHILI WITH MEAT

BEAN CHILI WITH MEAT

Recipe of the month | BEAN CHILI WITH MEAT

Ingredients for 4 persons:

250 g dark red kidney beans, soaked overnight

250 g rice

250 g minced meat

300 g tomato chopped tomatoes

250 g grated cheddar cheese

1 green pepper

5 onions

4 large garlic cloves

1 chili pepper

1 pinch of cumin powder

Drain the beans. Peel the onions and the garlic, wash the pepper and remove its seeds and whitish veins.

Place the beans in a pot, together with the bouquet garnish, one clove of garlic and one onion. Cover with water, bring to the boil and simmer for one and a half to two hours.

Chop the remaining onions and garlic and the pepper. Brown the meat in a little oil in a frying pan.

Add the chopped garlic, onion and pepper and cook for 10 minutes. Then add the tomatoes and chilli pepper and continue cooking for another five minutes. Meanwhile, cook the rice in salted water. Drain. Layer the ingredients on a plate, starting with the rice and finishing with the beans on top. Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

Recipe of the month | BEAN CHILI WITH MEAT