Mexican chilli beef with polenta recipe
Creamy, buttery polenta is topped with a helping of fiery chipotle-spiced chilli beef in this Mexican-inspired supper, perfect for rustling up midweek.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
- 667 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 2 red onions, 1 finely chopped and 1 thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 500g minced beef
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 400g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1½ tbsp chipotle chilli and smoked paprika paste
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 200g quick cook polenta
- 50g butter
- 1 lime, juiced
- small handful coriander leaves
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2795kJ 667.0kcal
- Fat
- 33g
- Saturates
- 15g
- Salt
- 1.7g
- Sugars
- 9g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 62.5gProtein 35.6gFibre 11.4g
Method
- Heat the oil in a shallow casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 mins until slightly golden.
- Add the minced beef and cook for 1-2 mins, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Add the tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato purée, chipotle paste, cumin, oregano, a good pinch of salt and 200ml of just boiled water. Mix everything together and bring to the boil.
- Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 30 mins until the meat is cooked through. Remove the lid and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 mins until the sauce is really thick.
- Meanwhile, put the polenta into a saucepan and pour over 800ml of just boiled water. Cook on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 mins until the polenta is tender. Add the butter, season and mix well. Remove from the heat, cover and set to one side.
- Put the sliced onion into a small bowl and add the lime juice and a pinch of salt. Toss together and set to one side so that the flavour of the onion mellows. It will need at least 5 mins.
- To serve, divide the polenta between four plates. Top each with the beef. Scatter some of the softened sliced onions, coriander and chilli over and serve immediately.
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