Slow cooker chilli con carne

Chocolate added at the end gives a richness to this slow-cooked chilli. You can store any leftovers in the freezer for 2 months.
Try it with soured cream, fluffy rice and a scoop of guacamole.

By Jane Hornby

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and thickly sliced
  • small bunch fresh coriander, stalks finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 500g/1lb 2oz beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat and cut into matchbox-size pieces
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 fat garliccloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp hot chilli powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • 300ml/½ pint hot beef stock
  • 2 x 400g/14oz can red kidney beansin water, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cube good quality dark chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids