Chili con carne potato casserole

Name: Chili con carne potato casserole
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 medium-sized onions; 2 Garlic cloves; 2 TABLESPOONS Oil; 800 g mixed mince; 1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste; 1 TABLESPOON Flour; 50 ml Vegetable broth (instant); 1 red chilli pepper; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Star Anise; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 can(s) (425 ml; separation weight: 250 g) Tomatoes; 1 can(s) (850 ml; separation weight: 500 g) kidney beans; 800 g Potatoes; 150 g Gouda cheese

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
120 mins

TOTAL TIME
120 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

3 medium-sized onions
2 Garlic cloves
2 TABLESPOONS Oil
800 g mixed mince
1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste
1 TABLESPOON Flour
50 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
1 red chilli pepper
1 Bay leaf
1 Star Anise
1 Cinnamon stick
1 can(s) (425 ml; separation weight: 250 g) Tomatoes
1 can(s) (850 ml; separation weight: 500 g) kidney beans
800 g Potatoes
150 g Gouda cheese

Directions

1
Peel and finely dice the onions and garlic. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pot and fry the onions in it until golden brown. Add garlic and minced meat and fry for about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste. Dust with flour and deglaze with broth.
2
Clean the chilli, cut lengthwise, remove seeds and wash. Add chilli, bay leaf, star anise, cinnamon stick and tomatoes. Simmer for about 20 minutes. In the meantime wash and drain the beans. Peel and wash the potatoes and cut them into approx. 1 cm thick slices. Add the beans to the mince for about the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Grate cheese roughly. Spread a casserole dish (approx. 2 litres capacity) with remaining oil and line the bottom with 1/3 of the potatoes. Spread half of the chili con carne on top and sprinkle with half of the cheese. Spread another third of the potatoes on top.
3
Add the beans to the mince for about the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Grate cheese roughly. Spread a casserole dish (approx. 2 litres capacity) with remaining oil and line the bottom with 1/3 of the potatoes. Spread half of the chili con carne on top and sprinkle with half of the cheese. Spread another third of the potatoes on top. Spread with the remaining chili con carne, cover with the remaining potatoes and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. In a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ gas: level 2)
4
Bake for about 1 hour. Garnish with chilli peppers and parsley as desired