Cook along with Mary P – Lamb Chilli

yay it’s a meat dish!
I’m following a low carb, high protein diet at the moment. I find this, combined with no alcohol is the quickest way to shed pounds..
I’m not a diet freak, I just like to keep my weight down as when my clothes are tight I feel miserable.

I also find when I follow a high protein diet my general eating habits improve as I’m not eating/craving carbs as I’m full for ages….

anyway! enough about Poppins! on with my yummy spicy lamb chilli!

I thought chilli would be too simple to blog about but after some encouragement from twitter buddies I decided, any recipe is a good recipe when shared..

1 onion CHOPPED.
1/2 a leek CHOPPED.
2 cloves of garlic CRUSHED.
1 chilli CHOPPED (with seeds if you like heat, take them out if not).
1 standard pack of lean lamb mince.
1 tin of chopped tomatoes.
1/2 OR whole tin of red kidney beans (your preference).
1 heaped tablespoon of tomato puree.
1 teaspoon of Worcester sauce.
1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup.
2 beef stock cubes CRUMBLED IN.
6 chestnut mushrooms CHOPPED CHUNKY.
pinch sugar.
pinch salt.
pinch pepper.

preheat a deep frying pan and when you can really feel the heat on your hand when held over the pan add a drop of rapeseed oil (or whatever you usually use) and throw in the onion and leek, turn heat down so sizzling but not burning. When soft add the garlic and chilli and stir around, after only 30 seconds add the lamb mince and mix well.
When the mince has browned all over
pour in the chopped tomatoes and refill the can halfway with water and throw this in too, add all other ingredients at this point (kidney beans, tom puree, Worcester sauce, tom ketchup, crumbled stock cubes, mushrooms, sugar, salt and pepper) stir well, lower heat, cover and leave to simmer for at least 20mins although the longer the better!

and that’s it!

I serve this on it’s own, with crusty bread and salad, with rice, in wraps (nom) or on top of a jacket potato

versatile and healthy! enjoy!

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