Recipes
Our recipe section has a range of home-style cooking and meal ideas to use those delicious organic vegetables you have worked so hard to grow. Now time to reap the benefits!
You can of course, use our recipes as a guide and tweak them to suit your own tastes. They are in the main, written by somebody who loves food and doesn't measure anything so we hope you enjoy our 'rustic' take on the selection of dishes here. We have recipes by vegetable, fruit, nuts or herbs and soups, which are extremely versatile as well as some fabulous and inspiring Canning & Preserving recipes and information from our lovely friend at LoveJars - Rosie.
You can also submit your recipes and we will share them on our Growers' Recipes section!
Chilli Con Carne
A Mexican fiery medley of meat and mixed beans
Ingredients
- 500g Minced beef
- 1 Medium Onion
- 1 Tin of Kidney Beans or beans of choice
- 1 Tin Tomatoes
- Red Pepper
- Chilli Pepper
- Vegetable Stock
- Cumin Seeds/Ground Cumin
- Hot Smoked Paprika
- Coriander
- Mixed herbs or Oregano
- Tomato Puree
Please note that our recipes are an approximate guideline - Quantities along with ingredients are totally adaptable to suit personal taste, consistency and density as well as portion sizes.
Method
You can swap beef mince for an alternative meat or Quorn; or simply mixed beans and chopped vegetables.
1. Fry off the mince in a pan with your chopped onions and peppers until softened and the mince is browned off.
2. Add and stir in your herbs and spices - quantity is to taste and you can of course simply use chilli powder. (Add little and gradually so that it isn't too hot and spicy for you).
3. Continuing to stir-in, add your tomato puree (you can use Passata too)
4. Add and stir in your beans of choice.
5. Add the tinned tomatoes and stir-in. Optional but you can add a vegetable stock cube to add a bit more depth.
6. Allow to simmer on low, stirring occasionally. You can cool down the spice heat with some plain yoghurt if you wish.
7. Serve with boiled rice or top off a fluffy jacket potato!
