Chili con carne

                                 Chili con carne

 In Germany, Chili con carne is a bit different made then here. We like to add corn, but you
don't have to put it in. You can also put little pieces of tomatoes in it if you like. We also have
and Instant product named Maggie Fix for Chili con carne. I personally like that a lot because
it is not to spicy and its made quick. Now I found that online page where someone is experimenting 
so long till they found the same taste as the fix product. I really do love this page. Now I am 
basically just converting it into english and understandable for non-german speakers.

This is what you need:

- 1 lbs ground beef

- 2 cans of Kidney beans, drained and washed

- 1 can corn, drained and washed

- 1 onion (or 1/2 if its a big one)

- 2 cloves Garlic, minced

- 4 TBSP (or one small can) Tomato Paste

- 800 ml ( a little bit more then 1 can) crushed Tomatoes

- 200 ml strong veggie broth

- Salt, Pepper

Spice mix (you can prepare ahead):

- 1 TSP (or more if you like it more spicy) Chili powder

- 4 big TBSP mild Paprika (hungarian one is the best)

- 1/2 TSP smoked Paprika

- 1 TSP Thyme

- 2 TSP Oregano

- 1 TSP Careway Seeds

1 TSP ground ginger

- 2 TSP sugar

This is how you do it:

First, dice the onion and fry it in a bit oil til its softened (not to high heat, you don't wanna burn it). Then add the ground beef and fry it crumbly. Then add the minced garlic and Tomato paste and let 
it fry for a min or 2. 

Then you add the crushed Tomatoes and the veggie broth. Stir and combine everything thoroughly. Next you add the drained Kidney beans and the corn. At the very last you add the spice mix and salt
and pepper to taste. 

You can eat it right away or, like every good tomato sauce, cook it a bit longer. I like to serve it with 
either french bread or garlic bread. Garnish with a spoon of sour cream. You can also put the Chili powder on the table for the ones who want it a little bit more spicy then you ;-) 

Guten Appetit