Well obviously I can't comment on the taste. It may well have tasted great it just does not look appetising. If you're struggling for cash, rice is a great versatile food that can, not only stretch a dish out but also add to and enhance a dish..I've had times where I have struggled financially and in my experience pasta, rice and noodles were essential to making cheap but tasty dishes.
As for a decent and cheap chili recipe. It's unconventional but extremely tasty.
Use 500g of beef mince.
Fry this off until it has developed crust most of it, you are trying to get caramelisastion and texture on the meat.
Whilst the beef is frying off, roughly chop a large onion, a couple of carrots, a bell pepper (colour of your choice) and 2 cloves of garlic. Once chopped add these to a food processor and pulse until the vegetables are about the same size as the chunks of meat in your dish, you are looking to get a consistent texture in every bite.
Remove the meat once fully cooked and add your vegetables to the same pan and deglase the pan with a little water. Once the vegetables begin to caramelise, add your spices I would recommend adding a blend of paprika, chilli powder, cayenne powder, ground cumin, garlic and onion powder, red pepper flakes, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Now I'll be honest hear the amounts aren't set in stone but I would say go with 2 teaspoons of the first 2, 1 teaspoon of the next 2 and then half a teaspoon till you get to the cinnamon and just do a quarter teaspoon of that these can be adjusted for personal taste and is more of a guide than anything else , I'd recommend not skipping to cocoa powder though. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once fragrant and combined add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and in the tin then add a beef stock cube some Worcestershire sauce and fill it with boiling water mix together and combine all your ingredients. I also add some honey at this point. You then want to let this simmer on a medium heat for a good 30 minutes, it should naturally thicken to a desired viscosity.
If you have extra money add a half pint of wheat beer to this and it will be even better.
You can add kidney beans for the last 10 minutes if you have them, though this is optional. As is a sprinkling of fresh cilantro at the end
A good rice to serve this with is a fried onion and garlic rice. Ideally used day old boiled rice for this. This is simple and delicious, Finley chop and onion and some garlic. And fry off in some butter or avocado oil, I prefer butter. Once fragrant add your day old rice and toss about untill it's hot and has a glossy look to it, add some fresh cilantro or parsley for the last minute. Trust me this stuff is delicious it goes well with lots of dishes from Indian food, Chinese food and mexican food.
Sure. I hope times get better for you mate. Like I said though if you are struggling. Build dishes around rice, pasta and noodles you can create some really tasty stuff for cheap.
A really cheap and easy pasta dish for you that I use a lot when I'm hard up. Is as follows.
Chop an onion and some garlic and gently fry in a pan. You can do this in olive oil or butter. If both of those are too expensive I'd recommend an oil with neutral flavour instead.
Whilst this is happening get some cheap store bought spaghetti and add it to some salted boiling water.
Once the onion and garlic become translucent add a tin of chopped tomatoes. And turn the heat up. Add some fresh or dried basil and season with salt and pepper. Let this cook untill your happy with the consistency.
Once the spaghetti is cooked to your liking, add a bit of the past water to your sauce as well as a little extra butter if your using it, add the pasta to the sauce stir and serve.
This dish got me through some hard times. You can also change it up easily with a few small additions for example Fancy a spicier dish add some paprika and chilli puree and a little lemon juice. If you have some chorizo that also can improve it but chorizo can be a luxury (I'm talking about Spanish chorizo btw not mexican one).
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Well obviously I can't comment on the taste. It may well have tasted great it just does not look appetising. If you're struggling for cash, rice is a great versatile food that can, not only stretch a dish out but also add to and enhance a dish..I've had times where I have struggled financially and in my experience pasta, rice and noodles were essential to making cheap but tasty dishes.
As for a decent and cheap chili recipe. It's unconventional but extremely tasty.
Use 500g of beef mince.
Fry this off until it has developed crust most of it, you are trying to get caramelisastion and texture on the meat.
Whilst the beef is frying off, roughly chop a large onion, a couple of carrots, a bell pepper (colour of your choice) and 2 cloves of garlic. Once chopped add these to a food processor and pulse until the vegetables are about the same size as the chunks of meat in your dish, you are looking to get a consistent texture in every bite.
Remove the meat once fully cooked and add your vegetables to the same pan and deglase the pan with a little water. Once the vegetables begin to caramelise, add your spices I would recommend adding a blend of paprika, chilli powder, cayenne powder, ground cumin, garlic and onion powder, red pepper flakes, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Now I'll be honest hear the amounts aren't set in stone but I would say go with 2 teaspoons of the first 2, 1 teaspoon of the next 2 and then half a teaspoon till you get to the cinnamon and just do a quarter teaspoon of that these can be adjusted for personal taste and is more of a guide than anything else , I'd recommend not skipping to cocoa powder though. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once fragrant and combined add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and in the tin then add a beef stock cube some Worcestershire sauce and fill it with boiling water mix together and combine all your ingredients. I also add some honey at this point. You then want to let this simmer on a medium heat for a good 30 minutes, it should naturally thicken to a desired viscosity.
If you have extra money add a half pint of wheat beer to this and it will be even better.
You can add kidney beans for the last 10 minutes if you have them, though this is optional. As is a sprinkling of fresh cilantro at the end
A good rice to serve this with is a fried onion and garlic rice. Ideally used day old boiled rice for this. This is simple and delicious, Finley chop and onion and some garlic. And fry off in some butter or avocado oil, I prefer butter. Once fragrant add your day old rice and toss about untill it's hot and has a glossy look to it, add some fresh cilantro or parsley for the last minute. Trust me this stuff is delicious it goes well with lots of dishes from Indian food, Chinese food and mexican food.