It's a popular dish, so I thought I'd ask what vegetables everyone includes in theirs? I use chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, red kidney beans, small dice carrots, and onions. The recipe I adapted mine from didn't include carrots but it did list sugar - carrots are a natural sweetener in sauce dishes, so I swapped them.
Chilli Con Carne - what vegetables do you include?
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That's the one I used too. I added carrots and changed to 1 tbsp cornflour instead of 2 tbsp plain flour. I'll try adding some other beans, lentils, dark chocolate, and chorizo having reading the comments.
I tried 1 tbsp of cocoa powder in with my chilli con carne today and I didn't like it. It really muted the tomato and everything else. Ingredients for reference (serves 6):
400g chopped tomatoes
565ml water
50g tomato paste
2 tsp chilli powder, cumin, and coriander
1 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp oregano
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
500g 5% lean mince beef
90g chorizo
Chicken stock cube
1 bay leaf
500g diced carrots
500g diced onions
240g rinsed red kidney beans
1.5 tsp sea salt
Pinch of black ground pepper
400g chopped tomatoes
565ml water
50g tomato paste
2 tsp chilli powder, cumin, and coriander
1 tsp garlic granules
1 tsp oregano
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp cocoa powder
500g 5% lean mince beef
90g chorizo
Chicken stock cube
1 bay leaf
500g diced carrots
500g diced onions
240g rinsed red kidney beans
1.5 tsp sea salt
Pinch of black ground pepper