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For the love of food, Recipe
The Chilli Con Carne that Bites Back
This has an orange and smoky undercurrent
I adore hot, spicy food, so it isn’t a surprise to me that family and friends consider chilli con carne my signature dish.
The phrase chilli con carne is Spanish and means chilli with meat, which is precisely what it is.
History
Although today there will be some great vegetarian chilli dishes out there, the most popular is made with beef mince. However, it is thought that some of the earliest recipes contained venison. The modern dish appears to have roots in the American west. And if you are interested in legends about food, have a read of this one:
An old legend holds that immigrants from the Canary Islands brought a recipe for chili with them when they settled San Antonio in the early 1700s. Historians do know that chili was a popular meal amongst cowboys and pioneers on the Western frontier.
Health Benefits
I love including fresh chillis in my cooking as I know they contain many health benefits.
