Chilli con carne

A hearty dish with half the meat. Serve with rice and a dollop of sour cream

1. Cook off the mincemeat in a frying pan (no need to add extra oil) once cooked place in a bowl and set aside.
2. Finely chop the onion, garlic, chilli, courgette and red pepper.
3. In the same frying pan used for the meat add 1tbsp of olive oil and slowly cook the vegetables.
4. Once the vegetables have softened add all the spices and let it cook for a further 5 minutes.
5. Add the tomato puree and cook for a further 3 minutes then add the tin of tomatoes.
6. Add 200ml of cold water.
7. Add the chocolate and season to taste.
8. Cook for at least 1 hour.