Chilli con carne - with apples and chocolate – Angus Butchers

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp rapeseed or olive oil
• 500g minced beef
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 20g butter
• 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 sticks celery, cut in half lengthways, then finely chopped
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 small hot green chilli, finely chopped (optional)
• 2-3 tbsp chipotles en adobo (or to taste), finely chopped
• 1 x 400g tin kidney beans
• 1 x 400g tin chickpeas
• 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes
• 300ml beef stock
• 250ml medium-bodied red wine
• 45g dark chocolate (min 70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
• 1-2 tbsp brown sugar, to taste