Chilli – Gruts

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium-sized onions
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 500g/½lb lean minced beef
• 225g/8oz tinned tomatoes
• 85g/3oz tinned tomato puree
• 1 red pepper in smallish chunks
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon each of ground cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons mild chilli powder (or 2 tsp extra hot chilli powder)
• 350ml/12 fl.oz beef stock
• 400g/14oz kidney beans
• 500g/½lb mushrooms (chopped, seasoned with black pepper)—but we usually put in lots more