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Pumpkin chilli with mini jacket potatoes

Warming chilli with baby jackets and watercress crème fraîche

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  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Serves 4

Preparation

Total time
1 Hr 50 Mins
Preparation time
20 Mins
Cooking time
1 Hr 30 Mins
  • 1 small pumpkin or butternut squash

  • Vegetable oil

  • 500g minced beef

  • 1 small onion, diced

  • 1 green pepper, de-seeded and diced

  • 1 tbsp tomato purée

  • 1 x 400g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed

  • 400g passata

  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes

  • 1 tsp chili powder

  • 1/2 tbsp dark-brown soft sugar

  • 700g baby potatoes

  • 1 crème fraîche

  • 30g watercress, finely chopped

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. Peel and halve the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Dice half of the pumpkin into 1cm cubes and reserve. Chop the remaining pumpkin into large chunks, place in an oven tray, drizzle with oil and season. Roast in the oven for approximately 25 minutes or until cooked through.

  2. Meanwhile, place a large pot on a medium-high heat. Add half the oil and heat until beginning to smoke. Add the minced beef and fry until browned. Drain the beef onto some kitchen towel.

  3. Turn the heat down to medium. Add the beef back to the pan then add in the onion, diced pumpkin and pepper, cooking until onions are translucent. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a further minute before adding the kidney beans, tomato juice and chopped tomatoes. Cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer for one hour.

  4. Place the potatoes in an oven tray, drizzle with vegetable oil and season. Place in the oven and roast for 30-40 minutes, or until cooked through and crisp on the outside.

  5. Once the roasted pumpkin is cooked, remove from the oven and place into a blender. Add a ladleful of liquid from the chili and blend until smooth. Add to the simmering pot of chilli and stir through.

  6. Mix together the crème fraiche and watercress and add seasoning to taste.

  7. Divide the potatoes between four bowls. Add a ladleful of chilli and serve with a generous dollop of crème fraîche. Alternatively, serve the chilli in a hollowed-out pumpkin with the potatoes arranged around the bottom for a Halloween or Bonfire Night party.

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    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    I used butternut squash as I prefer it. Very filling and flavourful meal.

    Reviewed on 01/05/20

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