Cooking With Me, Part Deux...

Wagwan breadbins,

This week, I will be mostly cooking, 'Chilli Con Carne'. Prepare to fart fire. Señor Alejandro presents...

What you will need! (For 2 Hombres)

1x Marks & Spencer Chilli Con Carne Sauce (fancy)
1x Tin of Kidney Beans
1x Pot of Sour Cream
1x Leek
300g Minced Beef
??? (Fuck Knows) Rice
1x bottle of cooking wine (Merlot)
1x bottle of olive oil
Chilli Powder
Paprika
Cumin (No, you dirty bastards)

Note: The principle is very much the same to Signor Alessandro's 'Spag Bol'. This time however you will need a frying pan as opposed to a cooking pot.

Step 1:

* Chop the leeks length-ways and wash, then slice into quarters. Dice. (Cut the ends off and peel away first few layers beforehand).
* Add rice to cold water and put on the hob. Turn hob on.
* Fry that shit.

Step 2:

* Add the minced meat in with the leeks and mix. Make sure to break up the meat.

* Add 2tbs of chilli powder and 1tbs of cumin. Mix.

Step 3:

* Add a glass full or so of Merlot and simmer for 5mins.

* Add the tin of kidney beans. Stir in.

Step 4:

* Add the Chilli Con Carne Sauce
* Leave the Chilli to cook/simmer on a low heat for 15-20mins while the rice cooks. Note: You will be wanting to steam the rice after the water boils, so keep the lid on.

Step 5:

* To add a little bit of 'umph', you may want to add a few knobs (Hur Hur Hur) of butter to the rice about 5mins before you serve.

Step 6: 

* Dish that mothafucker up!
* Garnish with either sour cream (if you're a pussy) or grated cheese (if you're a total G like me).

End Result:

(Disclaimer: Experiences may vary from person to person)

Cooking With Me...

'Sup bitchez.

This is my first proper attempt at Spag Bol, and it turned out fantastic. Signor Alessandro presents...

Ingredients (for 2 people):

1x Lloyd Grossman Bolognese Sauce
1x Leek
300g Minced Beef
250g Spaghetti
1x bottle of cooking wine (Merlot)
1x bottle of olive oil
Parmesan cheese

Step 1:

* Cut the ends off the leeks, remove the outer leaves and slice down the middle.
* Wash out the gritty bits.
* Slice again into quarters before chopping across.
* Drizzle olive oil into a cooking pan and stick on full heat.
* Put in the chopped leeks and stir, making sure it doesn't stick to the pan.

Step 2:

* Cook the leeks until soft and then add mince meat to the pan.

* Break up the mince meat and mix with the leeks.

* When the meat has gone brown, add some red wine (around 250ml, or about a large glass full).

* Leave the meat to marinate on a low heat with the lid on for about 5mins.

Step 3:

* While the meat is marinating, fill a second saucepan with 2.0L of water, adding 2tbs of olive oil.

* While you wait for the water to boil, add the Bolognese Sauce (tm) to the meat and turn to full heat.

* Once the meat sauce is boiling, turn the heat down, replace the lid, and leave to simmer.

Step 4:

* Once the water has boiled, add the spaghetti, turn down the heat and replace the lid.

* Continue to check and stir the meat sauce, ensuring that it does not stick to the pan.

* Also remain vigilant of the spaghetti, occasionally stirring.

* Cook the spaghetti for 10mins.

Step 5:

* Dish up.

* Garnish with parmesan.

* Serve.

End Result:

(Disclaimer: Experiences may vary from person to person)