Chunky Chilli With Cheesey Scones

Name: Thermomix recipe: Chunky Chilli With Cheesey Scones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h
Ingredients: 1 Pinch chilli flakes; 170 Grams parmesan cheese cubed; 100 Grams Taleggio or Fontina cheese, cubed; 50 Grams unsalted butter; 300 Grams SR flour; 1 Pinch pink salt flakes; 200 Grams Creme Fraiche (homemade) or sour cream; 3 - 4 onions, peeled and halved; 5 cloves garlic; 1 chipotle chilli in adobo sauce; 3 Teaspoons ground cumin; 3 Teaspoons ground coriander; 3 Teaspoons ground turmeric; 3 Teaspoons smoked paprika; 1/2 Teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 Kilo casserole beef, cubed; 1 Kilo pork neck, cubed; pink salt flakes to taste; 2 Tablespoons coconut sugar; 680 Grams crushed tomatoes; 140 Grams tomato paste; 2 Tins Red Kidney Beans drained and rinsed; 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar; Fresh coriander, oregano and mint to taste; Diced fresh tomatoes, for garnish; Steamed rice to serve (Optional)

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Serves 6 Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 6 hours Rated: Print

Chunky Chilli with cheese scones...what more is there to the good life? These scones are also pretty amazing all alone with a swathe of butter.

Once upon a time I used to cook using a slow cooker and an oven. Then I got a Thermomix and now there is a Thermomix 6 on the go. A Thermomix that has a slow cooker function. This recipe had needed a rewrite for some time, so guess what? We slow cooked it in the TM6 with OK results, though to be honest, I think the option of using the Thermomix for slow cooking as always been around. I have been doing it for years.

Anyway, this is the good ole original version. I think if you want to use the Thermomix for this recipe in entirety, by all means, halve everything and you're on!

Need

Scones
1 Pinch chilli flakes
170 Grams parmesan cheese cubed
100 Grams Taleggio or Fontina cheese, cubed
50 Grams unsalted butter BUY
300 Grams SR flour
1 Pinch pink salt flakes BUY
200 Grams Creme Fraiche (homemade) or sour cream Recipe
Chilli
3 - 4 onions, peeled and halved
5 cloves garlic
1 chipotle chilli in adobo sauce
3 Teaspoons ground cumin
3 Teaspoons ground coriander
3 Teaspoons ground turmeric
3 Teaspoons smoked paprika
1/2 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Kilo casserole beef, cubed
1 Kilo pork neck, cubed
pink salt flakes to taste BUY
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar
680 Grams crushed tomatoes
140 Grams tomato paste
2 Tins Red Kidney Beans drained and rinsed
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Fresh coriander, oregano and mint to taste
Diced fresh tomatoes, for garnish
Steamed rice to serve (Optional)

Do

1: Scones;
2: Preheat oven to fan forced 200°C.
3: Place chilli flakes and cheeses into Thermomix bowl and chop 8 sec/speed 8.
4: Add remaining ingredients and knead for 1 min/Interval or until well combined.
5: Turn out onto floured Silpat mat and bring together with hands and extra flour if needed. Roll out and cut into scone sized rounds. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden. Keep warm until service.
6: Chilli;
7: Place onions, garlic, drained chillies and all ground spices into Thermomix bowl and chop 5-6 sec/speed 7. Scrape into Slow Cooker and add meat, tomatoes and paste salt and sugar.
8: Now this is where you gotta love a Slow Cooker…turn it onto the lowest setting and cook for 12 hours…yes folks, you read it correctly, 12 hours. It smells divine after about 4 hours, and is simply mouthwatering any time after that.
9: During the last hour add the vinegar, beans, they really just need to heat through without breaking up. (If you wanted to use dried beans you can add them in with the other ingredients at the beginning of the cooking time.)

Scoop some rice into each bowl, split the scones and top with the chilli. Add fresh chopped herbs, tomatoes, and any other freshness you would like to add, to taste.

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!