Beef and Orange Chilli

This is a Beef and orange Chilli recipe which is a variation on chilli. It is enhanced with orange to give it a fresh fruity flavour.
Ingredients
2 lbs of beef cut into bite sized chunks about 3 /4 cups
2tablespoons of olive oil for frying
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
2 tablespoons of flour
4 onions diced
1 red pepper and 1 yellow pepper chopped and seeds removed
1 oz /1 inch of fresh ginger peeled and grated
1 can of red kidney beans or cooked frozen
1 orange with the zest grated off and the fruit cut into chunks
1 orange peeled and the fruit cut into chunks
4 garlic cloves chopped
1 chilli sliced fine(less chilli if you do not like it hot)
2 tablespoons of ground coriander
salt and pepper
1 can of cider(beer, brown stout,red or white wine or stock(beef or vegetable) can also be used it is a matter of taste.
Method
Toss the cubed beef in the flour in a plastic bag
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan
Fry the onion, garlic, chilli, ginger and put into the casserole dish
Fry the beef in about 5 batches.
Put the browned beef into the casserole
Add the sliced peppers, red kidney beans, orange zest, orange chunks, tomato puree, ground coriander,cider,salt and pepper to the casserole and mix everything together well.
Cook for 2 hours at gas 5 or 180C in the oven.
This can be cooked on the hob in a thick based pan until tender.
Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley or fresh green coriander.
A swirl of natural yogurt or sour cream could go well.
Make a fresh green salad to go with the casserole.
Serve with baked potatoes (cook these in the oven with the casserole ,prick,sprinkle with salt and a dash of oil, cover each one with foil and bake in the oven for about 1 hour with the casserole)
Variation
Make with soy chunks if you are vegetarian or vegan,
Make with extra red kidney beans and leave out the beef for vegan or vegetarian recipe.

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