Deep Fried Stuffed Chillis

8 green chilli peppers try anaheim or kenyan
2oz grated cheddar and mozzarella mixed
1 egg
light beer
2tbls plain flour
1tbls smokey chilli powder

Carefully remove chilli tops and remove seeds. Stuff each chilli with cheese mixture.
Beat the egg and beer together and mix in the plain flour and chilli powder to make a batter.
Dip chilli peppers into the batter and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Smokey Chilli Soup

1lb steak mince
1 onion
1 clove garlic
1 tin tomatoes
3 tbls tomato puree
2 dried anchos rehydrated and pureed
1 tsp smokey chilli powder
1 tsp roasted ground cumin seeds
2oz uncooked long grain rice
2tbls olive oil
6fl oz chicken stock

Heat 1 tbls oil in pan and brown mince, remove meat and set aside. Heat remaining oil and fry onion and garlic, add tomato puree, tin of tomatoes, pureed chilli, cumin and stock, bring to boil. Add meat and simmer for 20 minutes, add rice and season, simmering for a further 20 minutes making sure there is sufficient liquid to serve as a soup.

Green Chilli Stew

5 tbls olive oil
2lb stewing steak
3 green peppers
3 garlic cloves
4 fresh green chillis
1 tin chopped tomatoes
2 tsp honey or brown sugar
pinch of ground cloves and cinnamon
2 tsp ground cumin
2 fresh limes
11 fl oz stock
handful of fresh coriander

Heat half of oil and brown meat in batches and remove, dice green peppers fairly chunkily and fry in remaining oil with crushed garlic. Return meat to pan and add rest of ingredients keeping back 1 lime and coriander, cook at gas 5 or 190C/375F for 2 hours. Remove from oven, uncover and reduce on top of stove until sauce thickens, squeeze in juice of last lime, season to taste and add coriander as garnish.

Chicken Wrapped Tortillas

3 chicken breasts
1 large red onion
1 red and green pepper
2 limes juiced
2 tsp smokey chilli powder
1 tbls olive oil
soured cream/chilli sauce

Cut the chicken breasts into strips and marinate in the juice of 1lime, oil and chilli powder for 30 minutes. Roast red pepper under hot grill until blackened, let cool slightly and rub off charred skin. Cut green pepper into strips and slice onion. Heat a large cast iron griddle, brush with oil and grill green pepper, onion and chicken strips until charred and cooked through, mix with red pepper which has been sliced and squeeze over rest of lime juice. Warm through 6 to 8 tortillas, spoon on chicken mixture and soured cream or chilli sauce and roll up.

Crab Enchiladas

6 tortillas
1/2 lb crab meat
4 oz cheddar cheese
2 oz mozzarella
small red onion
handful fresh coriander
2tsp fresh lemon juice
olive oil
chilli sauce

Lightly fry the tortillas, do net let them crisp up, spread over some chosen chilli sauce - see sauces, divide crab, and cheeses over tortillas keeping some cheese back. Roll up tortillas and place in a greased dish, spread over more chilli sauce and the rest of the cheeses and bake for 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Garnish with coriander and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

Acapulco Chilli Prawns

1lb large raw prawns
1 oz butter
1/2 red onion
3 garlic cloves
1 hot or 2-3 milder green chillis
3 tomatoes
2 tbls tomato puree
juice 1 fresh lime
handful of coriander

Peel and clean the prawns, leaving on the tail tips and set aside, make about half a pint of stock with the shells. Heat the butter in a large pan and saute the chopped garlic and onions, adding the coriander and chilli after 2 minutes, fry for 2 more minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato puree and lime juice and simmer until the mixture thickens, add prawn stock and simmer for 5 minutes then add prawns and cook until they turn pink. Serve with lemon and lime wedges with mexican green rice.

Lamb in Ancho & Guajillo Chilli Sauce

2 dried Ancho chillis
3 dried Guajillo chillis
1 tbls olive oil
8 lamb shanks
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
sprig of thyme
2 pints of stock
2 bay leaves
2 limes
2 tbls coriander

Remove seeds and rehydrate chillis, then blend with some of the water to make sauce. Heat oil and brown lamb shanks in batches. Drain fat from pan and add chopped onion and garlic, cooking until soft. Return lamb to pan and add all ingredients except the chilli sauce mixture, and simmer, covered for about 1-2 hours until lamb is tender. Remove lamb shanks and strip meat from bones and return to soup mixture discarding the bones. Leave to cool and refrigerate overnight. Skim fat from mixture, stir in chilli sauce and heat through for 20 minutes. Garnish with lime wedges and coriander.

Meatballs in Chipotle Chilli Sauce

11b minced beef
4 cloves garlic crushed
1 onion finely chopped
1 cup bread crumbs
1 egg beaten
4 tomatoes roasted, peeled and chopped
1 onion roasted
1 dried chipotle chilli
1 tbls olive oil
8 fluid oz stock
1/2 tsp of ground cumin
1/2 tsp of chilli powder
1 tbs of dried mixed herbs

Combine mince, 2 garlic cloves, onion, bread crumbs, spices, egg, and herbs in a bowl, mix well. Roll mixture into golf shaped balls and chill in fridge for 30 minutes. Blend the remaining garlic, tomatoes and roasted onion and rehydrated chilli to form a smooth paste. Heat oil in pan and add paste stirring for 2 minutes, add stock and stir for 3 minutes, then carefully add meatballs simmer for 30 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through. Serve sprinkled with coriander.

Chicken Poblano

1 large chicken
1 litre chicken stock
3 dried Ancho chillis
3 dried pasilla chillis
3 dried Mulato chillis
750 ml hot water
2 tbls olive oil
1 large onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 tomatoes
2 oz ground almonds
3 oz raisins
1 oz unsalted peanuts roasted and ground
1 oz dark chocolate
1 tsp sugar
1 tbls sesame seeds

Cut chicken into 8 portions, and simmer in the stock covered for 15 minutes, remove the breast pieces and simmer remainder for a further 10 minutes. Reserve 6 fl oz of the stock. Rehydrate dried chillis, removing seeds, for 30 minutes, reserving 1 tbls of liquid. Fry chopped onions and garlic until softened and stir in spices. Place fried onion mix, chillis, tomatoes and raisins in food processor and blend until smooth, place this mixture into a pan with reserved stock and chilli liquor, nuts, sugar and salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes, when it should have thickened, add chocolate and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Place chicken pieces in an oven proof dish and cover with the sauce, bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes, remove and cover with the sesame seeds.

Mexican Green Rice

1 cup long grain rice
2 cups chicken stock
1 onion
1 green pepper
2 mildish green chillis
handful fresh coriander

Grill peppers, garlic and onion until they start to char, then blend in processor with some stock to make a paste. Heat a splash of olive oil in a pan and gently fry the paste for a few minutes, add the rice and remaining stock and simmer covered for 15 minutes or until all liquid has gone and rice is cooked. Fluff up rice and recover for a few more minutes.

Refried Beans

12 oz dried pinto beans
1 small green chilli
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
olive oil

Soak the beans overnight, covered in plenty of water. Place rest of ingredients roughly chopped into a pan with the soaked beans and cover with water, bring to the boil and simmer for about 2 hours or until the beans are cooked. Remove the beans and either pulse them in a food processor or place them all in a large pan with some heated olive oil. Fry the beans over a medium heat, stirring and mashing if they haven't been pulsed with a potato masher. If they start sticking to the pan base they require more oil, when the beans are thick they are ready for use, or if you like them truly refried keep frying until they stick together and you can almost toss them in the frying pan. To reheat the beans add a little water to soften then go through the above procedure again.

Chipotle Pork Enchiladas

1 lb rolled pork joint
Chilli BBQ sauce (see sauces)
4 chipotle dried chillis
4 tomatoes
1 small red onion
6 tortillas
3 oz grated hard cheese

Make up chilli BBQ sauce and add more stock to make up about 3/4 pint. Unroll the pork joint and cut into large chunks, brown the meat off in a large pan and add the chilli sauce, simmer for up to 2 hours until meat is very tender and almost falling apart. While meat is cooking rehydrate the Chipotles and grill tomatoes and onion until charred, remove tomato skins and blend Chipotles, tomatoes and onion to a smooth paste. This paste can be added to the meat anytime during the cooking. When pork is done remove and slightly shred with fork dividing between tortillas. Spoon some sauce into a dish, place rolled up tortillas on sauce and spoon more sauce over the top, finish of with a sprinkling of cheese and bake in oven, moderate temperature for 1/2 hour.

Fruity Lamb Stew with Ancho and Jalapeño's

1 lb cubed lamb
2 jalapeño chillis
3 Ancho chillis
1 onion
1 clove garlic
2 large tomatoes
2oz seedless raisins
pinch cinnamon

Roast the dried anchos for a minute in a hot pan and rehydrate. Brown the lamb in casserole pot and set aside. In the same casserole pot add a bit more olive oil and saute the sliced up jalapeño, onion and garlic until soft. Add chopped tomatoes, raisins and cinnamon and stir for a minute or so. Purée the Ancho's with some of the rehydrating liquid and add to pot with the lamb, cover with water or stock and let simmer for about 2 hours.
Serve with mexican rice.

Habanero Pork with Pineapple

1lb cubed pork
1 onion
1 red pepper
2 Habanero chilli peppers
1 tin or half a fresh pineapple chunked
chicken stock

Brown the cubed pork in a little oil in a casserole pot and remove. Dice up the onion, red pepper and the Habanero and soften in the casserole pot with a little more oil if needed.
Add the pineapple cubes and then the pork, cover with 4-6 oz stock and simmer for about 2 hours or until the pork is tender. Serve with mexican green rice

Chipotle Mushrooms


1lb small button mushrooms
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
2-3 Chipotles (from Chipotles in adobo sauce)
fresh coriander

Fry the mushrooms in 2 - 3 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Slice the Chipotles long ways and finely chop the onion and garlic. When the mushrooms have started to cook add Chipotles onion and garlic and well mix in the pan. Cook for another 5 - 6 minutes until mushrooms are well cooked add some adobo sauce if required and top with chopped fresh coriander. Season with salt to taste.

Chilli Chutney Potato Bake

1362 g (3 lb.) small potatoes
1 large onion
1 - 2 teaspoons chilli chutney
340g (12oz.) strong cooking cheese
2 tablespoons oil for frying
2 cloves garlic

Peel potatoes, cut into slices. Chop onion and garlic. Heat oil up in wok. Add onion, potato, garlic and chilli chutney. Stir fry for about 5 minutes until potatoes are slightly cooked. Put into an ovenproof dish and mix in the cheese, sprinkling plenty of cheese on the top. Bake in hot oven for about 40 minutes until cheese is nice and brown.

All ingredients are approximate
This dish is not a hot one. For a stronger, hotter dish, use 4 or 5 teaspoons chilli chutney.
The spices in the chutney give the whole dish a lovely flavour and colour,
without much heat at all.


Kathy Gledhill, Aberdeen, Scotland

Gillies Red Hot Chilli

2 tbls vegetable oil
2 large onions, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large green-pepper, chopped
2 lbs lean ground beef
3 1-lb cans tomatoes, plus liquid from the cans
2 6-oz cans tomato paste
3 1-lb cans red kidney beans, drained
2 cups water
2 Stock cubes
1 1/2 tsp salt
3-4 small red or green chilies (if you don't like it too hot remove seeds)
3-4 squares of chocolate (this helps give a lovely texture)
tabasco or other hot sauce (again a little at first)
salt and pepper to taste
grated cheddar or monterey jack cheese
sour cream

Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the onions, garlic, and green-pepper, and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently and taking care that the garlic does not brown. Crumble the ground beef into the pot and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the meat is well browned. Add the crumbled stock cubes and cook for couple of minutes so they coat the beef. Add the tomatoes, the tomato paste, the beans, the water, the salt, and 3-4 chilies finely chopped. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer. Cook uncovered, for at least one (1) hour (the longer the better), stirring occasionally to make sure the bottom is not burning. At this stage I add about 4 squares of chocolate . If desired add tabasco, and salt and pepper.
Garnish with grated cheese and a dab of sour cream on each serving.

Serves 10. Freezes great.
Enjoy (if this recipe is far too large just 1/2 or 1/4 ingredients throughout


Gillie Stearn, UK

Habanero Sweet Potato's

2 tbls olive oil
2-3 large sweet potato's
1 habanero
1 tbls fresh thyme

Peel sweet potato's, and slice into across every 2cm along length. Finely chop habanero and thyme, and mix with olive oil. Pour over sweet potato's and rub in well. Reform back together the potato rings in a line on a piece of foil, pour over the remaining oil and seal the foil. Bake in the oven on a fairly high heat or on a BBQ until potato's are tender.

Bob's Pale Ale Chilli

1-2 pounds of chump steal cut into small pieces
2 small onions
Large handful of smoked bacon lardons
2 cupfuls of hot chorizo sausage
1 can of kidney beans
1 can of baked beans
1 can of mixed beans (pinto, canellini etc)
1 can of chopped tomatoes/pasata
4 cloves of garlic
1 beef stock cube
2 teaspoons of hot paprika
A pinch of steakhouse mixed pepper
1 tablespoon of tomato puree
2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
Chilli's, as many or as little. I i use birdseye, and put about 4 or 5 deseeded, plus some Tabasco sauce
Handful of pickled jalepenos chopped
2 teaspoons of caster sugar
A knob of butter
Half a bottle (500ml) of strong English pale ale (Landlord, Bluebird, London pride etc)
Seasoning (salt and pepper)
50g of Red Leicester Cheese or any medium cheddar

Fry off the beef in a small amount of olive oil. Salt if desired. Chop the onions and crush the garlic, cut the chillis in two and remove the seeds using a knife. Add the onions to a saucepan with a drop of oil and a knob of butter. Add the caster sugar and sweat the onions on a low heat for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further while until the onions have become slightly yellowed. Put the onions and garlic aside and fry the lardons and chorizo in a small amount of oil in the pan. Now, using a large cooking pot, add the beef, lardons, chorizo, onions and garlic to a knob of butter. Cook on a low heat and add the chillis. Drain the kidney beans and rinse under a cold tap, also drain the baked beans, leaving a small amount of the sauce to add sweetness. Add the chopped tomatoes along with the beans. Add the ketchup and tomato puree, along with the beef stock cube (dissolved in a small amount of boiling water) Stir the mixture well and cook on a low heat for several minutes. Add the steakhouse mixed pepper, hot paprika and seasoning to taste. Now, add the beer, sprinkle in some grated cheese and keep the mixture on a low heat and simmer for 15-20mins to let it reduce.

Best served reheated after 12hours or more to let the flavour's become more pronounced.
Serve with white rice and a pint of english pale ale (preferably landlord, fullers esb, etc)


John Mulgrew, Antrim, Ireland

Chilli & Garlic Prawns

1kg green headless prawns, shelled and deveined
4 rashers bacon
250ml sour cream
4 cloves garlic
2 long red chillis, seeded
1 large shallot sliced
1\4 cup white wine
olive oil
salt & pepper

Remove rind and fat and chop bacon into about 2cm pieces. Finely chop garlic and chilli. Heat pan and olive oil. Saute bacon pieces for 2 minutes. Remove bacon to drain. Reheat pan and add extra oil. When hot add chilli and garlic, stir quickly for 1 minute. Don't let them burn. Add wine. Let it reduce to at least half. Add prawns and cook over high heat for 3 minutes. Mix bacon and sour cream to prawn mixture. Bring to near boil. Reduce to low heat and let simmer for 2 minutes.

Plate up immediately with sliced shallots to garnish and heated dinner rolls to serve.


Nicole Leanne Stevenson, N.S.W. Australia

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