Chocolate Chilli Loaded Jacket Potato

Serves 8 or freeze (keeps for up to six months)

Cooking time: 40 - 50 mins

Chilli Con Carne is one of the nation’s favourite jacket toppers and we’ve upgraded it with a smoky chilli and cocoa powder twist. Rich, comforting with that trademark chilli kick, this dish will delight your diners, especially in the autumn/winter months.

Ingredients

2 Bannisters Yorkshire Family Farm Baked Jacket Potatoes
1kg beef mince – local wherever possible
1 onion, peeled and chopped
6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
3 x whole dried Guajillo chillies, finely chopped with seeds included (remove the dry stem of the chilli and discard)
1 heaped teaspoon dried oregano
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 beef stock cube or stock pot
3 tablespoons tomato purée
2 large ripe fresh tomatoes, stems removed and chopped well
2 tins of cooked red kidney beans in chilli sauce
Vegetable oil for cooking
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons crispy onions
Sour cream to drizzle
2 spring onions, thinly sliced and root/ tips removed
½ mashed avocado, seasoned
½ red chilli, sliced
2 handfuls grated cheese (optional)

Method

Place a large pan on the stove and gently fry the chopped onion for 2-3 minutes until it starts to colour slightly.
Add the chopped garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.
Now add the dried herbs and spices – oregano, cumin, paprika, cayenne and chopped chillies.
Add another tablespoon of oil to stop these from burning and add the tomato purée – stir well.
Now, add the mince and chopped tomatoes, cook well for 5 minutes while stirring regularly.
Next, add your cocoa powder and stock cube and two tins of kidney beans into the chilli sauce – swill the tins out with a little water and add this to the mix too, the liquid should reach the top of the mince beef chilli mixture.
Now, cook for at least 10 minutes on a medium heat, stirring regularly so it doesn’t burn.
Make sure the chilli is well cooked, and the flavour is to your liking (adding more spices if you want more kick!)
Season with salt and pepper.

To Serve

Cook your Bannisters Ready Baked Jacket Potatoes as per bag instructions.
If you wish to add grated cheese to this dish, now’s the time to top the naked jacket.
Place a knife in the jacket and cross the top deeply so the sides fall away easily.
Now place a knob of butter into each jacket potato.
Load with two spoons, approximately 200g, of chilli.
Add a drizzle of sour cream (to get the neat drizzle effect, place in a squeezy bottle or a piping bag and cut I tiny hole out of the top of the bag to create the effect)
Top with a spoon of smashed avocado, crispy onions, sliced chilli and chopped spring onions before serving!

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