Jacket Potato with Beef Chilli

A proper British jacket potato topped with a mild homemade beef chilli for a hearty British lunch.

🔎 Equipment

Fan oven, baking tray, frying pan, wooden spoon

🥘 Ingredients

• Floury baking potato - 250 g
• Lean beef mince (5% fat) - 90 g
• Onion, finely diced - 2 tbsp
• Red pepper, finely diced - ¼
• Passata - 60 g
• Tomato purée - 1 tsp
• Mild chilli seasoning - ½ tsp
• Olive oil - ½ tsp
• Freshly ground black pepper - To taste

👨‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan).
2. Prick the potato several times with a fork and place it on a baking tray.
3. Bake for 45 minutes.
4. While the potato is baking, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
5. Add the beef mince and onion and cook for 5–6 minutes, breaking up the mince until browned.
6. Add the red pepper and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Stir in the tomato purée and chilli seasoning and cook for 1 minute.
8. Add the passata, bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10–12 minutes until the chilli has thickened and the beef is cooked through.
9. Remove the potato from the oven and cut a cross into the top.
10. Open the potato, spoon over the beef chilli and season with black pepper.
11. Serve immediately.

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