A delicious easy meal that is packed with flavours and textures making it one of our favourite comfort meals!
Jacket Potato
-4 large baking potatoes
-olive oil, the necessary
-salt, to taste
-3 to 4 tbsp pickled jalapenos, finely diced
-4 tbsp mayonnaise
-salt & pepper, to taste
1 Brush the clean potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle some salt around. If using the oven, wrap them in aluminium and bake at 200/180C until soft, between 40 and 60 minutes. If using the air fryer, do it at 200C for 30 minutes or until soft inside.
2 Once the potatoes are baked, cut them open on top and scoop out most of the softened potato, leaving the skin with some potato still untouched so it keeps its form.
3 Add the scooped potato to a bowl and mix it with the mayonnaise and pickled jalapenos. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4 Fill the potato skins with the jalapeno mixture and set aside.
Easy Chilli
-500g mince (you can use a mix of pork and beef or even vegan mince protein)
-1 pepper, finely diced
-½ onion, finely diced
-1 large tomato or equivalent, diced
-2 garlic cloves, minced
-2 tbsp tomato paste
-1 or 2 chipotles in adobo, minced
-1 tsp smoked paprika
-½ tsp oregano
-¼ water or stock
-salt and pepper, to taste
-vegetable oil, as needed
1 Add a bit of oil to a pan set to medium heat. Once the oil is hot, about 2 minutes, add the onions and cook for about 4 minutes. Add the peppers and garlic and cook for further 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and chipotles and cook for 1 minute before adding the paprika and oregano.
2 Bring the heat to medium-high and add the mince to the pan. Break the mince as it cooks with the back of a spoon and brown the beef until no more uncooked bits are left.
3 Add the tomatoes, stock or water and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat to a minimum and cook for 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper if needed.
4 This chilli should not have a lot of liquid. Serve hot over the jacket potatoes.
To Serve
-chopped coriander
-chopped onions
-chopped avocado
-chopped jalapeno
-creme fraiche
1 Top the jacket potatoes with a good amount of chilli. Add creme fraiche and top with toppings such as coriander, onions, avocado and jalapeno slices.
