Sweet Hungarian Heat - Chilli

I'm never sure if this is a goulash or a chilli. Either way I think it is delicious, and great for a cold night. Warming and hearty, enough heat to tickle your throat, but not enough to burn. A nice amount of sweetness to balance. Lovely with cornbread, crusty bread, or whatever takes your fancy.

Ingredients

3 large onions diced
3 cloves garlic finely diced/minced
2 large red capsicums sliced
1 red bullhorn chilli
1 Hungarian hot pepper or 2 jalapeno peppers
1 carrot finely diced (you can add celery here as well)
1 tbs hot Hungarian paprika
1 tbs sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt to taste
¼ -1/3 cup of brown sugar
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup of tomato paste
600g of gravy beef (or any beef suitable for slow cooking)
1 can of beans – borlotti, kidney, or black – or the equivalent in fresh cooked
Olive oil
Water or stock

This will take about 3 hours in a slow cooker – will take less on a stovetop.

1. Saute the onions and garlic till soft, add in carrots, peppers, and capsicum and soften. Put into the slow cooker.
2. Brown the beef and add in the hot and sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, and a good pinch of salt. Put into the slow cooker.
3. Take 1 cup of water or stock and pour it into the frypan you browned the beef in to lift all the remaining spices from the bottom of the pan and pour into the slow cooker. I also added in a handful of cherry tomatoes I had, they went well.
4. Add in the sugar and vinegar. Add enough extra water or stock to just cover the ingredients. Give it all a stir. Put the lid on and let it come to a simmer. Leave for an hour.
5. With any chilli this is the time now to make some adjustments – need some more heat? Add a bit more paprika or chilli. Want more sweetness? Add a bit more brown sugar. If you want a bit more zing a little drop more of vinegar until you have the balance you want. Cook for another hour then add in the beans and cook until done.