Spicy meat soup

I really like soups, especially when it is getting a bit colder and darker outside around this time of the year. I however sometimes just feel like vegetable soup of some kind (i.e. pumpkin) whilst my other half wants some more protein in them. So I found this recipe on Under vart tak and decided to give it a try. I think we were both very happy with the result. I added some cauliflower to the recipe for some extra veggies.

Ingredients
serves 4
500 g mince meat
125 g bacon
1 onion
2 carrots
1/4 head of cauliflower
690 g tomato passata (or crushed tomatoes)
400 ml coconut milk
100 ml stock
2-3 garlic cloves
½ red chili
3 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp salt (or herbal salt)
pinch of black pepper
pinch of cayenne pepper (or as much as you think you can handle)
handful of fresh parsley
handful of fresh basil
butter, olive or coconut oil to fry in

Peel and finely chop the onion.
Grate the carrot and the cauliflower with the big grater.
Fry the onion and other veggies in a big pot with your choice of grease.
Chop the bacon to small pieces and add these to the pot. Fry them for a few minutes.
Add the mince meat and let it all fry together until the mince meat is cooked through.
Finely chop the chili and crush the garlic and add this to the pot.
Add the tomato passata and the coconut milk.
Add the spices and mix around. Finally add the fresh herbs and let it all simmer for a few minutes until all the flavours are mixed through and the soup is hot.
Serve it with some nice Paleo focaccia