How to make chili properly

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RealBigNuke

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Also, habaneros are so much better when you grow them yourself, I've learned. I normally put one in my omelet in the morning or with salsa but the first time I did that with a home grown one I wept like a wheelchair-bound school girl who only wanted to dance and dance and dance.

Oh my god where did I come up with that analogy I'm going to hell.
 
My Dad is an honest to God South Texas Cowboy. He puts beans in his chili. It does piss me off when some city person tells me, "People that know beans about Texas Chili, knows there is no beans in Texas Chili." Also, my Dad's beans are better than his chili.

I want to get into the traditional Chili circuit, so I don't.

Beans in chili is to stretch your food dollar. A pound of meat is roughly $3, pound of beans $.50. If you are trying to feed your family, and you can not afford to get 3 pounds of beef, it is just fine to cut it with beans.
 
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Cuyval Dar

I prefer beans in my chili. In fact, it isn't chili without beans.
 
I put kidney, black, and great northern beans in my chili. Suck it, bitches.

I also like a couple of chipotles in there for smokey goodness. I grow my own chiles and have a habanero/serrano/jalapeno/garlic relish in the fridge ready to kick start anything from chili to scrambled eggs at a moment's notice. Eating a dollop of that stuff on a chip makes you ready to fuck Odin in his beady eye. I designed the recipe specifically for that reaction, actually.

I grew up near Cincinnati, where people put cocoa, cinnamon, and spaghetti in their chili, so you folks are lucky I stop at beans.
 
I have to learn how to make chili. And make it. A lot.

Is chili a fattening food? Or, at least, are there nice versions that aren't?

I'm not a purist, and I actually think I may like to learn several versions of this delicious dish.

Yeah, you can pretty much follow Tin's basic recipe for the ground work of Texas chili and just use very lean ground beef or turkey. The rest is really just vegetables and fruit.

I generally throw in at least three types of meats, but I still don't think chili's that bad for you (unless you smother it in cheese).[/QUOTE]

It's CHILI time!
 
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Chazwozel

I put kidney, black, and great northern beans in my chili. Suck it, bitches.

I also like a couple of chipotles in there for smokey goodness. I grow my own chiles and have a habanero/serrano/jalapeno/garlic relish in the fridge ready to kick start anything from chili to scrambled eggs at a moment's notice. Eating a dollop of that stuff on a chip makes you ready to fuck Odin in his beady eye. I designed the recipe specifically for that reaction, actually.

I grew up near Cincinnati, where people put cocoa, cinnamon, and spaghetti in their chili, so you folks are lucky I stop at beans.

They don't call them the Cincinnati Bungles for no reason.
 
Hold on.... I'm workin' on it.

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Chazwozel

Not in my thread bub. And it's pretty fucking lame, regardless...
 
I grew up eating chili with beans. My grandmother had 10 kids, so she's always made it with beans. I like the texture that beans add to chili.

I'm going to look into making chili at some point.
 
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The Pumes

Wait...wait...wait people actually have chili without beans? That is like so many levels of southern food heresy.

You better put in freaking beans and banana chips or else D:<
 
Banana chips? Now, I've heard of using plantains as a thickening agent (food blog, not practical regional use), but banana chips? Please do explain!

*tummy grumble*
 
Not in my thread bub. And it's pretty fucking lame, regardless...
Yes, it's not that worthy even with images. But if she turns my chili joy into meme fodder, at least she should do it properly!

By the way, I'll inform you about my future chili adventures... I'm planning and plotting a friends chili dinner with movie of some sort.
 
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The Pumes

Banana chips? Now, I've heard of using plantains as a thickening agent (food blog, not practical regional use), but banana chips? Please do explain!

*tummy grumble*

Down here in Southern Alabama (Read: Florida) my family uses banana chips to add more texture to the chili and it also counteracts some of the spice so you can get a myriad of spicy flavors without it killing you (I have acute hyper-sensitivity).
 
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rabbitgod

Wow, my wife and I had some of her family over last night. We had chili! Clearly there is some greater chili force out there that wants us to be happy.

It had chicken...and BEANS!
 
The weather is chili weather. It's rainy and cold here!

Totally in foodie mode. Guess I should bump the dinner thread!
 
from the International Chili Society, I give you the judging criteria.
http://www.chilicookoff.com/Event/Event_Rules.asp
1. Traditional Red Chili is defined by the International Chili Society as any kind of meat or combination of meats,cooked with red chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients, with the exception of BEANS and PASTA which are strictly forbidden.
2. Chili Verde is defined by the International Chili Society as any kind of meat or combination of meats, cooked with green chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients, with the exception of BEANS and PASTA which are strictly forbidden.
On the other hand
10. Contestants will be permitted to sell or participate in People’s Choice Chili with the approval of the cookoff chairperson and in compliance with State and local agencies. It is at the discretion of each contestant if he or she wants to participate in People’s Choice, unless the sponsoring organization requires People’s Choice Chili in lieu of the entry fee (2 gal maximum) or in addition to the entry fee (1 gal maximum) may be required, but cooks should not be limited to a specific amount. Contestants may elect to pay a cash entry fee rather than provide People’s Choice Chili. PEOPLES CHOICE CHILI MUST HAVE BEANS OR PASTA.
So, it seems like beans are alright for the hoi polloi.

(And lest it seem like I'm doing Gurpel-style snobbery, I have to admit that I don't mind beans in my chili. I just don't prepare it that way)
 
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RealBigNuke

Wow, my wife and I had some of her family over last night. We had chili! Clearly there is some greater chili force out there that wants us to be happy
I'm eating chili that someone else fixed right now. The chili god is pleased!

Beans are filler. I have no issue with beans in chili although it's certainly better when you replace them with something more flavorful.
 
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