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How to make chili properly

Dec 7, 2009#1

Chazwozel

A little while back we had a steak thread. I was saddened at the amount of folks who eat their steak the wrong way, but no matter. What disgusted me more was the mere mention of beans in chili. Here's how we do, bitches:

The only thing that I was missing was beer. I fucking drank my last beer last night!

Dec 7, 2009#2

Dave

You can also use steak cooked medium rare.

Dec 7, 2009#3

Chazwozel

Dave said:
You can also use steak cooked medium rare.

I didn't have steak on hand, only ground beef and beer brats. Yes, I would cook the steak medium rare, only because it gets boiled regardless.

To make up for the lack of steak and bacon (normally key ingredients in my chili) I threw in all those habaneros you see in the package (after I straight up ate one). Cast-Iron Chazwozel.

Dec 7, 2009#4

CynicismKills

Damn, that looks tasty. I love me some chili.

Dec 7, 2009#5

sixpackshaker

Not Chili.

Meat, onions, fat, masa, and peppers (Sorano, Jalepeno)

Dec 7, 2009#6

Shakey

So.... It's just salsa with meat? Put some beans in there and you have chili.

Dec 7, 2009#7

Fun Size

Jesus, Chaz. Beans or no, there is no way in Hell I'd volunteer to go on a road trip with you after you'd consumed that.

Dec 7, 2009#8

North_Ranger

Meh.

I like my food to leave me as an incongruous, odd mixture, not enter me as one

Dec 7, 2009#9

Tinwhistler

That doesn't look like any chili I've ever eaten.

Ketchup?

Dec 7, 2009#10

Chazwozel

Tinwhistler said:
That doesn't look like any chili I've ever eaten.

Ketchup?

Just a 1/2 cup for consistency. I used crushed tomatoes and a small can of tomato paste for my base.

I've won local chili cookoffs 3 years in a row, friend. Don't doubt my chili.

Dec 7, 2009#11

Tinwhistler

that's like....sausage stew. I don't doubt it..it's just not really anything like what we would call 'chili' down here.

Here, chili is made with ground beef, a fuckton of ground anchos, cumin, onions, garlic, stewed tomatoes, and masa.

Dec 7, 2009#12

Chazwozel

Tinwhistler said:
that's like....sausage stew. It's not really anything like what we would call 'chili' down here.

Here, chili is made with ground beef, a fuckton of ground anchos, cumin, onions, garlic, stewed tomatoes, and masa.

I used ground beef, ground ancho chili powder etc... Look do you need me to line up all the ingredients and take a picture of them?

Stewed tomatoes = crushed tomatoes, which are in there too. If you can't see onions, then you need glasses.

Dec 7, 2009#13

Tinwhistler

Well, that makes me breathe a sigh of relief..
I was having a hard time figuring out how ketchup, lea n perrins, and honey turned into chili

I've had "chili" in some places outside of Texas, and you'd be surprised what some locals think of when they think of chili.

Dec 7, 2009#14

Chazwozel

Tinwhistler said:
Well, that makes me breathe a sigh of relief..
I was having a hard time figuring out how ketchup, lea n perrins, and honey turned into chili

Those are just my 'secret' ingredients I throw in for a bit of additional flavor.
My base recipe calls for everything you mentioned. I don't have masa on hand, so in this case I used a bit of corn meal to thicken.

Actually the stuff I really swear by, and I think you should try is adding about a 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar. It adds a tangy flavor to it.

Dec 7, 2009#15

figmentPez

I put beans in my chili. If you don't like it, don't eat it. Heck, you can call it beef & bean stew if you object to calling it chili. I'm not going to win any competitions, but when I've served it to crowds (60-70 people) there were quite a few who came back for thirds.

Dec 7, 2009#16

Chibibar

I have beans in mine and I have won some local competition with it

Dec 7, 2009#17

Chazwozel

figmentPez said:
I put beans in my chili. If you don't like it, don't eat it. Heck, you can call it beef & bean stew if you object to calling it chili. I'm not going to win any competitions, but when I've served it to crowds (60-70 people) there were quite a few who came back for thirds.

Cool bro. I too am lucky if I get to take some home. If I'm serving to a group of people, I'll lay off the habaneros and leave an open can of kidney beans for wienies.

For situations like that, I keep a bottle of

handy.

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Chibibar said:
I have beans in mine and I have won some local competition with it

No doubt. Like Tin said, there are a lot of folks who don't know what chili is.

Dec 7, 2009#18

fade

I like beans in chili. Everyone can kiss my ass. If I want all meat chili, I'll open a can of Alpo.

Dec 7, 2009#19

Dave

I like chili but I don't like beans. I guess I'm not invited over to YOUR house for dinner.

Dec 7, 2009#20

Chibibar

Dave said:
I like chili but I don't like beans. I guess I'm not invited over to YOUR house for dinner.

you are welcome in my house

I can make it with or without. I'm pretty flexible. I haven't had any complaint on my chili yet

Dec 7, 2009#21

ThatGrinningIdiot!

Kidney beans, and chick peas combo. Yum!

Dec 7, 2009#22

HCGLNS

Dec 7, 2009#23

LordRendar

Don't really care about beans, as long as the Chili is burning hot.I loathe Chili that tastes like Spaghetti Bolognese sauce.

Dec 7, 2009#24

Cuyval Dar

fade said:
I like beans in chili. Everyone can kiss my ass. If I want all meat chili, I'll open a can of Alpo.

Dec 7, 2009#25

HowDroll

I was thinking about making tacos for dinner.

Fuck that. It's chili night now. With beans.

Dec 7, 2009#26

V.Bond

I make mine with ground turkey and beans.

I also steal candy from babies.

Dec 7, 2009#27

drawn_inward

Vagabond said:
I make mine with ground turkey and beans.

I also steal candy from babies.

It's certainly cheaper and healthier than beef. It just doesn't taste quite right. Maybe for a green chili turkey would be better.

as for the beans, why don't you folks like beans? They're our amazing little nutritious friends.

Chili does sound quite good. I have to go to the store anyway! Chili it is!

Dec 7, 2009#28

Chazwozel

If anything, I take pride in the fact that I've caused so many people to crave chili tonight.

Dec 7, 2009#29

Silver Jelly

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.

Dec 7, 2009#30

Tinwhistler

Chazwozel said:
If anything, I take pride in the fact that I've caused so many people to crave chili tonight.

If I hadn't made it a few days ago (see "what's for dinner"), I probably would've made it tonight.

Dec 7, 2009#31

Kitty Sinatra

I'm craving some steak, rare.

Dec 7, 2009#32

Denbrought

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. For years I had been having my steaks medium-well and well done (I guess because my father orders them like so). The other day I had a rare steak... Oh my god, the flavours.

Dec 7, 2009#33

Kitty Sinatra

Now I'm really craving that steak.

Dec 7, 2009#34

Chazwozel

Silver Jelly said:
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).

Dec 7, 2009#35

Shegokigo

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Done. :slywink:

Dec 7, 2009#36

Garbledina

I had chili for lunch and now I just crave more. Mooooooore.

Dec 7, 2009#37

Tinwhistler

Shegokigo said:
+

=

Done. :slywink:

I'm revoking your right to live in texas.

Though I do love me some Wolf brand chili on hot dogs.

Dec 7, 2009#38

Chippy

I just don't like beans.

Dec 7, 2009#39

RealBigNuke

Shegokigo said:
Recipe

Fix:

= done.

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.

Dec 7, 2009#40

sixpackshaker

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.

Dec 7, 2009#41

Cuyval Dar

I prefer beans in my chili. In fact, it isn't chili without beans.

Dec 7, 2009#42

Cajungal

Eh.

Dec 7, 2009#43

Jake

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.

Dec 8, 2009#44

Silver Jelly

Chazwozel;311098][quote=Silver Jelly said:
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.

Dec 8, 2009#45

Chazwozel

Jake said:
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.

Dec 8, 2009#46

Vytamindi

Silver Jelly said:
It's CHILI time!

No daddy, no!

Dec 8, 2009#47

Silver Jelly

Vytamindi;311314][quote=Silver Jelly said:
It's CHILI time!

No daddy, no![/QUOTE]

This meme is worthless without pictures.

Dec 8, 2009#48

North_Ranger

Silver Jelly;311323][quote=Vytamindi;311314][quote=Silver Jelly said:
It's CHILI time!

No daddy, no![/QUOTE]

This meme is worthless without pictures.[/QUOTE]

...

Ew.

EWW!!

FOR THE LOVE OF LEEROY, WHERE'S THE BRAIN BLEACH!!??

Dec 8, 2009#49

Chazwozel

Silver Jelly;311323][quote=Vytamindi;311314][quote=Silver Jelly said:
It's CHILI time!

No daddy, no![/quote]

This meme is worthless without pictures.[/quote]

Dec 8, 2009#50

Vytamindi

Hold on.... I'm workin' on it.

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Dec 8, 2009#51

Chazwozel

Not in my thread bub. And it's pretty fucking lame, regardless...

Dec 8, 2009#52

KCWM

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.

Dec 8, 2009#53

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:<

Dec 8, 2009#54

Vytamindi

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*

Dec 8, 2009#55

Silver Jelly

Chazwozel said:
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.

Dec 8, 2009#56

The Pumes

Vytamindi said:
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).

Dec 8, 2009#57

Jay

You shut your whore mouth Chaz.

Dec 8, 2009#58

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!

Dec 8, 2009#59

Vytamindi

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

Totally in foodie mode. Guess I should bump the dinner thread!

Dec 8, 2009#60

Jay

The best about chili beans?

It clears rooms for the next 24 hours.

Dec 8, 2009#61

Gusto

Isn't Chaz a New Yorker?

Yeah.

Beans.

Dec 8, 2009#62

Tinwhistler

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)

Dec 8, 2009#63

Chazwozel

Gusto said:
Isn't Chaz a New Yorker?

Yeah.

Beans.

I love New York for many things, but in terms of Chili Texas is king. Sorry.

Dec 8, 2009#64

RealBigNuke

rabbitgod said:
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.

Dec 9, 2009#65

Gusto

Chazwozel;311855][quote=Gusto said:
Isn't Chaz a New Yorker?

Yeah.

Beans.

I love New York for many things, but in terms of Chili Texas is king. Sorry.[/QUOTE]

I agree! I was implying that I'm not surprised that your chili opinions are wrong.

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