Any chili fans?

[HardyGirl]

I have made my own chili w/ ground beef, kidney beans, onions and various spices. These days I cheat and buy it canned. For awhile Hormel (I think it was Hormel) made an excellent white chicken chili, but I haven't been able to find it in my area. But I MUST have it w/ rice. That's how I grew up eating it, and it's so good!

[Mr.Marion]

Big Chili fan. I liked her more than Millie.

[Donkey Hoatie]

I make my own chili and subscribe to the school of thought that "all chili must have beer in it." The ratios change, depending on my mood, but for the most part, these will go into it:

Ground beef
Onion
Garlic
Bottle of beer
Crushed tomatoes
Can of black beans or kidney beans, depending on what's in the cupboard, rinsed
Diced green chilies
Chili powder
Cumin
Adobo seasonings
Ground mustard

Cook the ground beef with onions and garlic. Drain the fat. Sprinkle the meat mixture with a bit of chili powder, cumin, and adobo seasonings and cook for another 2 minutes or so. Add bottle of beer and cook for a minute or two. Add big can of crushed tomatoes. Add chilies. Add more chili powder, cumin, adobo, along with some ground mustard. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer check seasonings and adjust. About 20 minutes before you're ready to eat it, add the beans. I find that if I add the beans too early and simmer them, they break down too much for my liking. I prefer a bit of texture still with my beans. After 20 minutes on simmer, the beans should be plenty warm and still plenty firm. Serve with diced onion/cheese/sour cream/whatever.

[apes3978]

The Hormel one (with beans) is pretty good

For canned chili (in a pinch but not preferred) I like Wolf's Homestyle.

Both of these are pretty good...

[ubermanx]

Chili is amazing. Can't get enough of it and I love making it. One day I have to try Oliver Queen's chili recipe ...

Green Arrow's Chili

- Marty

[PNGwynne]

If you're making the classic Tex-Mex, one secret ingredient is chocolate. Not a lot, cocoa powder is the best choice.

I use chocolate, but one square of good unsweetened baking chocolate per batch.

[Hector]

I do a few kinds. Vegetarian, ***oli, Tex-Mex

If you're making the classic Tex-Mex, one secret ingredient is chocolate. Not a lot, cocoa powder is the best choice.

...influenced by mole...especially the original...poblano...

[Hector]

I made this yesterday...it's NOT Tex Mex chili...it's a Mexican dish, frijoles de la olla con chorizo...which basically translates to baked beans with chorizo (I boiled the raw beans with sea salt, black pepper, onions, garlic, paprika, and bay leaves). Served on a bowl...some salsa and sour cream on top...and crumbled tortilla chips...Mmm, delicious...had me two bowls, ha...




I swear, that's a pillow under the bowl, not my belly...

[Duncan]

Earlier in the week I made chili using Bush's chili starter w/ beans. I used a pound of lean ground beef and a can of tomatoes, and kicked it up w/ cayenne and ancho powder. It was passable, but not great, served on rice w/ chopped onion.

[emeraldknight47]

I made this yesterday...it's NOT Tex Mex chili...it's a Mexican dish, frijoles de la olla con chorizo...which basically translates to baked beans with chorizo (I boiled the raw beans with sea salt, black pepper, onions, garlic, paprika, and bay leaves). Served on a bowl...some salsa and sour cream on top...and crumbled tortilla chips...Mmm, delicious...had me two bowls, ha...




I swear, that's a pillow under the bowl, not my belly...

Looks damn tasty, Hector! If only we had smell-o-vision on our computers...!

[Hector]

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[Mikey]

Love chili --- need more replies

[LonnieFisher]

I make it vegetarian, and add the hottest peppers in the world. Lots of different kinds of beans and several kinds of super hot peppers. Nobody but me likes it. They say it's "too hot", but that's how I like it. Spicy!!

[Mikey]

The only prob with that, if you're always going for a capsaicin high you're sacrificing flavor.

That's why I always think people that love super-hot food could eat hot sauce on anything an not know the difference.

[Fuzzysnail]

Heres my Chili recipe.

2lbs buffalo ground, or lean beef. (buffalo is best)
3-4 steak cutlets cut into 1 inch squares.
3 jalapenos seeded
1 bell pepper seeded
1 small onion diced (white).
1 can chili beans
1 can kidney beans rinsed
1 28 oz can crushed tomatos
2 cans beef broth
1 table spoon crushed garlic.
2 tsp ground cumin
1/3 cup fresh red chili powder medium
1/4 cup parsley

brown the meat first, add the rest cook for 90 min. add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese before serving. BOOM!