a bowl of chilli ...

[RTHolmes]

been trying to get mine right and I think its getting there, whats your recipe?

I dont have time/cant be bothered to refry beans and make salsas and salads etc so it all goes in the pot - peppers, tomatos, beans all in. I know thats not "authentic" for some but peasant food worldwide is made in one pot, and meat is valuable so its packed out with whatever veg is available, so thats how I do it.

Ive found it best to really brown the beef first - I mean almost crispy - so the sweetness comes out. It softens up after a coupla hours simmering anyway. onions, lots of garlic, peppers all fried hard then tomatos until their acidity has boiled off, add stock, oregano, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, and simmer. beans in near the end and salt to taste. raw onion to serve, with rice. yum.

[smoe]

uummmmmmmmmmmmm ccccccchhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiillll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllii iiiiiiiiiii.........I'll be right over.

btw, what is your address?

[RTHolmes]

<-- see my location, head east from the centre of town and mine is pretty much the only house that doesnt smell of curry

[homersipes]

  I will also take a bowl of that, be over in an hour

[RTHolmes]

I made too much as usual ... bring beer!

[homersipes]

what ya drink I am bringin myself root beer lol
 

[bigsky]

chili always reminds me of this joke, this is one version of many;


A young cowboy walks into a seedy cafe in Prescott, AZ. He sits at the counter and notices an old cowboy with his arms folded staring blankly at a full bowl of chili.


After fifteen minutes of just sitting there staring at it, the young cowboy bravely asks the old cowpoke, "If you ain't gonna eat that, mind if I do?"

The older cowboy slowly turns his head toward the young wrangler and in his best cowboy manner says, "Nah, go ahead."

Eagerly, the young cowboy reaches over and slides the bowl over to his place and starts spooning it in with delight. He gets nearly down to the bottom and notices a dead mouse in the chili. The sight was shocking and he immediately pukes up the chili into the bowl.

The old cowboy quietly says, "Yep, that's as far as I got, too."

[RTHolmes]

 

[eagl]

My recipe is pretty simple.

Open can of hormel chunky chili with beans.
Put chili into a microwave safe bowl, and cover.
Microwave for a minute.
Remove from microwave, add some sharp cheddar cheese, re-cover and put back in microwave.
Heat for another minute.
Remove from microwave and stir.
Take bite of chili and cheese.
Hop around kitchen waving hands at mouth looking for a glass of water because I have nuclear hot melted cheese stuck to my tongue.
Stir chili until it isn't quite as hot as when I burned my mouth for the 200th time eating chili straight from the microwave.
Eat chili.

Easy recipe, some of you may want to skip the steps involving putting really hot melted cheese on your tongue.

[BERN1]

1 pound bob evans hot sausage
1 pound hamburger
brown both drain
3 cans chili ready tomatoes
1 large onion 1 green pepper,2 to 3 jalepinos
1 packet carrol shelbys texas chili mix
crok pot for 4 hours add 2 cans chili beans one can black beans.
crok pot on low or warm few more hours.
top with chedder cheese and or sour cream.never thought of raw onions hmmm
freeze anyleftovers for future use as chili dog topping.
some may consider this a HOT chili the jalepinos can be removed and it is still very good

[bigsky]

Bern1, if you do not drain the fat after browning and let it slow cook. then before serving the fat will be at the top. Take slices of bread to soak up the fat off the top then toss the greasy bread. Slow cooking with the fat will make it taste better and you can still get it out at the end.

[The Fugitive]

2 lbs of ground beef
1 lb of ground turkey
2 green bell peppers diced
2 red bell peppers diced
2 large onions diced
2 cans stewed tomatoes
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 can black beans
1 large can red beans
2 cans pinto beans
2 tblsp sugar (to counter the acid in the tomatoes)
6oz chilli power
1oz cayenne pepper
Tabasco sauce

Fry meat, added diced veggies. Once it's all back up to temp add tomatoes and spices. Beans go in last, add Tabasco as you like (8-10 drops makes a batch that has a touch of heat). Bring to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer. Stir often but gently.... so as to NOT bust up your beans. The longer it simmers the better it gets. We serve with a plop of sour cream and shredded cheddar spread on the top.  This makes a big pot, but leftovers rarely last a day

[Randy1]

Good chili needs to start with a good chili powder.  Try

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html

Penseys have a few stores located around the USA.

[CptTrips]

I was going to give you yankees watermelon about putting BEANS in your chili (what are you Vegans???), but I won't.
To each their own.   

I like chili, but my favorite use for chili has always been frito pie.  Hmmmmmm.  Nom nom nom nom nom......
 
,
Wab

[Dragon]

Good chili needs to start with a good chili powder.  Try

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html

Penseys have a few stores located around the USA.

+1

Fantastic stuff.  The local Penzeys here is a must do every 6 month shopping spree.  I wanted to try this for Thanksgiving but the wife was adamant about stuffing the bird.  Ugh!

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/recipes/r-penzeysTurkeyPotatoes.html?id=ow6GGTFm