I just posted a chili recipe in the cookbook. View it here. I'd like to see other chili recipes posted in that thread, and keep this thread for chili discussions. Stuff like meat v. meatless, heat, etc... To start, "they" say it's not "true" chili with meat, however I disagree. To me chili was meant to have some sort of meat in it. Discuss...
I like beans in mine, there I said it! I don't use kidney, pinto is where it is at. Heck toss in a can of ranch style beans instad of the unflavord kidney and you got yer self some chilli.. WHOOOOO WEEEEE!
Traditional chili has no beans. The Americanized version has beans. According to the International Chili Society: "ICS Official Contestant Rules & Regulations The following rules and regulations for cooks at the World’s Championship, State, Regional and District Cookoffs are as follows: 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. 3. Salsa: there are no rules as to the ingredients or how to prepare your Salsa.It may be prepared at home and brought to the site that day, or it may be store bought and brought to the site, or it may be prepared at the Cookoff. 4. No ingredient may be pre-cooked in any way prior to the commencement of the official cookoff. The only exceptions are canned or bottled tomatoes, tomato sauce, peppers, pepper sauce, beverages, broth and grinding and/or mixing of spices. Meat may be treated, pre-cut or ground. MEAT MAY NOT BE PRE-COOKED. All other ingredients must be chopped or prepared during the preparation period...." I prefer real chili, meat only, and as hot as possible. WORD.
I stand corrected. :ashamed001 I thought it was the other way around.... but I don't compete and I'm not familiar with official rules... and apparently my chili is not legal for competition! Oh well, still gooder than a mo-fo!happy102
I personally use stew but or a roast cut into cubes. It really seems to absorb the flavors more and seem to tenderize the longer it cooks. Also like using fresh chilis instead of powders but that is if i can obtain them. I also prefer my chili more watery than thick. I dont add flour or corn chips.
Chili is a very flexible food, I think. I've made vegetarian chili with grilled tofu and portobello mushrooms that my sworn carnovire brother loved. I've also made some fine white chicken chili, as well as pure old Steak chili...And it's ALL good. Mmm....Tis the season, as well... Send me some Fritos, Stat!
Chili requires meat (pork and beef) and chili beans. Oddly enough, I don't put chilis in it. I even like chilis. However mine is a family recipe and we come from up nort. Not a lot of call for chilis in nort country meals. I should add them next time I whip up a batch.
This. Not this. Or this. Fixed your post for you. If you put beans in it, and you enjoy it, that's fine. Just don't call it chili.
That does it. I'm making chili tonight. Beans are fine- I usually use pinto and black, Texans be damned.
I include a can/bottle of beer in with my chili too. I don't think I have ever made the same batch twice as I vary ingredients. Two which are never omitted = beer & chipotles.
Over the weekend I had a new to me culinary masterpiece, a gas station corndog filled with chilli! Brilliant, just brilliant.
I seldom ever make the same chilli twice, I make it up as I go, and may not always have the same ingedients. One thing that is HUGE for me, is using Gebhardt Chili Powder as my base flavor, then I kick it up from there. And, if you've never made chili before, you can't go wrong with the recipe on the bottle.
Most people would frown on eating any kind of gas station made food products, but not I (and from what it seems, nor you, MTGrayling.) Gas station food is not unlike Carnival food: Horrible and sketchy looking food made by horrible and sketchy looking people that, by some miracle of culinary expertise, does not in the least bit, taste horrible or sketchy AT ALL!
