Beans only.
Ok so arguments I have heard recently go as far as claiming real chili has no beans, real chili has no tomatoes, or real chili needs the spoon to stand up in it. Maybe these guys are right but then again maybe I believe they are appearance snobs who think the best looking chili must be the best tasting.
I always use beans in my chili, as well as rotel canned tomatoes or if not available fresh diced tomatoes with diced mild peppers,salt pepper and garlic, a chopped onion, chili powder, cayenne powder, cumin, chipotle powder sometimes, with a mix of two or three beans, red amd black beans, sometime red black and pinto beans. The meat is either ground beef or a mix of ground beef and ground deer, the chili is slow cooked for hours. I will admit no one has hated my chili other than those who hate foods too spicey(I go super hot) and everyone who tries it keeps going back for seconds and thirds, it looks hideous but the taste is spot on.
Now every so often someone argues it is not chili because it can't have beans or tomatoes or some other crap, some of these people arguing such look like they threw a crapton of water corn starch and chili powder in a pot to make something that looks pleasing but lacks any flavor.
Then it's not chili.
It's the only real chili. All that meat chili is just trying to cover deficiencies.
I'm just gonna stop. I don't know anything about chili. I was just having a lil' fun. I'll let people be serious. About chili.
I buy salsa from san antonio, you must buy that stuff from new york city!
I don’t care what the ingredients are, if sweat beads are not forming on your forehead, half-way through, it’s bogus.Might as well be tomato soup, imho!
What,no Cincinnati-style chili option?
CHILI THAT ISN'T POURED OVER SPAGHETTI ISN'T CHILI!!!
At least that's how my brother felt when we were kids.
I'd wager most of us prefer it how our families made it when we were kids. It is comfort food, after all.
I'd never even heard of chili without beans until I was in my 20s!
Welcome to Wendy's where spaghetti sauce with beans in it is called chili. I don't make my chili overly hot (pepper heavy) but always have plenty of hot sauces available as a condiments for those that want more heat.
Wendys chili recipe
2 pounds fresh ground beef
1 quart tomato juice 1 (29-ounce) …
can tomato purée 1 (15-ounce)
can red kidney beans, drained 1 (15-ounce)
can pinto beans, drained 1
medium-large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup chili powder (use less for milder chili)
1 teaspoon ground cumin (use more for real flavor)
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
How to make it :
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Drain off the fat. Put the beef and the remaining ingredients in a 6-quart pot. Cover the pot and let the chili simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
Ok so arguments I have heard recently go as far as claiming real chili has no beans, real chili has no tomatoes, or real chili needs the spoon to stand up in it. Maybe these guys are right but then again maybe I believe they are appearance snobs who think the best looking chili must be the best tasting.
I always use beans in my chili, as well as rotel canned tomatoes or if not available fresh diced tomatoes with diced mild peppers,salt pepper and garlic, a chopped onion, chili powder, cayenne powder, cumin, chipotle powder sometimes, with a mix of two or three beans, red amd black beans, sometime red black and pinto beans. The meat is either ground beef or a mix of ground beef and ground deer, the chili is slow cooked for hours. I will admit no one has hated my chili other than those who hate foods too spicey(I go super hot) and everyone who tries it keeps going back for seconds and thirds, it looks hideous but the taste is spot on.
Now every so often someone argues it is not chili because it can't have beans or tomatoes or some other crap, some of these people arguing such look like they threw a crapton of water corn starch and chili powder in a pot to make something that looks pleasing but lacks any flavor.
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