Dear Clutchfans, My place of work is holding a chili cook-off amongst its employees. I have been placed in the contest, but I have never made chili before. Does anyone have some prize-winning chili recipes? Must be made from scratch, with no super hot peppers (ghost peppers etc.) and no exotic animals. Please post your Chili recipes here! If I place, I will make a tip jar donation in honor of the Clutchfan member whose recipe I used and I will post pictures of the trophy that will be dedicated to Clutchfans.net.
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2 pounds 70/30 or 80/20 ground beef 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice 1 (16 ounce) can tomatos, pureed 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/2 teaspoon white sugar 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 poblano, seeded and finely chopped 1 teaspoon seeded and chopped habanero 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped 1 serrano pepper, seeded and chopped 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper puree 1 tablespoon ancho chile powder 1 tablespoon cayanne pepper powder 1 tablespoon peprika If more liquid is desired, add chick stock. If more spice is desired, add a couple tablespoons of chili powder. I may not have used all the tomato juice, i dont remember. I kinda combined a few recipes I found on the internet and emailed it to myself awhile back. I used the above as a base, then added stuff as I went along, but didn't add it to the notes. some jalapenos are spicier than others, some cans of tomatoes are saltier than others. just test as you go along. Your pallet is the best chef.
As someone who very much enjoys beans with Chili, can you explain this? Sorry, I just enjoy Chili, but I'm not hardcore on it lol
I found this via google: If You Know Beans About Chili, You Know That Chili Has No Beans by Ken Finlay, singer, songwriter, and owner of Cheatham Street Warehouse (a music hall in San Marcos), written in 1976. You burn some mesquite And when the coals get hot You bunk up some meat And you throw it on a pot. While some chile pods and garlic And comino and stuff Then you add a little salt Till there's just enough You can throw in some onions To make it smell good You can even add tomatoes If you feel like you should But if you know beans about chili You know that chili has no beans If you know beans about chili You know it didn't come from Mexico Chili was God's gift to Texas (Or maybe it came from down below) And chili doesn't go with macaroni And dammed Yankee's don't go with chili queens; And if you know beans about chili You know that chili has no beans
I guess that doesn't explain anything. All I know if my parents are yankees (I was born here) and they put beans in their chili. When I was younger, I ate my friends house whos parents and grandparents are Texans. I asked where the beans were in the chili we were having for dinner. They said 'real chili doesn't have beans in it' haha. Still, I put beans in mine occasionally. I just call it 'chili with beans'.
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Liked this one from another thread (not that the great bean debacle of Christmas 2010 needs to be revisted).
Several times I have made a pretty traditional chilie but instead of using ground beef, I have used cubed ribeye. It has been popular in the various cook offs I have participated in.
I agree in total with the anti-bean chili movement. If God wanted beans in chili, He would've made them taste and look like browned seasoned beef. Now give me some good beanless chili and I'll get the bag of fritos and shredded cheddar cheese. Frito pie ftw!!!
I use a version of this one: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=1485241&postcount=2 I think my version is improved. I throw a little bit of tomatoes in it, some bell pepper, some garlic, paprika for color, sometimes celery, and a two cans of beer instead of one. Either way, it makes for some fantastic chili, with a really authentic texas flavor.
