How To Make The Best Chili, According To Chili Cook-Off Winners (And A Judge)

HuffPo ^ | 10/14/2022 | Julie Kendrick

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

DG= Dollar General?

[kiryandil]

Forget it, Jake. It’s Oh-hi-Ya.

[4bye4]

Wolf brand chili used to be sold west of the Mississippi only about the last ten years or has it been on shelves in the east. I know I used to make it, it’s nothing but Van Camp’s chili with a little more spices I worked there till Con Agra bought them out...

[TexasGunLover]

That's chili.

The inclusion of beans excludes it from being chili. Since your homepage doesn't state, I assume you're not from Texas, so you have no standing to define chili.

[FamiliarFace]

*** Only men can make chili***

You know those are fightin’ words, right? ;)

[DesertRhino]

Wolf is pure Texas, and they made with and without beans since way before Conagra.

[FamiliarFace]

If you add corn, it becomes more like Brunswick stew, which I’m having tonight. I made up a big potful about a month ago, and froze what we didn’t eat. Tonight is the last of that really, really, really good batch.

[samadams2000]

Nasty!

[Pollard]

Yes. The towns are 20-25 miles from me but they just put in a Dollar General 5 miles from me. We’re trying everything they’ve got. Prices aren’t great but it’s handy when you need something quick for tonight.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

My secret? First, fry up bacon. Take out the strips and drain on a paper towel. Fry up your meat in the bacon fat, then drain that.

Whatever liquids are called for. I use beer.

Winning Chili every time.

And no elbow macaroni! Yeesh! That’s not Chili, it’s Goulash!

[bigbob]

Also useless if it has more veggies than beans and onions

[married21]

Our chili has leftover grilled steak, lots of bell peppers, onions and corn, black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, a mild chili seasoning packet, and a couple tablespoons of barbecue sauce. That fed the kids a healthy meal almost once a week for years.

[Jamestown1630]

Judge Number Three is in the wrong line of work...

[gop4lyf]

I use the Two-Alarm chili kit plus a gouple lbs of ground beef, a can of hot Rotel diced tomatoes, a jar of hot Pace salsa, a half dozen jalapenos, and 2 cans of dark red kidney beans (7th generation Texan here). Good stuff. Makes me fart like a plow mule.

[Sirius Lee]

The inclusion of beans excludes it from being chili.

It's cute when you pout like that.

[IYAS9YAS]

They ate stewed tomatoes on top of mashed potatoes. bleeech!

My favorite baked potato topper is Sadie's Roasted Green Chile Salsa

[MCF]

I call that chili bean stew, which is great to eat.

[Sirius Lee]

I call that chili bean stew, which is great to eat.

I call bean-less chili, hamburger. Which is possible to enjoy.

[redangus]

Gotta have beans, onions and garlic, but the real secret is 8 or so oz. of hoppy beer. An IPA works nicely. I also like a touch of cinnamon.

[ansel12]

Wolf brand chili used to have real meat in it, you could even get a little gristle.

Today it is pretty generic.