[ChefKeith]

Bambi meat (shoulder works great, leave the bones in they will fall out later)
garlic (fresh)
onion (Texas sweet 1015's)
roma tomatoes run up in blender or food processor
cilantro
asst dried chilie pods: ancho,Cayenne,Habanero,New Mexico,Jalapeno, etc
red/yellow/green bell peppers
chili powder
S & P
paprika (sweet Hungarian)
Shiner Bock beer (for the chili and the chef)
water
a few spoons of coffee grind
veg. oil to brown meat in

Brown meat whole in oil, add onions and garlic sweat the onions for a few mins till clear, add the rest and cook for 4-6 hours on simmer or until the bones fall out of the meat.
The heat is up to the peppers and what you want it to be.
Add beer and water as needed to the cook pot and beer as needed to the chef.

BEANS IN CHILI IS A YANKEE THING!!!

[MamaTexan]

BEANS IN CHILI IS A YANKEE THING!!!

ROFLMAO!

Sorry Darlin'...I'm an eight generation Texan and we've ALWAYS put beans in our chili!

[SAJ]

Just fyi, the recipe posted was first made for me (tweaked it some since regarding the peppers, and he just loved salt, which I've reduced since) by my old cooking tutor, Louis d'Auberge Messarveaux, in 1969 just outside Plaquemines.

He used red beans, soaked as described. Moah bettah, Ah garontee. I guess he must have sneaked down to LA from Connecticut, right? (g!)

Never have understood why some folks add beer to chili. The alcohol cooks right off and you're left with kind of a wan hops/barley flavour. Guess I'm slow, but I just don't get it.

Of course, having a beer or two or five while making the chili, that I understand...heh heh heh...

;^)

[Arrowhead1952]

BEANS IN CHILI IS A YANKEE THING!!!

That is worth repeating.

BEANS IN CHILI IS A YANKEE THING!!!

[humblegunner]

BEANS IN CHILI IS A YANKEE THING!!!

I'll second that.
If you put beans in it, it ain't chili.

It's beefy-bean stew or something, but it ain't chili.

[Chanticleer]

Don't care. Beans in chili is good!

[Chanticleer]

Don't care. Beans in chili is good!

[Chanticleer]

Don't care. Beans in chili is good!

[Dashing Dasher]

Did you get the sausage job?

[Poser]

Try including some mole powder or paste next time. It usually has peppers, raisins, chocolate and spices plus other flavors like peanut butter. It depends on the version you buy.

In any case, dark chocolate and/or instant coffee add an interesting bitterness. A good English bitter or stout has the same effect.

I think the most critical ingredient is FRESH cumin. I like to grind the seeds just before putting them in the chili, and add them at various times during the boil. I always add some powdered New Mexico chili and fresh cumin about 5 minutes before taking the chili off the heat.