Posted on 02/25/2010 6:13:28 AM PST by COBOL2Java
No chili for YOU! :)
Laid up with a stomach bug, so may have to postpone my Chili Day celebration to a later day. :-(
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If it does have beans, it ain’t chili.
Here is a good, basic recipe for chili that won’t hurt the kids, has lots of flavor, prepares quickly and will please most non-Hindu guests.
To start with, thin slice, don’t chop, a white onion or two. The “strings” of onion add much to the texture of the chili. Then in a large pot, halfway brown the sliced onion with a tsp of chopped garlic in olive oil over medium high heat. It takes a while to half-brown onion, but it’s important to break up its “pasty” flavor with partial caramelization. Then scoop out the onions and set them aside.
Next, brown a pound of 80% ground beef in the same pot. That 20% of beef tallow gives a good flavor to the meat, which should be browned medium, not under or overcooked. Then drain off the tallow, and replace with two tablespoons or so bacon grease. Return the onions and garlic to the pot with the hamburger.
Then add three cans of beans, which can be all pinto, or two pinto and one black beans, or one pinto, one black, and one northern white beans.
Then add a can of chopped tomatoes. Some of these already have garlic, cilantro, and green pepper in them, which are nice variations.
If you like, you can also throw in a small can of either or both chopped and roasted green and jalapeno pepper, which some like and some don’t. New Mexico cuisine is heavily green pepper oriented. Sonoran Mexican uses just a little.
Then a heaping tablespoon of chili powder for the pot. More can be added to a bowl for individual taste, but one heaping tbsp is a good base level. The chili can simmer, covered, for an hour or more on low heat.
As side dishes that are easy and impress, make cheese crisps that are just large flower tortillas with shredded Colby cheddar on them, broiled for a minute just until cheese starts to brown, then pizza cut, with salsa on the side.
The more American version with chili is corn bread, which should be distinguished from sweet corn cake, often sold as corn bread.
Masters only changes to the chili recipe include using slow cooked Mexican style shredded burro beef. (This is normally only done when you have other dishes that need shredded beef. No, it is not made of burro meat.)
Yes, sensitive guests should take Beano with their chili.
Beer is good, Tecate beer is better, but a shot of Añejo (100% agave only, please!) tequila after dinner makes the chili memorable.
Since no one else has posted this yet
... GREAT POST! first time I read the whole thing, my gut hurt from laughing so hard in the office and everyone wondered WTH was going on, had tears in my eyes... funny stuff
thanks
Note:
Leave the beans as a side dish if you desire beans. Real chilli does not have beans.
The best "Mexican" food available to the public is still to be found in small town New Mexico. The best "Mexican" food of all is found during ceremonial observances among the Rio Grande pueblos where attendance by outsiders is by invitation only. The best I've ever had was at the Shalako in Zuni Pueblo. The best restaurant chili was in Gallup or in Chama, New Mexico.
lol! ‘nuff said.
Veggies that belong in chili include onions, diced tomatoes and jalapenos .. beans aren't on the list
Well, I think I deserve SOME credit; I know not to put noodles in chili, LOL!
Resisting the urge to post “Are you my Mommy?”
Must resist...
I do like chili with spaghetti (such as Steak ‘n Shake’s chili 5-way), but Skyline is just plain nasty.
Love Chili in lots of different forms & lot’s of interesting history here.
Thanks for the ping Diana!
Trolling for chili Nazis?
Chili is the healthiest food you can eat. It will not only keep one healthy, it will cure anything that ails you.
Nah. Freeper Nazis of all persuasion show up on any thread...uninvited, LOL!
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