Chili

[dps]

FWIW, here's my recipe:

2 lbs ground beef
2 large white onions, diced
2 large green peppers, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
10  jalapeno peppers, sliced
4 cans diced tomatoes
10 cans tomato sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
pinch of oregano
pinch of basil

Brown the ground beef in a skillet, and drain off the grease.  Dump everything into a large stock pot, and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and simmer for 8 hours, adding water as needed to keep it from getting too thick.

Serves:  me and mine--you make your own.

[Gups]

Isn't Chilli Mexican rather than Texan? Or is that only with the addition of beans?

Edit: This may be of interest

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/may/12/cook-perfect-chilli-con-carne

[Valmy]

Isn't Chilli Mexican rather than Texan? Or is that only with the addition of beans?

Mexican?  I suppose in an anachronistic way, it was the Spanish name for a Native American dish.  It never had beans though.

But the Texas version was used during cattle drives, dried beef was carried around in blocks.  Hence the Texan version traditionally has no beans and no tomatoes.  The beans are an entirely 20th century thing so hence why that is controversial while you can add tomatoes and purists will not freak, the original Native American version had tomatoes.

[PDH]

I think my version would work best with some navy beans.

[Valmy]

Anti-Texas Chili (Recipe just invented for Valmy)

1 can of beans (any kind, who cares)
2 cans of chili - preferably from New York or California
Extra ketchup - at least a cup

Mix thoroughly then nuke.

Serves: 1 fat guy.

You make baby Sam Houston cry

[Caliga]

Shouldn't there be tomatoes?

Nope (see Valmy's comment).

With this recipe you may not notice they're missing since the chilis make it quite red.

[Ed Anger]

1 can store brand chili with beans
1 bag fritos(small)
Cheddar cheese

Heat up chili. Open frito bag and pour chili in. Add cheese. Best eaten with plastic spork.

[Caliga]

1 can store brand chili with beans
1 bag fritos(small)
Cheddar cheese

Heat up chili. Open frito bag and pour chili in. Add cheese. Best eaten with plastic spork.

While awesome, that ain't chili.

Also, Cincinnati chili is awesome, but it's not really chili, so I didn't share my Cincinnati chili recipe with Wags.  Boy needs to learn how to make the real shit first.

[Ed Anger]

I'm lazy.