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From sheenawilkie/Administrator (0)   
on February 9, 2012 9:16:25 PM CST
Okay, my brother and I who are maybe slightly competitive are having a chili cook off. What is your recipe for chili? What is your secret ingredient?
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From oevt/Oscar (32,383)
on February 10, 2012 12:28:10 PM CST
..lol..I was looking for the 'I like' button...lol....regards...O
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From marshall/Marshall (11,954)
on February 9, 2012 9:20:57 PM CST
I have a great recipe (claimed to be a family recipe, but almost certainly not actually from my family) for a white chili that has tomatilloes, black-eyed peas, and chicken. If nothing else, it would stand out as different from the other folks' offerings, which would be helpful. I'll send you the recipe.
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From jroessler/John (14,200)
on February 10, 2012 8:30:41 AM CST
I love white chili - if you would please sir, include me in your recipe distro. I promise to honor your copyright.
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From tvernuccio/Sheila (37,104)
on February 9, 2012 11:40:42 PM CST
My "not-so-secret" secret ingredients...ground buffalo and beer. :)
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From tvernuccio/Sheila (37,104)
on February 9, 2012 11:44:17 PM CST
I want to make a pot of chili with shaved, dark chocolate (at least 75% cacao) in it, Sheena. I've tried some dark chocolate bars with chili peppers in it and it was awesome so I'd venture to say that chili with chocolate should be wonderful too! :)
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From jroessler/John (14,200)
on February 10, 2012 8:31:48 AM CST
I have heard of using chocolate in chili - its seems so counterintuitive.
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From tvernuccio/Sheila (37,104)
on February 11, 2012 12:31:32 AM CST
I haven't actually made a pot of chili with chocolate in it yet but I want to, but I'm sure it would be somewhat similar to mole. When we made mole, I couldn't taste the chocolate in it.
If you haven't tried a chocolate bar with chili peppers in it, I hope you'll consider doing so. It's exquisite!!
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From loiswakeman/Lois (16,444)
on February 10, 2012 2:55:44 AM CST
Not traditional, but made with minced (ground) lamb, and spiced with lots of cumin and smoked paprika (pimenton) as well as chilli and coriander. Dark choc sounds good, Sheila!
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From phildeman/Phil (5,617)
on February 10, 2012 8:07:51 AM CST
Cooked ground beef and pork, then trained. Add hot pepper oil (store bought or made at home) and all the other ingredients, you need to make chili. Finally, the one special ingredient, Keebler Club Crackers, crushed. Not the Premium saltines or unsalted crackers.
The Keebler Club crackers will help reduce the flames in your mouth and still taste great.
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From tvernuccio/Sheila (37,104)
on February 11, 2012 12:35:05 AM CST
I never heard of putting crackers of any kind in chili, Phil, but I'm sure it would be good. :)
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From phildeman/Phil (5,617)
on February 16, 2012 6:53:27 PM CST
It could be a north eastern (U.S.) thing. Once the chili is done, the we crush Keebler Club crackers on top of a bowl of chili. It adds the crunch to chili. You bet it taste, great! :)
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From log/Louise (27,206)
on February 10, 2012 8:27:13 AM CST
Secret ingredient...? Shhhh... Don't tell anyone... a hint of chocolate Awwwww.... someone already said....
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From fabian9/Fabian (3,001)
on February 10, 2012 9:46:16 AM CST
Best chilli ever:
Jamies brisket chilli
Ingredients:
1.5kg beef brisket
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp Smoked paprikaÃÂ
1 tbsp oregano
2 cans of chopped tomatoes
1 can beef stock
2 yellow peppers
2 red peppers
1 Stick of cinnamon
2 Bay leaves
2 onions
4 cloves of garlic
2-4 chillies
Bunch of coriander
Instructions:
- Score fat 1.5cm deep chess board
- Season with salt, pepper, cuminÃÂ and Smoked paprika and oregano
- Fry on medium heat with olive oil - Fat side down
- In a separate pot, fry up leftover spices, tomatoes and beef stock with peppers, cinnamon and bay leaves
- Remove gold brown brisket and place in vegetable pot at hot heat
- Add onions, chillies and garlic to brisket juices and fry up then add to pot
- Add tons of coriander when boiling
- Turn to really low heat with lid on and simmer for 4hrs
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From phildeman/Phil (5,617)
on February 10, 2012 12:24:49 PM CST
Ooooo, beef brisket with chili! That taste great in my head. Now to go home and make it in a crock pot.
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From swanda/John (1,023)
on February 11, 2012 7:02:09 PM CST
Must be the dessert version of a turducken,
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From rgordley/Rich (6,983)
on February 10, 2012 11:10:53 AM CST
To a Texan anything with beans is not chili. Not endorsing this, just an observation.
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From swanda/John (1,023)
on February 10, 2012 11:33:32 AM CST
I once saw the recipe for chili for the Texas prison system. It only had two ingredients - beef and ground dried chile peppers.
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From robertwallis/Robert (12,897)
on February 10, 2012 5:22:44 PM CST
A chili was only worthy of the name, according to the Texans I knew years ago, when flies passing over the bowl would drop dead as they reached the other end of the bowl. The optimum strength would allow them to continue on long enough to clear the bowl. I'm not saying the stuff was over the top, but my first Texas chili experience left my tongue numb for over a week. They thought my screams were funny =8-o
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From fabian9/Fabian (3,001)
on February 10, 2012 11:31:57 AM CST
Swap the ground meat for beef brisket, cook it for ages on a low temperature until the brisket falls apart... Much much nicer than ground meat. :)
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From marshall/Marshall (11,954)
on February 10, 2012 11:57:58 AM CST
The white chili is black-eyed peas instead, but that's a very different beast.
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From swanda/John (1,023)
on February 10, 2012 2:31:34 PM CST
I just remembered a chili recipe from the Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen people which I meant to try out but never got around to. These people test the hell out of recipes before they release them, so it should be good, and it is their favorite chili. It has some of the suggestions people have already made, like beer and chocolate (in the form of cocoa powder) and others such as molasses and corn meal. It also uses homemade chili powder from dried chiles instead of commercial chili powder. It can be found at Our Favorite Chili.
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