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Chili With A Bit Of Flair

What are some ingredients you like to add to your Chili recipe that perhaps many people don't?

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Permalink Reply by Aggie on February 4, 2021 at 3:09pm

PrunellaFarquar Chili
I use stock, but a little beer in there sounds good. There's no law against doing a little doctoring...its just that beans and ground beef sound a little extreme to me.
Prunella Farquar's Texas Chili
2 lbs lean beef, chunked
1 lb pork, chunked
1/2 tsp ground cumin seed
2 onions chopped
7 cloves of garlic
4-6 Tabs bacon fat
2 cups mighty fine beef stock
1 cup chopped canned tomatoes
6 -10 Tabs of chili powder (However hot you like it)
2 Tabs flour
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried basil
In heavy chili pot, brown the meat, onions and garlic in hot bacon fat. Add boiling beef stock and tomatoes and bring again to a boil. Cover and simmer very gently for about an hour. Blend chili powder and flour in a little hot liquid from the pot and then add this back to the pot along with the remaining seasonings. Continue gentle simmering until the meat is tender and the chili thickened.
You may want to keep your beer ice cold and have it handy.

Permalink Reply by Leftygrl on February 5, 2021 at 4:16am

This is my all-time favorite chili recipe. The red wine makes for a deep, delicious flavor. I use whatever red wine that I have on hand. Additionally, I'll use black beans instead of kidney beans. Just a personal preference.

All-American Chili

Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

286 calories; calories from fat 29%; fat 7.5g; saturated fat 2.1g; mono fat 1.1g; poly fat 0.4g; protein 22.4g; carbohydrates 28.5g; fiber 6.5g; cholesterol 48mg; iron 5.1mg; sodium 460mg; calcium 169mg.

Permalink Reply by Grandma Helen on February 5, 2021 at 11:04am

Not me, because I don't like chile, but my second son, James, the chef puts hot sauce over it.

Permalink Reply by East TX granny on February 5, 2021 at 6:52pm

The closest to home made chili I do is made with one of the chili seasoning packs..

Permalink Reply by PartTimeBrewer on February 6, 2021 at 8:09am

Josi often makes us chili, but hers is mind and from a kit purchased at the grocery store. I don't mind that its from a kit, it's actually quite good and I can 'heat it up with hot sauce, usually packets from Wendy's.

Permalink Reply by MTwoman on February 6, 2021 at 4:15pm

Back in the hunting days, I used venison.

Permalink Reply by OneEyedDiva on February 9, 2021 at 7:54am

I read about adding chocolate to chili and only tried it once, but I didn't have the right kind of chocolate. I cheated and used Nesquik. LOL It was interesting though. And I make my chili with ground turkey instead of ground beef.