@InUnfunky do you have a go to chili recipe you’d share?
That's a more dangerous topic than "Pineapple On Pizza -- Yea Or Nay?" lol
I'm an irritating Unitarian Universalist when it comes to chili recipes -- if it works for you, then go for it. I tend to reject silly rules like "no beans," though. As with BBQ there are many types...
Sometimes olive oil, sometimes bacon (or turkey bacon), sometimes not. Sometimes a beer in it, sometimes tequila, sometimes not.
Gator chili is a fave, as is green chicken chili.
Answer: Maybe? 😉
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The "How To Eat Chili" part was particularly helpful. 😉
Food And Wine has a typical Cincinnati-style (or "Skyline" lol) recipe. Some peeps look askance at this variant but it's yummy...
@InUnfunky @ExecutiveFunction404 @CanisPundit In our house, it’s 3-way for me, 4-way for Mr. Carolina. Get your minds out of the gutter; I’m talking about serving my Cincinnati style chili.
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♥️ Cincinnati chili too
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Yea, the jump to recipe button is my favorite. I don't bother with their life stories when I'm trying to make a meal 😂
I like my chili over egg noodles sometimes. While I make a thick meat sauce, it's nowhere near as thick as the chili. Does the spaghetti hold the chili well? It seems it'll just slide right off lol
I would probably cook the spaghetti about halfway, then finish it off in the chili itself, so it absorbs the chili flavor 😋
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I also include pinto beans with black & kidney late in the cook. Chopped tomatillos, green chilis, fresh jalapeños, with tomato mix, lots of garlic, frozen corn, sometimes can of beer if I have.
Must have good cornbread on the side or break up in the chili. Garnish shredded cheese, sliced green onions, sliced black olives, avocado chunks, sour cream, fresh jalapeño slices.
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You're making me hungry but I'm gonna pick the corn out of it.
❤️ 🤓
Cilantro's absence is noted; I OTOH dump tons of the fresh stuff into most chili (with Cincinnati-style being the exception) both during cooking and as a topping. Fresh jalapenos as well, depending upon who's eating...
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So far no chili war has broken out. There’s more in chili we have in common than what divides us. #Chili2024
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There are infinite variations. I love them all.
🌶️🥑🫘🌶️🥑🫘🌶️🥑🫘🌶️🥑🫘
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Cilantro tastes like soap to me. I keep trying but I’m forever in the soap group. Wish I wasn’t.
Corn only if I feel Mexican. Could serve over tortilla chips But have to say my ex’s Texas heritage had a lot to do with my recipe. He taught me a lot.
Pinto beans served over cornbread with cut up raw onions & sweet relish was a favorite too.
@LnzyHou @ExecutiveFunction404 @InUnfunky double plus on the cornbread! Cornbread with sharp cheddar and fresh jalapeños rocks.
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Long & slow as in most things. 😋
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you mentioned cornbread😋
i made some yesterday, changed up by using ⅓ chickpea flour along with ⅔ cornmeal and the rest, corn, cheese, and stirring in a couple teaspoons or so of lemon juice just before pouring it into the pan makes it fluffier.
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Interesting tip with the lemon juice👍
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all the Indian recipes for using chickpea flour add a bit of lemon juice to make the texture fluffier. just discovered that recently. it's terrific.
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Every dish is better with the addition of acid. It wakes up the palette.
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Lemon juice in pancakes makes them tender. Will have to try in cornbead💛
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it's very versatile 👍🏼
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Add a little mesquite flour to the cornbread recipe and it will be much tastier.
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I married a man who, although he's Puerto Rican, doesn't like spicy foods. It's been rough 😭
Garlic is a must. I'm a terrible chef, but a fantastic recipe follower (usually lol). I always double the garlic in recipes. It's a must. It's also probably why I love white clam pizza so much. It's like 75% garlic & oil flavored 😂
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White Clam Pizza—hell yes!
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After I wrote it, I was debating heading to pepe's or sally's for a mini pie 😂
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My personal favorite chili recipe. I doctor it just a bit with some ground sausage, play around with the spices, and usually add a capful of acv.
https://natashaskitchen.com/slow-cooker-chili-recipe/