Ummh, sorry to the mid-westerners here, but flyover country chili does not deserve the name. Maybe hamburger bean soup? Not that it was bad. Just that none of it deserves the title of chili. What can I say. Green chile 4 ever. Runner up red ristra Chile sauce
@FireMonkey
Learned about the blasphemy of beans-in-the-chili from my friend from TX...from Midwest and yes, usually ground beef, onions, BEANS😁, & sweet & hot peppers & Roma tomatoes. Not soup but not classic chili as you describe either. We have some decent chili making competitions up here ...get a bit of everything there.
Wondering what goes into yours in addition to the meat?
#chiliwars #cosocooks
@UmbaSaffire
Oh no you don't. I'm not giving out my recipe ... 😆
Suffice to say there are several kinds of chili that will qualify. And yes it's the Texans that get bent about the bean/no bean thing the most. I'm bi-legume, can take it or leave it. Sweet peppers and green peppers are not a thing that qualifies something as chili. You need Chiles. After that, there's a panoplyof things that can be added and may still legitimately be called chili. White bean and chicken w/ green chiles? Yep.
I am partial to ground beef and beans in my chili. My own recipe has several kinds of chiles (dried and fresh), beer, and cocoa... though these days I make it with beans and no beef--which is sacrilege, but so tasty.
@tyghebright I have put all kinds of fun stuff in a "chili" but never beer! Red wine if I felt decadent. 🤣
What type of beer do you use because I want to try that!
@stueytheround @FireMonkey @UmbaSaffire
An amber, usually. Something not too bitter. Dark beers or stouts can be good, too.
You really only need about half a bottle for a large pot.
@tyghebright Well I just happen to live not too far from where they make Doom Bar amber ale! 😁 Thanks Tyghe.
@FireMonkey @UmbaSaffire