🧑‍🍳 Aight. There is a clear divide here. We have to talk about chili.

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

My rules for chili…

I only eat it in the fall and winter (unless it’s a chili dog which can be enjoyed 12 months a year… albeit that’s usually more of a meat sauce as opposed to a chili).

Must have a ton of meat. When making it, as soon as you think you’ve added too much meat, go ahead and add more. Beans are fine. Texas style is fine. I don’t care but prefer beans.

I’ll occasionally add shredded cheese and/or sour cream on top.

Frito scoops are sometimes used. Regular saltines. Or probably my favorite, throw in some oyster crackers.

I’m down with the different variations… conecuh added… brisket added… etc.

 

[Krimson]

That's the reason I told the little story about the tortillas earlier. Same thing with something like a black bean soup.

The "Fritos" suggestion here almost pisses me off. Not that it doesn't taste okay. It's that it came from you.

Cheese. **** Sour Cream. Cilantro is normally in...

Here we are back again to the two types. I like the chips when it's a meat based chili.
**** Cheese? Dude. I don't think anything beats Cotija crumbles on the top of a bowl.

My toppings usually depend on the taste of the chili. Little on the spicy side I'll add cotija and cilantro, perfect I'm not adding anything but will have some fritos or tortilla chips mostly for the crunch, mild I'm adding hot sauce.
I hardly ever add regular cheese or sour cream unless it's just bad chili and I'm trying to cover it up.
Mexican cornbread goes pretty well but my wife wants rice with hers and I don't usually cook both so I stick with chips.

 

[sean]

Making chili tomorrow. Instead of ground beef, I'll be using beef chunks (meant for beef stew). I've never tried it that way, before, so this will be a first for me. No idea how it'll taste, but I'm assuming close enough to "normal" chili.

I do occasionally make Chicken and white bean chili. You use chicken instead of beef (duh), and white beans instead of red beans (again, duh). It's not as thick as my regular chili, but it's still damn good.

 

[Krimson]

Making chili tomorrow. Instead of ground beef, I'll be using beef chunks (meant for beef stew). I've never tried it that way, before, so this will be a first for me. No idea how it'll taste, but I'm assuming close enough to "normal" chili.

I do occasionally make Chicken and white bean chili. You use chicken instead of beef (duh), and white beans instead of red beans (again, duh). It's not as thick as my regular chili, but it's still damn good.

I suggest browning the stew meat first and letting it simmer a while before adding your other ingredients. That's what I do when I use venison.

 

[sean]

I suggest browning the stew meat first and letting it simmer a while before adding your other ingredients. That's what I do when I use venison.

I do that with ground beef, so I'd do that anyway.

 

[bamaledge]

Gentlemen, let me tell you!!!!
My chili, today, is “slap yo momma” good !!!!!
@alabama mike , my daughter in law from….oHIo likes my chili on freakin spaghetti!!!
Like Skyline chili.

 

[bamaledge]

If it ain't spicy it ain't chili. You can add hot sauce but it's just not the same.

We’ll, you know what they say, “different strokes”
But I’m not going to say in ain’t chili because…..
Hell, some people like cinnamon in their chili.

 

[bamaledge]

My rules for chili…

I only eat it in the fall and winter (unless it’s a chili dog which can be enjoyed 12 months a year… albeit that’s usually more of a meat sauce as opposed to a chili).

Must have a ton of meat. When making it, as soon as you think you’ve added too much meat, go ahead and add more. Beans are fine. Texas style is fine. I don’t care but prefer beans.

I’ll occasionally add shredded cheese and/or sour cream on top.

Frito scoops are sometimes used. Regular saltines. Or probably my favorite, throw in some oyster crackers.

I’m down with the different variations… conecuh added… brisket added… etc.

Here, here!
I wish I could send you guys some but it’s too big of a hassle. Next time we all meet at a game I’ll bring some!

 

[TerryP]

My chili, today, is “slap yo momma” good !!!!!

I got a little heartburn last night. It may have had something to do with eating another cup of chili right before I went to sleep.

I'm not disappointed, at all, with the charcoal hint from the grill. That was a good idea!

 

[Bamabww]

We love chili, with beans or without, with heat or not, Fritos are ok but most of the time with cornbread. Patsy uses chunks of sirloin and red onions too. Her recipe varies but it’s always good.

I remember reading where one of Stabler‘s daughters said her dad loved chili. Said when they’d go into a restaurant, without looking at a menu, he’d ask, “got any chili?”

 

[TerryP]

I remember reading where one of Stabler‘s daughters said her dad loved chili. Said when they’d go into a restaurant, without looking at a menu, he’d ask, “got any chili?”

Chuy’s. Tex-Mex place. I read the same article.

 

[TerryP]

 

[Krimson]

Nah

 

[TerryP]

Nah

Better said, "hell nah."

 

[TerryP]

Nah

If you like a spagetti type dish with sausage...I could see that with a sausage, whole, then drenched with the sauce. It would be an interesting presentation if it's sliced down the middle...

I'm not going to. But, I can see that working.

 

[sean]

Ketchup...on a hot dog (even one as weird as that one)...is a big NO from me.

 

[TerryP]

Ketchup...on a hot dog (even one as weird as that one)...is a big NO from me.

I really don't eat hot dogs. But, can't disagree there. I used to when Perry Cuda had his place here. But, they really weren't hot dogs.

 

[Krimson]

We’ll, you know what they say, “different strokes”
But I’m not going to say in ain’t chili because…..
Hell, some people like cinnamon in their chili.

When I say spicy I don't really mean hot as there is a difference imo. My chili isn't heat forward but your nose will be running after you eat a bowl. I don't enjoy setting my mouth on fire, I prefer that back heat.

 

[TerryP]

When I say spicy I don't really mean hot as there is a difference imo. My chili isn't heat forward but your nose will be running after you eat a bowl. I don't enjoy setting my mouth on fire, I prefer that back heat.

Without spices you are essentially eating boiled meat. Garlic, paprika, cumin, peppers: aka chili powder. (Let's be real. You can fire up a dish with garlic alone.)

As an analogy ...

One thing you can grab while you're out is a basket of wings. I don't find much I think is more disgusting than places that serve "hot wings" and they are just boiled chicken with a hot sauce dumped all over them. Sure, some of those sauces have a good flavor. But, that's not the intent: they are looking for heat.

(Reminds me...when I first built the house in the early 90's there was a bar about two miles away called "Jimmy's." Tuesday nights were .10¢ wing nights. Hand to God, when we go out now and my friends order wings they all give me the celery. I'm good.)

 

[TerryP]

@bamaledge thought of ya...