Chili: Beans or no beans part 2

[sally]

I'm in a chili cook off tomorrow. What do you look for in a good chili? Thick or thin, spicy or mild, beans or no beans, tomatoes or no tomatoes? I think I should do some beans, but not a lot. Just enough to appease the pro beaners, but not too much to piss off the bean haters.

[ramseycat]

I like beans in my chilli. Not spicy. No tomatoes.

[QueenBee]

Beans, lightly spiced, chopped up green peppers and LOTS of ground beef. Diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes and some puree.

How do you make chili with no tomatoes? Not being snarky here, just asking/

[ramseycat]

I was thinking like the stewed ones. I don't like them cuz they are mushy.

[crash]

I can't recall eating a chilli without beans. Like you say though, I don't like a lot of them in it, just enough. I thought all chillis had tomatoes as well.

[Duchess]

I'm in a chili cook off tomorrow.

Do you get points for presentation? Chili served in bread bowls looks great! That's my tip.

[Carsman]

Chili with beans, diced steak meat, mildly spicy thick tomato sauce, yum!

[Cynical Ninja]

If you present me with chilli it had better be very hot and spicy otherwise I will insult and berate you until my throat is sore.

Some beans? Yes but don't “overbean” it. I have had chilli without tomato before though and it was still nice.

[Maggot]

spicy.........Texas Pete spicy.

[sally]

I don't think traditional Texas style chili has any tomatoes in it. It's just chunks of meat (not ground meat) with chili powder and seasonings to give it its deep red color. The meat cooks for hours and as it cooks down you continue to add water and spices as it develops a depth of flavor. No tomatoes or beans.

[Cynical Ninja]

I don't think traditional Texas style chili has any tomatoes in it. It's just chunks of meat (not ground meat) with chili powder and seasonings to give it its deep red color. The meat cooks for hours and as it cooks down you continue to add water and spices as it develops a depth of flavor. No tomatoes or beans.

Sounds a bit like Indian Tandoori style cooking.

Except they don't use beef obviously. But chunks of meat, spicy and red in colour sounds like Tandoori.

[HairOfTheDog]

I like it really spicy, lots of chilis - with ground beef, beans, and quartered stewed tomatoes.

It's finally raining here. Some chili with extra sharp cheddar and corn bread (or tortillas) sounds great for this afternoon's game.

Anyway, good luck, sally.

[username]

I sense some agreement in Mock. Some beans but a fairly minimal amount. Good luck. I don't use fresh tomatoes in my chili either but then again, I'm not exactly cooking it from scratch.

I don't remember exactly how the recipe goes but it includes onions, ground beef, tomato sauce, peppers, chili powder, kidney beans (I cut the amount in half), tomato paste, other spices... It's tasty but it wouldn't win any awards.

Good luck.

My mom uses a "chili brick" to start her chili. I don't even know if that's just frozen chili or what.

[Maggot]

This is what happens with to many beans............




Be vewy careful.

[Duchess]

My mom uses a "chili brick" to start her chili.

I never knew there was such a thing. What an amazing tip for someone who doesn't like to cook. I'm going to look for it at the markets in town.

[Duchess]

Holy Fuckity Fuck!

[ramseycat]

The chilli bricks have been hearts in them. No. Just no.

[Duchess]

Hearts? Animal hearts?

[Cynical Ninja]

The chilli bricks have been hearts in them.

Another ramseyism to add to the archive.

[Cynical Ninja]

I'm still no further forward.

What the fuck is a “chilli brick”?