Chili w/o beans

[deft 6837]

Yeah I don’t know if I’ll enter any more chili cookoffs at work. If I do, I’ll probably just make a pot of chicken and dumplings and tell them that’s how my grandmother made chili.

[Bozo_Casanova 26436]

6 minutes ago, LonghornBreeder said:

I'm posting here this afternoon because I'm deep in my feels after losing a chili cook-off. The actual event carried no prize, no prestige and no particular weight in my life. But the reason I'm shook is that out of 6 entrants, the top two winners were a white chicken chili and a chicken chili Verde.

It's hilarious to me that so-called "purists" and cookoff impressarios have conducted a jihad against beans even while they welcomed bolognese sauce, lentil stews and "white chicken chili" (whatever that is) in the front door. Never mind that beans have been an optional part of real Texas Chili since the Chili queens themselves used them to stretch their meagre supply of half-turned meat trimmings. 

Corn Chowder? Now that's what I call Chili!

[Bozo_Casanova 26436]

11 minutes ago, deft said:

I’ll probably just make a pot of chicken and dumplings and tell them that’s how my grandmother made chili.

Just don't put beans in it.

[deft 6837]

But that’s the way she made it

[LonghornBreeder 550]

Yeah, I joked with the other guy that brought a decent pot of chili (with venison!) that next year I'll bring my mom's chicken enchilada soup and call it chili.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

3 hours ago, LonghornBreeder said:

I'm posting here this afternoon because I'm deep in my feels after losing a chili cook-off. The actual event carried no prize, no prestige and no particular weight in my life. But the reason I'm shook is that out of 6 entrants, the top two winners were a white chicken chili and a chicken chili Verde.

This will teach you to avoid chili cookoffs in Minnesota.

[South Austin 52449]

3 hours ago, LonghornBreeder said:

I'm posting here this afternoon because I'm deep in my feels after losing a chili cook-off. The actual event carried no prize, no prestige and no particular weight in my life. But the reason I'm shook is that out of 6 entrants, the top two winners were a white chicken chili and a chicken chili Verde.

[utee94 15805]

Many years back, I knew better but was goaded by my coworkers into entering a chili cookoff at work.  This was in Austin, but it's a large multinational corporation and most of the employees are not from Austin, or even Texas.  Many are international.

Suffice to say my bowl of delicious Texas red did not win, place, or show.

The winner was a vegetarian 3-bean chili, and the runner-up was some kind of chicken dish, pretty sure it was  a curry.

 

[South Austin 52449]

Just now, utee94 said:

Many years back, I knew better but was goaded by my coworkers into entering a chili cookoff at work.  This was in Austin, but it's a large multinational corporation and most of the employees are not from Austin, or even Texas.  Many are international.

Suffice to say my bowl of delicious Texas red did not win, place, or show.

The winner was a vegetarian 3-bean chili, and the runner-up was some kind of chicken dish, pretty sure it was  a curry.

My firm had a Super Bowl party this year with a chili cook off. We’re a local firm, so thankfully most of the entries and judges aren’t idiots (though we had a couple chicken and veggie entries, and those employees are currently under performance review). I got second place, and the winner was a legit Texas red that I conceded blew mine away. 

[Deej 76754]

5 hours ago, utee94 said:

Many years back, I knew better but was goaded by my coworkers into entering a chili cookoff at work.  This was in Austin, but it's a large multinational corporation and most of the employees are not from Austin, or even Texas.  Many are international.

Suffice to say my bowl of delicious Texas red did not win, place, or show.

The winner was a vegetarian 3-bean chili, and the runner-up was some kind of chicken dish, pretty sure it was  a curry.

 

That's what happens when you let women in the workplace. 

[UncleBuck 6452]

Ugh that is the worse. My wife asked me to cook chili for her work's competition so that she could win and I laughed. These things aren't meant for real chili.

Anyway, real deal cookoff this weekend. I keep saying I gotta get first after the 2nd finish last year, and I want it, but I'll take a call. But no really I need first.  

[Texzilla58 4731]

Many years back, I knew better but was goaded by my coworkers into entering a chili cookoff at work.  This was in Austin, but it's a large multinational corporation and most of the employees are not from Austin, or even Texas.  Many are international.
Suffice to say my bowl of delicious Texas red did not win, place, or show.
The winner was a vegetarian 3-bean chili, and the runner-up was some kind of chicken dish, pretty sure it was  a curry.
 

You should have just made a fish head soup or a son of a bitch stew with a bunch of guts and innards.

[Underdog 28560]

Go on…

[Texzilla58 4731]

A proper sob stew includes the marrow gut of an unweaned calf. It’s basically a tube between two of a cow’s stomachs filled with partially digested milk and another substance of “marrow gut”. Never saw it.

[UncleBuck 6452]

[deft 6837]

[Texzilla58 4731]

I don’t make the news I just report it.

[tx 3 putt 76869]

8 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

A proper sob stew includes the marrow gut of an unweaned calf. It’s basically a tube between two of a cow’s stomachs filled with partially digested milk and another substance of “marrow gut”. Never saw it.

don’t Gringo my tripa tacos

fucking puto 

[UncleBuck 6452]

Any of you guys ever throw a small amount of brown sugar in your recipe? Seems at least two of the last four terlingua winners have done it, toward the end. Obviously comp chili out in terlingua's gunna be more powder based etc.. than what a lot of you guys are doing with the dry chilies etc..., but I'm sure it'd apply across the spectrum of serious chili flavor for the most part.

I know we use a bit of regular sugar to cut into homemade spaghetti sauce etc.., just never thought about brown sugar in chili. 

[South Austin 52449]

Just now, UncleBuck said:

Any of you guys ever throw a small amount of brown sugar in your recipe?

I never have.  But I add about a teaspoon of instant espresso.  It's fairly subtle level of smokiness that I like.   

[Texzilla58 4731]

don’t Gringo my tripa tacos
fucking puto 

I believe the tripe and marrow gut are two different parts of the anatomy.

I don’t know where you think SOB stew is some white bread concoction. It’s elemental to early ranching. Guts don’t keep, you throw em all in a pot with chilies and whatever you got. Vaqueros made it on the range. You do the same thing at hog killin time.

Now go fuck yourself

[UncleBuck 6452]

New Thread: SOB Stew w/o marrow gut

[Jerry Callo 8698]

54 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

Any of you guys ever throw a small amount of brown sugar in your recipe? Seems at least two of the last four terlingua winners have done it, toward the end. Obviously comp chili out in terlingua's gunna be more powder based etc.. than what a lot of you guys are doing with the dry chilies etc..., but I'm sure it'd apply across the spectrum of serious chili flavor for the most part.

I know we use a bit of regular sugar to cut into homemade spaghetti sauce etc.., just never thought about brown sugar in chili. 

I haven't.  The only reason I would entertain adding brown sugar would be if the close to finished chili turned out way too bitter.

[UncleBuck 6452]

16 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

I haven't.  The only reason I would entertain adding brown sugar would be if the close to finished chili turned out way too bitter.

Could see that being a good use. Also if you wanna calm down the heat just a bit, maybe. 

[LonghornBreeder 550]

1 hour ago, UncleBuck said:

Any of you guys ever throw a small amount of brown sugar in your recipe? Seems at least two of the last four terlingua winners have done it, toward the end. Obviously comp chili out in terlingua's gunna be more powder based etc.. than what a lot of you guys are doing with the dry chilies etc..., but I'm sure it'd apply across the spectrum of serious chili flavor for the most part.

I know we use a bit of regular sugar to cut into homemade spaghetti sauce etc.., just never thought about brown sugar in chili. 

I like a little sweetness in my chili too but I add finely grated carrot when I'm sweating my onions.

[UncleBuck 6452]

1 minute ago, LonghornBreeder said:

I like a little sweetness in my chili too but I add finely grated carrot when I'm sweating my onions.

Carrot also seems to be the normal way to go with spaghetti sauces also. 

[huge 3793]

Most work or neighborhood chili cookoffs rarely have any specific rules so it seems that non-traditional "chili" recipes tend to do better.

I won a chili cookoff 2 years ago with a goat/axis curry chili (still no beans).  Served it with garlic naan.  It was great but you get the picture.

[LonghornBreeder 550]

5 minutes ago, huge said:

Most work or neighborhood chili cookoffs rarely have any specific rules so it seems that non-traditional "chili" recipes tend to do better.

I won a chili cookoff 2 years ago with a goat/axis curry chili (still no beans).  Served it with garlic naan.  It was great but you get the picture.

That's so funny you say that. The chili I submitted in the story above could be described as a Southwestern Curry. I went heavy on the cumin, added some cinnamon and clove, and finished it with a heaping spoon of peanut butter. To me it was very outside the box and something that would stand out in a chili cook-off. Little did I know someone would have the balls to call pureed chicken Verde enchiladas a pot of chili.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

If I'm adding sugar to a savory dish, it's almost always to counteract excessive bitterness from tomatoes.  So, if your chili has tomatoes -- not strictly traditional for a Texa Red but pretty common -- then brown sugar might help out, particularly if the tomatoes are from a can.

[UncleBuck 6452]

9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

If I'm adding sugar to a savory dish, it's almost always to counteract excessive bitterness from tomatoes.  So, if your chili has tomatoes -- not strictly traditional for a Texa Red but pretty common -- then brown sugar might help out, particularly if the tomatoes are from a can.

My comp has 12oz tomato sauce for 3lbs of meat, but it gets drowned out quick. I just know that first spoonful always hits my chest like a train. After that it's smooth sailing.

[McFly 606]

Carrots or sugar/brown sugar help balance acidity in tomato sauces, don't see why it wouldn't work for chili. A small amount won't affect taste.

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

9 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

I believe the tripe and marrow gut are two different parts of the anatomy.

I don’t know where you think SOB stew is some white bread concoction. It’s elemental to early ranching. Guts don’t keep, you throw em all in a pot with chilies and whatever you got. Vaqueros made it on the range. You do the same thing at hog killin time.

Now go fuck yourself

Your comments often provide a, uh, ... interesting texture to this board, sir.

[UncleBuck 6452]

Turn in time. 

[UncleBuck 6452]

10th of 63. Eh. Our ribs did get 3rd tho

[PantsTent 2002]

[Texzilla58 4731]

10th of 63. Eh. Our ribs did get 3rd tho

Were the 9 ahead of you actual red chili or things like tuna fish soup or soybean cake vegan shit?

If yours was 10th that looks fucking perfect and if the others were red as well I’d love to taste the top 10. Did you sample any of the others?

I might have spotted the issue looking at your ingredients. I’m not getting the feels for mini pumpkins in my chili.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

Nice looking chili, @PantsTent.

[UncleBuck 6452]

39 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

Were the 9 ahead of you actual red chili or things like tuna fish soup or soybean cake vegan shit?

If yours was 10th that looks fucking perfect and if the others were red as well I’d love to taste the top 10. Did you sample any of the others?

I might have spotted the issue looking at your ingredients. I’m not getting the feels for mini pumpkins in my chili.

Didn’t get to sample any others, again. Most people don’t do the “silly” chilis, though. Got 2nd last year with pretty much the same recipe. Just chalk it up to some good cookers.

[hobbes2702 13029]

 

Big pot. About 4lbs of meat

[Anastasis 23459]

17 hours ago, PantsTent said:

I need to work in more pork as protein. I am almost always using beef and venison but god damn beef is fucking expensive these days. 

[PantsTent 2002]

I need to work in more pork as protein. I am almost always using beef and venison but god damn beef is fucking expensive these days. 

I tried it. Was fine (tasted like chili), but the beef is just better.

[hobbes2702 13029]

7 minutes ago, PantsTent said:

I tried it. Was fine (tasted like chili), but the beef is just better.

We got 2lbs each in this batch today. Will report back. Can’t remember the exact numbers of peppers but we have close to 2/2/1 with guajillos/New Mexico/ancho. Threw in 2 puya and floating two serranos. Prolly let them pop for heat since the last batch was a 0-2 on the heat scale.

[Tonesky 932]

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”

 

[HouTex 1866]

41 minutes ago, Tonesky said:

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”

 

Still solid.  Just add more chile powder and cayenne to taste.

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 hour ago, Tonesky said:

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”

 

Nothing wrong with that at all. Chili always eats

[LonghornBreeder 550]

1 hour ago, Tonesky said:

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”

 

Not sure how long ya been married, but with a performance like that, I'm sure you two will have many happy years of eating subpar chili together.

[Texzilla58 4731]

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”
 

Love is an ingredient you can’t quantify unless it includes beans or kale or mangoes or fish sauce.

[hobbes2702 13029]

11 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

Love is an ingredient you can’t quantify unless it includes beans or kale or mangoes or fish sauce.

This is my favorite thread on this site lol

[Anastasis 23459]

2 hours ago, Tonesky said:

Tonight, Mrs. Tonesky made [turkey] chili. I didn’t say a god damn thing - other than “Honey, that was delicious!”

 

We’ve all be there bro. Feels. 

[Anastasis 23459]

Just tell us there was also cornbread and not brown rice. Cause when my wife pulls that shit there is probably brown rice. And it’s a McCormicks season packet  

“honey that was delicious”

Edited November 13, 2023 by Anastasis
This shit is really triggering.