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Cool front this weekend, let's talk chili

Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:10 am
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5538 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:10 am
Here is my recipe, please critique it and give me some pointers for this cool front football chili excellence.

1 lb leftover smoked brisket
1 lb pork sausage/ground beef (whichever I'm feeling)
1 package of thick cut bacon
1 large onion
1 bell pepper
3 cloves garlic
1 can of tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 lb dry red beans
1 bottle decent beer
2 packs chili seasoning
Chili powder to taste

Soak beans overnight
Lightly cook bacon in pan
Brown pork sausage/ground beef with 1 chili pack and additional seasonings
Remove the browned meat, set aside
Saute onions, bell pepper, garlic in same pan
Throw meat, veggies, tomatoes, beer into crock pot on low
Let it cook, throw in beans 1 hour before eating.

Thoughts?

Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27060 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:18 am to
I posted a chili for critique on here a while back, and someone mentioned sautéing some dry poblanos and then combining with some water and blending until a paste. I tried it and loved it. That kind of opened up the door for me to try some new things with peppers. Last week I smoked a whole bunch of peppers and then dried and ground them up in anticipation of chili season.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36581 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:22 am to
I have never made the same chili twice. Chipotle in Adobo Sauce and chocolate stout never fail
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27060 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:25 am to
Yes, stouts are always a good addition. Ten Fidy makes a great chili.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5538 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:43 am to
Excuse to get ten fidy...check
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:17 am to
RE: never the same way twice, I'm in that camp....agree about a bottle of beer, too. Chopped, roasted green chiles, some yellow bell pepper for color/variety, and I usually vary the beans (white, pinto, black, red kidney).
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36581 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:18 am to
quote:

Ten Fidy makes a great chili


yeah, i would have a heard time putting a ten fiddy in my chili. I love that beer too much.


I have been playing with idea of making a dark roux out masa flour for chili but I do not know.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16168 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:23 am to
Seems like an awful lot of work for a pot of chili, when you can buy a 2 alarm chili mix and be done in an hour.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36581 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:29 am to
quote:

Chopped, roasted green chiles, some yellow bell pepper for color/variety, and I usually vary the beans (white, pinto, black, red kidney).




I am with you, i have done it enough that what i like stays and i will toss in other stuff. Slow cooked pots of meat and veggies rarely taste bad but there has been a few times that has been more of taco soup than a chili.

the biggest difference in taste has been going away from chili powders and moving to dried peppers.

Now i really want to cook some chili
Posted by mpar98
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
8034 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:12 am to
anyone who doesnt add cumin seed for seasoning to their chili needs to
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 10:13 am
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21909 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:15 am to
I love a good chilli. The simpler the better. I'm going to try the smoked chili's ground to a paste idea.
Posted by Jones
Member since Oct 2005
90442 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:18 am to
I would add some heat to it. Jalapenos or some other kind of pepper



quote:

ms like an awful lot of work for a pot of chili, when you can buy a 2 alarm chili mix and be done in an hour.


No
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5538 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:24 am to
Wife is a heat wuss. I usually garnish mine with fresh jalapenos.

Will the dried poblano paste add much heat?
Posted by Jones
Member since Oct 2005
90442 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:27 am to
I haven't used the paste but poblanos have less heat than jalapenos so they could work for you.

I love peppers and the poblano is one of the better ones imo.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27060 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:29 am to
If it's just poblano, then no heat. Other pepper will add heat. Here is the link I was given.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38649 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:29 am to
quote:

Thoughts?


Way too early for Chili. The low in Dallas will only be 62 and warming to 85. I prefer to wait until its in the 50s for highs.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
5538 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 1:43 pm to
High of 76 and low of 52 here Saturday
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124216 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:51 pm to
Powerman has a great recipe
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

anyone who doesnt add cumin seed for seasoning to their chili needs to

Try using a small amount of whole cumin seed & toast it in a little oil before browning onions in said oil. Roasted whole cumin has a much warmer/deeper flavor than the preground (usually stale) cumin.
Posted by mobius99
Home in The Chuck
Member since Jan 2009
515 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 3:54 pm to
What other cheap cut of beef would be good to smoke and use in a chilli? I dont want to do a whole brisket.
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