kinda fun. my wife entered herself (ME) into a chili contest.

[boomchakabowwow]

no rules chili contest. last time my Gojujang deviled eggs were a a total flop with this very vanilla crowd. i came in LAST PLACE with these heathens . so i went with the classic chili.

i've made two batches and i am ready. i brown the meat in my oven under the broiler. way neater, way more browning. i am toasting all the spices before i use them. my coup de grace is a splash of vinegar at the end. my chili is the BOMB! personally, i am sick of chili, and so are my neighbors. hahhah

Contest is Tuesday, Halloween. GO TIME!

 

[MontezumaBoy]

So the obvious question(s) since "classic" is a four letter word IMO ... you didn't mention them but did you use either/both A). tomato or B). beans? Be warned - you will be judged (harshly?) by your reply ... LOL

Best of luck Boom!

 

[ethompson]

No. *******. Beans.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

So the obvious question(s) since "classic" is a four letter word IMO ... you didn't mention them but did you use either/both A). tomatoe or B). beans? Be warned - you will be judged (harshly?) by your reply ... LOL

Best of luck Boom!

i did put some beans. one can. for the contest, i will pressure cook my own beans. i dont like beans, but this is my wife's contest. she said, "BEANS".

yes, to tomatoes. as well. i pureed one can, and drained the other.

 

[ethompson]

Sounds like a tasty a bean stew with chilies, but it aint chili

 

[MontezumaBoy]

Sounds like a tasty a bean stew with chilies, but it aint chili

Let the stoning begin ... LOL ...

 

[e30Birdy]

Sounds like a tasty a bean stew with chilies, but it aint chili

That reply and I knew we were dealing with a Texan

 

[boomchakabowwow]

i was born and raised in Texas. i know what i am up against.

 

[ethompson]

i was born and raised in Texas. i know i am a filthy dirty treasonous deviant

FIFY

 

[boomchakabowwow]

Haha.

 

[Dan-]

I did one of those once. The winning entry was basically spaghetti sauce with beans. Wtf

 

[Rangen]

I did one of those once. The winning entry was basically spaghetti sauce with beans. ***

Well, maybe it was really good.

The PM of South Africa once visited Churchill, and poured him some South African brandy.

Churchill took a drink, and said "My dear Smuts, it is excellent! But it is not brandy."

 

[boomchakabowwow]

i made my contest chili last night and chilled it down. it is ready for tomorrow. i found it tasted better after chilling out in the fridge and slowly reheated. same goes for most braised dishes.

it is good!! i deglazed with some japanese beer, which totally effs with the TEXANS!

 

[mc2442]

Good luck tomorrow! Reminds me of a chili contest joke:

https://www.chilicookin.com/humor.htm

 

[mc2442]

I guess that was an edited version....I think "I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone" adds to the story in other versions.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

Good luck tomorrow! Reminds me of a chili contest joke:

https://www.chilicookin.com/humor.htm

i laughed hard!! thanks.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

for the record..my chili has a very mild spicyness. i know my audience. trying to win here, not win butt-burn contest.

 

[Migraine]

I looked at some of the winners of chilli contests a while ago out of interest and they were all just lists of premade, branded spice mixes, stocks and sauces stirred together.

 

[Dan-]

Just mix you some Old El Paso taco meat, Rao’s spaghetti sauce, and a can of Ranch Style beans. Add a can of chipotles in adobo if yer feeling brave. Winner right there.

 

[WildBoar]

Years ago we had a contest at work. I used cheap ground beef, a bottle of crappy 'merican beer and McCormick chili seasoning. One of my business partners had a line cook background and grew a ton of vegetables. He made a chili full of beef he ground himself, beans, peppers, etc. from his garden. My "seasoning pack chili" won by a landslide It was a bit embarrassing for me, and he was pretty pissed at everyone else in the office.

 

[MarcelNL]

wild guess, your seasoning pack contained lots of salt and sugar a.o.?

 

[WildBoar]

Couldn't tell you -- is was >25 years ago. But I don't think sugar was present.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

If I panic, I’ll squirt ketchup into mine.

 

[MarcelNL]

the holy trinity of fat, sugar and salt always works

 

[boomchakabowwow]

the holy trinity of fat, sugar and salt always works

Yup. That’s the line im dancing on. I made a red onion pickle to sprinkle on top for added acid.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

it is out of my hands now. frightfully, my wife now has the wheel. contest is at 11:30 and i suggested she warm it up at 11:10 on the Zojirushi hot-pot thing we had. she already did it and now it is prob burned. hahahha..

 

[boomchakabowwow]

i made my contest chili last night and chilled it down. it is ready for tomorrow. i found it tasted better after chilling out in the fridge and slowly reheated. same goes for most braised dishes.

it is good!! i deglazed with some japanese beer, which totally effs with the TEXANS!

We are #3

 

[Dan-]

Looks like someone made hamburger helper (#2)

 

[Naftoor]

If I panic, I’ll squirt

@BillHanna Need ideas for adding premium tiers to Onlyrectangles when the steel ‘n feet funding line dries up?

Also if this chili gets beaten by hamburger helper, I will both be pissed and simultaneously impressed there’s a collective of people with worse tastebuds than me

 

[noj]

Clearly, I read this too late. I get good results without any spice mixes. Unfortunately, I don't have a fixed recipe; I guess I just have a feel for it. I use dry whole chilis (you can tailor heat, color, and flavor by your choices). I use a lot of them, compared to what you get from a little bottle of so-called chili seasoning. Remove stems (sometimes seeds) and cover with boiling water. After it cools to maybe 40C (or less), I grind to a thick puree. Add cumin, and a little oregano, and that's it. Salt to taste, obviously. Everything else comes from the other ingredients.