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2021-04-04 -Short Attention Span Theater-
M. Murcek's chili narrative and recipe... (public service chili recipe - no link)
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Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 09:18|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 That recipe just reeks of racism and pro-Georgia voter registration laws.

But I bet Stacey "M1A1" Abrams is dying to try it out, but I don't think she can wait six hours.

Thanks for sharing, MM.

Posted by Clem 2021-04-04 11:15||   2021-04-04 11:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Red meat is a white man's thang. I doubt Fat Stacy would touch it. Then again, she doesn't seem to miss any meals...
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 11:33||   2021-04-04 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure Stacy has knocked back a few hamburgers in her day. Prolly left the hooves on.
Posted by Slappy 2021-04-04 12:07||   2021-04-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Y'all can have yo tofu. Gimme some ribs!
Posted by Selena Montgomery-PennyDreadful 2021-04-04 12:08||   2021-04-04 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 I'm sure Stacy has knocked back a few hamburgers in her a half-day
Posted by Frank G 2021-04-04 12:29||   2021-04-04 12:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Delightful, M.!

That would be your standard ~2 oz. bottle of chili powder, I assume — do you have preferred brands for any of this? — and what size for the jars and cans?

What the Indians call chillis are just whichever varieties of hot pepper (capsicum) grow over there, as far as I know.

I don’t have a crockpot, but make do with at least a 6 qt Dutch oven for a batch that starts with 3 pounds of ground beef — in a 225 - 250F oven in the winter, in a styrofoam cooler in the summer — after browning the beef, sautéing the aromatics (onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery, because that’s how my darling mother-in-law makes it), and bringing the sauce to a boil on the stove so that the chili never has time to sit in the pot at bacteria-growing temps — and letting it cook low and slow between two hours and overnight. I haven’t found that the chili needs stirring once assembled in the pot. I mostly drain the fat after browning the beef, because removing the fat layer at the end removes the flavours absorbed therein, but I do use the fat to sauté the aromatics, which increases the beefy flavour of the thing. On the other hand, except for using ground beef instead of the labour of cutting up a roast, my version is much more labour intensive, which wouldn’t do for cooking on the trail.

Cincinnati chili was invented by an immigrant Greek restaurant owner, which explains both the cinnamon and the spaghetti.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-04 13:16||   2021-04-04 13:16|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ We don't mention Cinci chili in polite company. Love this recipe! I will insist on using cast iron Dutch oven. Crock just doesn't come to heat n brown the way I like. Some crocks you can brown in and then slow cook - I'm still stuck with the 20th century version. Thanks M Murcek for a good lookin' pot o'
red!
Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-04-04 13:38||   2021-04-04 13:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I’m sure Stacy hits the The Varsity For chili steaks, chili dogs, several onion rings and an F.O.
Posted by Beavis 2021-04-04 13:46||   2021-04-04 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 And thank you for including beans in this recipe, most Texas chili recipes I see don’t include them
Posted by Beavis 2021-04-04 13:52||   2021-04-04 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 To answer your questions, kind souls.

Dutch oven is the way to go. I use a Le Creuset 9 quart, but any good cast iron will certainly do.

I like Badia Mexican chili powder but Tones is good too. I think 1/3 to 1/2 cup is th right amount for 5 pounds of meat.

I usually brown the beef these days. It adds flavor.

Overnight in the fridge and take away the dial soap colored fat on top. Seems that fridge time adds flavor.

Chili's one of those things that has lots of room for imagination, but yes, some sadly can ruin anything.

I think if you respect the meat you can do a million wonderful things to make it your own.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:10||   2021-04-04 14:10|| Front Page Top

#11 I love beans too. But I know a lot of people who don't. As with people who don't like cilantro, cumin or garlic, I feel sorry for them and keep using those things anyway.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:13||   2021-04-04 14:13|| Front Page Top

#12 Oh, shite, I forgot to mention. Typical jars of salsa go 14.5 oz. I like Publix store brand best. Old El Paso also good. For some reason Pace's is just too sweet for my taste.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:16||   2021-04-04 14:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Sorry, Cincinnati chili will always be an unhealthy part of my diet. I know it's really just an eastern Mediterranean beef stew adapted to America and thrown over pasta, but give me a Five Way and a couple coneys and I'm happy.

As for standard chili, lately I've been using the Beef Council/Alton Brown pressure cooker Texas Red chili recipe. Good flavor, but not much heat, so I'm slowly increasing the amount of cayenne I are to it.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-04-04 14:21||   2021-04-04 14:21|| Front Page Top

#14 From the directions on the back of Carroll Shelby's Chili: Now, don't use meat that's too lean, or you'll ruin the chili.

Who's going to argue with that guy?
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:21||   2021-04-04 14:21|| Front Page Top

#15 Rob, I need a Chili Mac fix now and then. I totally agree with you. Sometimes.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:23||   2021-04-04 14:23|| Front Page Top

#16 Use the salsa, chili power, cumin, onion and green chili with New York strips or filets mignons to make Steak Ranchero.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:26||   2021-04-04 14:26|| Front Page Top

#17 We should have a weekly recipe thread at Rantburg
Posted by badanov 2021-04-04 14:40||   2021-04-04 14:40|| Front Page Top

#18 Some day, I'll talk about Posole...
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:41||   2021-04-04 14:41|| Front Page Top

#19 We talk about food, guns, pickup trucks, tools here. It's unstructured, as it should be. Catch as catch can, find when you will.

Salmagundi. Look it up...
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 14:44||   2021-04-04 14:44|| Front Page Top

#20 I like that Carroll Shelbys mix. But gonna have to try yours M
Posted by Chris 2021-04-04 14:44||   2021-04-04 14:44|| Front Page Top

#21 Hell yes the Carrol Shelby's is damn good. Also just as good is Goldwater's Chili Mix. Created by the good Senator hisself. I had myself a great chilidog Thurs night so I'm still kinda riding the fire if ya know what I mean.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-04-04 15:27||   2021-04-04 15:27|| Front Page Top

#22 No masks were used in the development of this recipe. It's a given St. Fauxi and the crying woman at the CDC would not approve.
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-04-04 15:38||   2021-04-04 15:38|| Front Page Top

#23 Zenster used to share recipes, back in the day.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-04 16:49||   2021-04-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

#24 And swksvolFF did from time to time, too, in between book reviews, bug out bags, and home safety checks.
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-04 16:57||   2021-04-04 16:57|| Front Page Top

#25 Whao...Zenster. ... Murat... .Com.. it's all kinda stosl there
Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-04-04 18:00||   2021-04-04 18:00|| Front Page Top

#26 "still there" but original seems appropriate
Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-04-04 18:02||   2021-04-04 18:02|| Front Page Top

#27 I grew up with Cincinnati chili; still remember the frozen blocks of Empress Chili we'd buy, and the inevitable whole dried chile in it.

But I'll eat anything -- just about -- called chili.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-04-04 19:55||   2021-04-04 19:55|| Front Page Top

#28 Whoa. Sudden painful nostalgia -- thank you, #27 -- for a certain cafeteria chili I hadn't thought of in years. Damned if I'm not gonna go get some for lunch tomorrow. If they're open.
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