Chilli

[Vagus]

How do you make yours?

I use quorn mince, two jars of hot chilli cooking sauce, two tins of kidney beans, three chopped peppers, three or more large chopped onions, maybe sometimes a tin of chopped tomatoes if it needs the liquid, and some chunks of very high cocoa chocolate.

[237SJ]

Turkey mince, spices, tinned tomatoes, diced red pepper, 2/3 borlotti beans, 1/3 canellini beans, sliced mushrooms.

[naomi24]

Diced steak. No jars.

[237SJ]

I`ve gone off making it with turkey recently.  Stayed with friends a while ago and the husband shot a wild deer, hung the meat, butchered it and minced it.  We ate the chilli that was made with it and it was so good I`ve almost gone back to red meat. I don't like kidney beans but they do go well with the red meat.

[curlyfries81]

Pork and beef mince, onions, garlic, tinned tomatoes, kidney beans, half a square of dark chocolate, beef stock pot, splash of Worcestershire Sauce, Chilli flakes and powder, paprika, marjoram and mixed spices, a glug of hot chilli sauce and a dollop of onion chutney.

I am tempted to do it with pulled beef as I have a small joint of beef in the freezer.

[Buenchico]

Buenchico's 'cheat chilli' (serves 1):
Defrost an 80g portion of 'value' (20% fat) beef mince from the freezer.  Fry until brown. Add a third of can of baked beans and some beef gravy (made from granules).  Throw in a teaspoonful of hot chilli powder.  Simmer for 15 minutes and then serve in a bowl with a couple of slices of 'toastie' bread. 

Yummy!

[newmodarmy]

Similar to Vagus but I don't use any cooking sauces. I throw in a few chunks of chorizo too to give an extra kick. I add a splash of cold  greek  yoghurt to my bowl ( better than a plate) at the end.

[dave50]

5% fat mince, onions, garlic, red kidney beans, tin tomatoes,  ground cumin, salt.

[pastafreak]

Beef mince, salt and freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper,cumin, sweet and hot smoked paprika, onions, garlic, tinned chopped tomatoes, tomato puree or paste, a square or 2 of 100% dark chocolate. No beans. Served with sour cream and a good grating of cheddar.

In my very much younger days, I cooked for several months with a friend of mine at a pub in Brooklyn. The very limited menu included chilli...along with Buffalo wings. It was very popular 😂

 

[chelle7272]

Pork and beef mince, brown onions, grated garlic, fresh chilli/ chilli flakes, tinned tomatoes, chopped peppers, kidney beans, dark chocolate, beef stock, worcestershire sauce, paprika, mixed herbs.

[Vagus]

Interesting in the variety of chilli we all make.

I was reading online that coffee is a traditional addition, who knew 🤷‍♀️

Those who use pork and beef mince, why do you, is it a recipe you've followed? I always use beef and pork mince in ragu but have never done so with chilli.

Ive never made it with cubed or pulled beef either, I really dislike pulled meat of any variety, and doubt I could be bothered cubing it small enough...never say never though!

 

[pastafreak]

This might interest you vagus. At the least, it's interesting reading. Tbh, I don't remember if I used tinned tomatoes all those years ago...or if they are a British addition 🤔 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/may/12/cook-perfect-chilli-con-carne

[Vagus]

That's a really interesting article pasta, thank you x

[chelle7272]

I used ot use only beef mince before costs went up. I now buy pork and beef mince as it's cheaper per kg. I buy a pack or 2 as part of a monthly shop and use it for all mince based dishes. 

Nice article pasta. I don't think I would want chorizo in a chilli though.

 

Interseting aritcle

[DDIL]

I used cubed beef but very finely chopped I find it cooks better without 'falling apart' and feeling gritty.

[Vagus]

I'm not keen on chorizo full stop, chelle, so I'd never put it in a chilli. I've just made a vat of it and debated about putting coffee in but chickened out and decided not to, maybe next time.

I don't know how quorn compares price wise but I find quorn makes a lovely chilli

[gingejbee]

Chilli isn't right without the chocolate (or cocoa powder), ground cumin and finished with fresh coriander.

[DDIL]

why not take a couple of portions out and add the coffee so that you can see what it tastes like?

[chelle7272]

Yes I have used Quorn before, and it is cheaper so that's a good point!

I hadn't even  thought of using cumin but will certainly be trying it.

I might try it with coffee at some point too.

[curlyfries81]

Hi Vagus, sorry but I've only just seen your post about pork and beef. I do it that way because when I've used beef alone, even the 5% stuff has a "fatty" taste to it. 

It's simply just a case of preferring the taste of pork and beef combined. I do want to try it with Venison and will when I can.