Chili doesn't have beans.

[Frozen Sooner]

Jeez. People around here have the hardest time understanding this...

[BillyBall]

Here in Chicago too, but what they do to chili in Cincinnati should be punishable by death.

[yermom]

chili - beans = chili sauce

[JohnnyMack]

Here in Chicago too, but what they do to chili in Cincinnati should be punishable by death.

If you're talking about Skyline Chili, that place sucks like a vacuum cleaner.

[OULenexaman]

There is only one place in Chicago that has chili with no beans...Sonic...

[SteelClip49]

Wendy's says you FAIL!!!

I agree though....REAL CHILI is beanless.

[MrJimBeam]

Chili can have beans unless you're in a cook-off contest.

[C&CDean]

I'm reasonably certain we've had this conversation.......about a million ****ing times before. And the only things that have ever come out of it is:

Generic Alpo is > Skyline chili

Chili cookoff chili is beanless

Chili that you need to stretch a little and feed more peoples and if you want a little fiber then it's OK to add some beans. Just not a whole ****pot.

[yermom]

Dean posting about chili makes me hungry

[AlbqSooner]

'Nother thing about the land that Froz now inhabits. Although they do have some awesome BBQ sauce, some people down that way make BBQ sauce with a predominant MUSTARD taste. WTF????

[JLEW1818]

Mrs. Dean makes good Chili !

[bluedogok]

You are correct sir......

[Pricetag]

I'm fine with beans as long as it isn't going on a hot dog.

[Crucifax Autumn]

There's a reason that when chili has beans it's called chili WITH beans.

[Collier11]

I prefer two cans of chili beans with 3 cans of diced tomatoes in my Chili

[Crucifax Autumn]

Give me lots of meat and lots of heat...

Wow...How gay!

[Collier11]

Very gay but yes, I agree...I use 2lbs of meat, the beans and tomatoes and then a nice mix of onion powder, garlic salt and louisiana hot sauce...mmm

[Crucifax Autumn]

I use a ton of red pepper instead of the Louisiana vinegar sauce.

[Harry Beanbag]

Chili that you need to stretch a little and feed more peoples and if you want a little fiber then it's OK to add some beans. Just not a whole ****pot.

Exactly. Some beans are fine, just not too much. It's a fine line.

[Harry Beanbag]

I use a ton of red pepper instead of the Louisiana vinegar sauce.

Vinegar sauce sucks and doesn't belong in chili.

[Harry Beanbag]

I'm fine with beans as long as it isn't going on a hot dog.

You like beans and franks?

[Crucifax Autumn]

Vinegar sauce sucks and doesn't belong in chili.

I agree completely. Then again, I don't like that vinegary shat on much of anything. Give me the vinegar out of a jar of hot peppers for my spinach maybe, but keep the hot sauce as a totally separate food group.

[Harry Beanbag]

I agree completely. Then again, I don't like that vinegary shat on much of anything. Give me the vinegar out of a jar of hot peppers for my spinach maybe, but keep the hot sauce as a totally separate food group.

Yep, vinegar sucks unless you need to doosh yourself. Don't be lazy, use real peppers. Jalapeno, Serrano, Habanero, whatever, just use the real thing.

[Collier11]

ill use whatever the fawk I want to use

[Crucifax Autumn]

Go right ahead! Me and Harry aren't invited to dinner at your place anyway.

[Collier11]

you were til you insulted my Chili

[Harry Beanbag]

Now you tell us. :(

[Crucifax Autumn]

At least you don't dump it out of a dog food can.

[Collier11]

Remember, I have to keep it somewhat tame because of the lady, if I were making this only for myself it would be much spicier, I might even dip my balls in it

[Harry Beanbag]

Alpo would be preferable to Tabasco.

[Collier11]

At least you don't dump it out of a dog food can.

all canned chili is nasty

[Harry Beanbag]

I might even dip my balls in it

Are you still talking about chili?

[Collier11]

oh sorry, thought we were talking about my lady

[Harry Beanbag]

oh sorry, thought we were talking about las

Careful, that's not allowed around here.

[Collier11]

LAS would encourage it

[Harry Beanbag]

LAS would encourage it

True.

[Crucifax Autumn]

The lady or the ball dipping?

[Collier11]

not dipping the balls in in the lady but having balls dipped in/on him

[Crucifax Autumn]

Dip balls...Everyone's favorite appetizer.

[SteelClip49]

one of my co-workers has an awesome chili WITHOUT beans.

Tomatoes, red bell peppers, jalapenos, cayenne pepper, lemon garlic seasoning, beef, pork (depends on his mood), sea salt, molasses, onions, Corona.....AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Crucifax Autumn]

Sounds way better than canned!

[C&CDean]

There's a secret to making good chili that most people either overlook or aren't equipped to do. It's the veggies. If you've had the tailgate chili you know what I'm talking about.

You can use pretty much any meat (we normally use elk and deer, but sometimes beef and even a little sausage) without greatly affecting the taste. Any chili powder works, and salt & pepper are to taste.

The veggies, however, make a huge difference in your chili. What we do is can a ****pot of fresh, ripe tomatoes from the garden, and also run a bunch of them through a blender to make tomato sauce, and then we can the sauce. We use fresh habaneros and jalapenos for heat, and also add some bell peppers, banana peppers, and even have added yellow squash and zucchini. We run the squash through a blender so you don't even know it's there. We also run some of the hot peppers through the blender too, but leave some of them sliced up to add color to the chili. We also always cook it the day before, and then let it set in the garage overnight for the flavors to blend properly.

It's some pretty good **** if I say so myself.

[SoonerJack]

Thank you for sharing these secrets, Dean. I've never attended a tailgate but now I know what I'm missing!!

[C&CDean]

Oh there's a few secret ingredients that aren't on the list above.

[SoonerAtKU]

If you roast your vegetables before pureeing and mixing with the tomato sauce, you can get a nice, almost sweet smoky flavor that works really well in chili. Particularly the squash and onions. Very nice.

[C&CDean]

The onions and bell peppers are fried with the meat. We usually put the other peppers and squash in raw, and let them cook into the chili as it simmers.

I love roasted green chilis and stuff, but I'm not big on "smoky" chili.

[SoonerAtKU]

I've seen people add either liquid smoke or use smoked brisket in their chili. It normally comes across as burnt chili. The roasted vegetables are much, much milder than that, which is nice.

[Oldnslo]

Oh there's a few secret ingredients that aren't on the list above.

Hey, this chili has a little wang to it!

[Frozen Sooner]

Pubes. The secret ingredient is pubes and parents.

[SoonerAtKU]

Can't you go to jail for tricking someone into eating their parents? At least, you'd have to do some probation or something...

[Crucifax Autumn]

There's a secret to making good chili that most people either overlook or aren't equipped to do. It's the veggies. If you've had the tailgate chili you know what I'm talking about.

You can use pretty much any meat (we normally use elk and deer, but sometimes beef and even a little sausage) without greatly affecting the taste. Any chili powder works, and salt & pepper are to taste.

The veggies, however, make a huge difference in your chili. What we do is can a ****pot of fresh, ripe tomatoes from the garden, and also run a bunch of them through a blender to make tomato sauce, and then we can the sauce. We use fresh habaneros and jalapenos for heat, and also add some bell peppers, banana peppers, and even have added yellow squash and zucchini. We run the squash through a blender so you don't even know it's there. We also run some of the hot peppers through the blender too, but leave some of them sliced up to add color to the chili. We also always cook it the day before, and then let it set in the garage overnight for the flavors to blend properly.

It's some pretty good **** if I say so myself.

That sounds awesome.

[btk108]

Give me lots of meat and lots of heat..

That's what she said. :D

[delhalew]

When the economy tanks and you're broke as joke...your chili has beans in it.

[bluedogok]

Remember, I have to keep it somewhat tame because of the lady, if I were making this only for myself it would be much spicier, I might even dip my balls in it
Two pots.....I brown the meat and mix everything together in the base mix, then put some in another pot and fix mine with more peppers. I did make the mistake of stirring both pots with the same spoon once.....

[sooneron]

Odd, while my family was out settling Oklahoma and Texas (founders of Houston and ****) they were making chili in the wagon trains of the old west. Turns out that dried beans kept well back in those days on "long trips". They especially came in handy when mixing with meat for chili. Fags.

[Collier11]

Two pots.....I brown the meat and mix everything together in the base mix, then put some in another pot and fix mine with more peppers. I did make the mistake of stirring both pots with the same spoon once.....

simple yet intelligent, I like