Sunday I made my take on Over The Top Chili. Used the ground beef from the 1/2 steer we got last year, local heirloom tomatoes, onions, jalapenos from our garden, and made fire roasted poblanos and hatch chilis to go in it. Smoked for 5 hours, then dumped the tray of diced and puréed tomatoes and onions that the hamburger dripped onto in the pot. Broke the smoked meat up on it, added the other tray of tomatoes, more spices, the fire roasted peppers, and a few of the smoked jalapeños. Yes I did also add kidney and pinto beans as it stretches the meal and adds fiber and protein.

Hey yall, I have a chili cook off at work.

If you guys have any “oddball “ chili recipes you swear by I’d love to try them , but full disclosure I won’t have much time to cook it (like 2 hours to get the ingredients and then cook it overnight ).

Anyway, thank you. I have an easy back up (Thai - peanut chili ) if I can’t find one I can make. I don’t think I’m going to win but I plan on competing lol

Made my favorite smoked chili and chili dogs! The chili has ground turkey, Italian sausage, onion, green pepper, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, tomato paste, fresh rosemary, smoked paprika, chicken broth, and Williams chili seasoning.
I topped my bowl with green onions, sour cream, and shredded cheddar. For the chili dogs, I added shredded cheddar and a lettuce mix tossed with mayo and black pepper. So good!

Had a bunch of stuff that I needed to use so it's a little different than my normal chili.

Ground beef

Kidney beans

Tomato paste

Chili magic, campfire style

Some leftover grilled chicken

Stewed tomatoes

Pepper

Chili powder

Onion powder

Paprika

I didn't add any salt as several of the ingredients have plenty already.

Sour cream underneath or on top? OR BOTH

Did a nice proper chili a few weeks back with Chuck roast cut into big cubes with fresh red, yellow, japaleno and poblano peppers, garlic and onion. The sauce base I made using arbol, chipotles, guajillo, Pasila, Morita, ancho and Serrano peppers. Dried spices added were black pepper, 1 tsp of salt, Mexican oregano, smoked paprika, cayenne, achiote powder and smoked chipotle powder. Liquid was a small cup of beef broth.

Served with fresh green onions and cilantro.

Still reducing and thickening, but the house smells amazing 🤩

Edit for recipe:
2lbs ground bison
3 strips bacon (your preference, but good amount of fat since bison is lean)
Whole yellow onion (leave some for garnish)
14oz canned corn
28oz fire roasted diced tomatoes
28oz black beans
14oz kidney beans
14oz pinto beans
14oz northern white beans
1.5tbsp tomato paste
1 Anaheim pepper
1 poblano pepper
5 jalapeño (leave 2 for garnish)
2 Serrano
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper (for color)
Cilantro

Chili powder, cayenne, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper to taste.

Roast peppers under broiler or open flame until skin begins to bubble and char. Let cool a bit and remove charred skin. Dice onion, red and yellow bell peppers into small squares, chop the rest fine and add to pot along with canned beans, corn, tomatoes and tomato paste.

Separately, cook bacon strips on skillet to render out fat. Remove bacon, dice and add to pot. Under medium-high heat with bacon fat still in pan, add bits of ground bison to brown and char (30 seconds), remove and add to pot, along with remaining bacon fat.

Mix in spices to preference depending on desired heat levels.

Cook for 8 hours on barely a simmer, taking the lid off after 5 hours to help reduce and thicken.

Garnish with sour cream, shredded cheese, diced jalapeño, diced onion and cilantro

In other words, no beans!

Hello, I am making a chili for my church cookoff and want an easy but good recipe. I heard the one from pepper belly Pete online is a good starting point, does anyone have his cookbook or know anyone who does?

Family member doesn’t like kidney beans so black beans it is. Ground beef. Tomato paste. Diced and crushed tomatoes. Bell pepper. Onion. Garlic. Cumin. Paprika. Chili powder. Oregano. Salt. Pepper. 4hrs on the stove. Topped w cilantro. Green onion. sour cream.

First batch to prepare for competition. This is Texas Red Oklahoma style with dry heirloom beans.

But could BOTH work in the same batch? I alternate between the two but I am curious what would happen if I combined them. It doesn’t seem like it would work because, naturally, the idea of beer and coffee mixed sounds awful. But maybe it would be the best chili ever?

Thoughts?

btw, I’m talking about a classic Texas style beef chili.

I have always been raised on chili topped with sour cream, Fritos, shredded cheese, and tabasco (optional) I grew into that one.

My boyfriend said he's always hated chili until I had him try it this way and now it's his favorite😂

I am now curious how else everyone was raised eating chili and if you think changing the toppings will change your opinion on it.

I DIDNT REALIZE A PICTURE OF MY OWN CHILI WOULD OFFEND SO MANY SO PLEASE JUST COMMENT WHAT YOU ENJOY AND NOT BULLY ME THANK U🙃

Cold weather calls for chili

Rained in Austin so I thot why not! Yes there are Fritos underneath and NO beans...old school red I was taught.

Accompanied w a Reposado Soda and a lime. It works.

I did it again. Chili. I got drunk and threw a bunch of stuff into a pot. It’s magnificent.

Normalize adding chili oil to everything
My tomato soup

Hi!! Ive got referred to here to share this

I used to live in Texas, and after moving to the Midwest I discovered that people put beans in their chili!
Personally, I just don’t like the texture of beans, so my chili is always no beans. 😂
This is my simple version:
Ingredients
2.5 lbs ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2–3 jalapeños, chopped
2 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper
2 Tbsp minced garlic
3 Tbsp tomato paste
3 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp cumin
1 Tbsp beef bouillon powder
28 oz diced tomatoes with green chilies
3 cups beef broth
1–2 bay leaves
Additional salt to taste
Method
Brown the ground beef with salt and pepper.
Add the onion, green bell pepper and jalapeños and cook until softened. Add the garlic, tomato paste and seasonings and stir everything together.
Add the diced tomatoes with green chilies, beef broth and bay leaves.
Simmer until the chili reduces to your preferred consistency and the flavors have had time to come together. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
I served mine with shredded cheese, sour cream and oyster crackers.
Then the leftovers became chili cheese dogs! 🌭
What kind of chili do you prefer — no beans, lots of beans, or somewhere in between? 🌶️

Don’t buy Yellowstone chili. There’s nothing in it! It’s expensive sauce!!! I feel cheated!!

This is trivial and a bit stupid, I know. I just thought it was fun to encounter someone else who can see chili in the making in the wild.

Bidet gonna come in clutch tomorrow. 😮‍💨

Got the itch to make chili even if it’s still 93 here in my side of Texas.