Chili Recipes

[brianb]

Would anyone care to share their chili recipes? I made my first batch today, using this recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Low-Carb-Chili-67654 but without the mushrooms and bay leaves and with double the tomato paste (a mistake). Also I doubled the amount of cumin.

I think it came out OK, if a bit saltier than I prefer.
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/58/img8887fr.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/img8887fr.jpg/)

In a couple of days I'll try it without the cinnamon.

[Rorschach]

7-9 carbs per serving? WTF? How many proteins does it have? :D

Looks like a decent recipe to me, though i prefer fresh chillis to chilli powder (or carefully pipetted Dave's Insanity Sauce. with thick rubber gloves on).

One tip I'd like to suggest is adding a few blocks of dark chocolate. Sounds weird, but gives it a lovely rich flavour.

[brianb]

7-9 carbs per serving? WTF? How many proteins does it have? :D


I used 1kg of ground beef, so somewhere in the 150-170g total?

Already ate half of it.

[smalls21]

Here's my favorite recipe...

Ingredients
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 - 28 ounce can chopped tomatoes
2 large yellow onions, chopped
2 cups chicken or beef broth
1 tbsp ground allspice
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp dried oregano
4 cloves garlic, minced
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) to coat pan

Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add onions and saute 'til soft. Add garlic and let heat 'til fragrant, about 2 minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic. Add the meat and sauté until browned and crumbled.

2. Blend all the spices in a small bowl. Add to pot and stir well, about 1 minute.

3. Add the tomatoes and broth to the pot. Stir well.

4. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low so the pot has a gentle simmer. Simmer for a minimum of 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

[Rorschach]

I used 1kg of ground beef, so somewhere in the 150-170g total?

Already ate half of it.

My issue was with their grammar. You can't have 7 carbs, I presume they mean 7g of carbs. ;)

[brianb]

Here's my favorite recipe...

1. Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add onions and saute 'til soft. Add garlic and let heat 'til fragrant, about 2 minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic. Add the meat and sauté until browned and crumbled.


In the recipe I used, the grease from browning the beef was discarded. In yours it's left in the pot?
Are there guidelines on when the grease should be discarded vs. left in the recipe?

[smalls21]

Leave everything in the pot. Don't discard anything. Just keep adding the rest of the ingredients as you go along.

[knkavo]

One tip I'd like to suggest is adding a few blocks of dark chocolate. Sounds weird, but gives it a lovely rich flavour.

Genius!

(Do you mean a few snapped off squares, or actual whole bars?)

[Rorschach]

I use between half a bar and a whole one, depending on how much chilli I'm making.

[LimieJosh]

This is a bit old country, but does anyone grind their own meat?