Yummy Chili against the cold

[theoriginalblurker]

In preparation for the ice storm, we made this recipe today with the following changes:

deleted ancho chiles
added black beans
added chili powder
added chili garlic Cholula
added cinnamon
added masa

It smells delicious! I'll let you know how it turns out...

Comments

Don't Shoot!

[greeneyes-rpi.livejournal.com]

Does this mean that my (meatful & beanful) chili isn't chili, or isn't Texas chili? If I were a chili-eatin' Texan, what would I call it?

(can I call it chili if I only whisper it in the privacy of my own kitchen?) ;)

Re: Don't Shoot!

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

From what I hear, El Paso is very different now and the waitress who shot someone in 1956 is very sorry.

I'm all for you calling it whatever you want (as long as you don't call it late for dinner), but warn your friends who might be less cosmopolitan than I am that it's got exotic ingredients in it and it's not going to qualify for international competition.

Re: Don't Shoot!

[greeneyes-rpi.livejournal.com]

So, apparently this is an international definition, and not just a Texan thang?

*goes to look up the rules on International Chili competitions*

(like anyone would ever expect me to enter into a Chili competition) ;)

Re: Don't Shoot!

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

As Texas cares more, the international competitions started in Texas...

Here's the CASI Official Rule Book. Rule I.A.2 excludes "fillers".

CASI is the organization that runs the Terlingua competition.

Wick Fowler, who won in 1967, sells packets of pre-measured spices (just add meat). That's generally what we make when we don't have time to do more than that. We usually use Ro-Tel instead of tomato sauce, too. One key is not to use hamburger if you can get chili-grind from the meat counter. It's coarser.