Chilli.

[robtattoo]

Whether made with beef, pork, turkey or possum.
Verde or Rojo.

What's the deal & should you put it on a Weiner sammich?

 

[Scoutfan]

Red meat only! Preferably elk or deer!- no beans - unless your just trying to feed a bunch of folks that you don't really like that much! First vote from Texas!

 

[WildBoose]

Beans in chili, Absolutely.
Noodles in chili, that's spaghetti.

 

[Billy Goat]

To be proper chili it must have fiber.

 

[Speaks]

I voted yes but not on hotdogs. I am very firm in my no beans in chilli for hotdogs stance but really on the edge for regular chilli. No beans are acceptable, a moderate portion of black beans is idea. Lots of beans or other types of beans is sub-optimal.

 

[Tobe_B]

Ground red meat, seasoned well, beer for liquid, cornstarch to thicken to your liking, and simmered for hours. I don’t know what the rest of you guys are doing to it, but it’s not chili, even if it tastes good. And to the dudes putting cinnamon in it…….i bet you guys eat double wiener sammiches.

 

[R boar]

I've never had chili without beans. Always wondered what it could possibly be like, but not enough to try making it that way

 

[Poser]

Beans: I can take them or leave them, but don't overload it with beans. I do often add cinnamon and dark chocolate, too. Mexican oregano. Sometimes, I add sweet potatoes. Most importantly, I always use an assortment of dried chilis. There's basically no rules so long as its good. I don't put it in the same camp as, say Gumbo or Frogmore Stew, where you have to do certain things right or its not what you're calling it (and probably terrible). I know some Texans try and treat it that way, but that's just silly unless you're intentionally making Cowboy chili with limited ingredients: Onion, dried chilis and salted beef.

 

[madtinker]

Beans yes. All meats. Best use of leftover chili: bacon chili cheese dog.

 

[cnelk]

A thread from a few years ago

Thread 'Chili Makin’ - Beans or No?'

Oct 10, 2021

Almost chili making season and was wondering the consensus of beans or no beans in your chili?

If yes to beans, what kind?

• cnelk
• Replies: 130
• Forum: General Discussion Forum

 

[fngTony]

You should start a new one and give us the ability to see who voted for what

 

[Jimmy]

I'm curious from you non-bean guys, I want to try it and going with this recipe. Does this look good or what would you do different?

Venison chili

Venison chili. This may well be the best chili you'll ever make - seriously, it has won many awards - and you can use any meat.

honest-food.net

 

[Chris in TN]

ITT: uncircumcised philistines.

 

[fngTony]

I'm curious from you non-bean guys, I want to try it and going with this recipe. Does this look good or what would you do different?

Venison chili

Venison chili. This may well be the best chili you'll ever make - seriously, it has won many awards - and you can use any meat.

honest-food.net

Looks decent but I disagree with him on not being too picky on the chilies, too smoky is too smoky and ruins a dish.

 

[Steve O]

I am no chili snob and like them all. But this little poll is hilarious and has inspired me to make a pot. With black beans…and black bear…in a well seasoned cast iron. My Triple Black

 

[woods89]

I currently have 8 whitetail shanks on the grill smoking, they will come off here in an hour or so and go in the crockpot for the rest of the day. We'll shred them late afternoon, and add pinto beans and all the other chili stuff. I feel like it makes way better chili than burger.

 

[Chris in TN]

I'm curious from you non-bean guys, I want to try it and going with this recipe. Does this look good or what would you do different?

Venison chili

Venison chili. This may well be the best chili you'll ever make - seriously, it has won many awards - and you can use any meat.

honest-food.net

His concept is sound.

I prefer a mixture of perhaps one pound of pork breakfast sausage, one pound of ground meat, whether beef or venison, and at least two pounds of small-cubed stew meat.

Ideally the ground meat is coarse ground, one trip through a chili blade when grinding.

Lots of peppers, ideally some anchos, some banana and at least a few proper spicy varieties, and a lot of bell peppers in various stages of ripeness.

The best time to do this is early fall when the summer’s pepper crop is ripening and nearing the end of the season. We always have excess peppers left to ripen for chili during our annual fall church camp out.

Exact spice mixes are by user preference. I won’t critique details there, as long as you don’t go crazy and add cinnamon or chocolate or other Yankee adulterations.

Proper chili can contain venison but I don’t ever think of it as being ‘venison’ chili or not. Mine can easily have meat from 3+ animals in it.

ETA: the problem with wild game chili is a lack of fat. You need some source of animal fat.

 

[Jimmy]

His concept is sound.

I prefer a mixture of perhaps one pound of pork breakfast sausage, one pound of ground meat, whether beef or venison, and at least two pounds of small-cubed stew meat.

Ideally the ground meat is coarse ground, one trip through a chili blade when grinding.

Lots of peppers, ideally some anchos, some banana and at least a few proper spicy varieties, and a lot of bell peppers in various stages of ripeness.

The best time to do this is early fall when the summer’s pepper crop is ripening and nearing the end of the season. We always have excess peppers left to ripen for chili during our annual fall church camp out.

Exact spice mixes are by user preference. I won’t critique details there, as long as you don’t go crazy and add cinnamon or chocolate or other Yankee adulterations.

Proper chili can contain venison but I don’t ever think of it as being ‘venison’ chili or not. Mine can easily have meat from 3+ animals in it.

thanks

 

[Billy Goat]

ETA: the problem with wild game chili is a lack of fat. You need some source of animal fat.

This is why bear makes excellent chili.

And tacos.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Beans are good. I like ‘em! Buncha Bean Hatin’ Possum Gobbling Savages…..