[pgrmdave]

I was wondering if anybody here has any good chili recipes? I made some today with a simple recipe, but I want something a little better, and spicier - the hotter the better.

[Dark Mind]

I hate chili ...

Sorry I wouldn't be able to help you... All chili tastes equally disgusting to me... (If made at least decently, I'm not talking about stuff like dog poo chili )

[Turtle]

___I have cooked chili, but I have no set recipe other than including beans. I use what is at hand & the more unusual the better. Dried hot pepper of course, course ground pepper, honey, diced fruit either dried or fresh, some form of tomato, fresh garlic, onion, corn, water, meat, mushrooms, fresh green and/or yellow pepper; that's just what comes to mind. I like using a variety of beans, mixing black beans & pinto beans. Love the chilli. I like to sprinkle grated stinky chees on top right before serving.

[Buffy]

Most good recipes are secret. Best stuff you can buy as a starter is Carroll Shelby's mix that can be found at most major supermarkets. Buy a habanero or two, chop it up and throw it in with a couple of table spoons of brown sugar to get a "different" extra spicy version. Oh, and ignore the comment on the bag that sez that the Cayenne pepper is optional: I double that amount *and* throw in the habaneros.....

I eschew beans. Go with the all-meat and top with grated cheese and avocado...

Cheers,
Buffy

[learnin to learn]

I make some awsome chili but.... it is a family secret.... shhhhhhhh all I can tll you Is i use 3 different types of beans chili powder italian pepper paparika and some other stuff... for meat I use sausage and some beef... try http://www.foodnetwork.com

[Pyrotex]

Originally Posted by pgrmdave

I was wondering if anybody here has any good chili recipes? I made some today with a simple recipe, but I want something a little better, and spicier - the hotter the better.

I've entered my chili in several "cookoffs" here at the Johnson Space Center. I've never won, but folk do seem to like it. The following recipe can take half a day or more, so be prepared.

I start with DRIED chili peppers: Anchos, New Mexico Reds, Habaneros and whatever is available. About a pound in all. They run the gamut from mild and tasty to rather hot. Open, devein and clean the peppers. Put just enough nearly boiling water on the peppers to barely cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Put them (and some of the water) through a blender in small batches. Strain it all through cheesecloth to remove the skin bits.

You should have a pint or more of pure chili sauce. Add salt a little at a time until the flavor is max, but you can't taste the salt. Add sugar until the bitterness is gone. Add lemon juice or vinegar until it has the right tartness.

Brown about 3 pounds of ground beef, 2 large onions diced small, 6 to 10 cloves of garlic sliced, 2 carrots diced small, 2 stalks of celery diced small, in about 3 TS of olive oil. Until beef is brown and onions transparent.

Add a large can of chopped tomatoes and chilis. {OPTIONAL} Add a large can of drained pinto beans, if you want beans {/OPTIONAL} Add enough chili sauce to beef mixture until consistency is just right. Simmer for an hour.

Add cumin powder a TS at a time until it tastes like "chili". Add course ground pepper, salt (if necessary), and HOT cayenne chili powder to get the heat you desire. Simmer very low for an additional 2 hours. Stir often. Add additional chili sauce if it gets too thick.

Serve with freshly made cornbread, and a brick of cheddar cheese.

[Boerseun]

Ooohhh...

Chilli...

Don't know any failsafe recipes, all I can say is the hotter the better.

My worst experience with chilli (I'm a raving addict to hot stuff) was about a year ago when I overate on achar:

* GROSSNESS WARNING - YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD ONLY READ FURTHER UNDER STRICT ADULT SUPERVISION *

Any case - I pigged out on green mango achar, and had a terrible case of the runs the next morning. Nothing serious, I figured; that's what good and solid Durban achar does to a man.

Really? I hear you asking.

Well, almost two weeks later I decided to go see a doctor. This couldn't be good for me, I figured. I was dehydrating like you won't believe. I was busy dying!

Turns out the achar was so hot it killed all my intestinal flora! All them little bugs died from too much chilli! I had to pop a few pills to get my own personal bacteria collection up and running again!

I haven't stopped eating it, though - I still have a couple of 'em capsules left. So I'm ready for any chilli you can throw my way!