Chili cook off

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The thing about chili is that it's different everywhere you go, nobody makes it the same way. A friend has a chili party where everyone brings a quart of their chili (no pasta) then they mix it all together, always interesting.I use spicy hot V8 for the base liquid or sometimes Tabasco spicy bloody mary mix.

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I never even make it the same way twice. I just add in what ever we have until it tastes good. I've made it from everything over the years. The one I really want to try to recreate is the pot that had 2 pounds of leftover Christmas ham in it. A bowl of that stuff with 2 sunny side up fired eggs some bacon floating on top is a great way to start your day.
 

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Inb4 all the Gordon Ramsays of SVTP come out of the woodwork.

Does that mean they are loudmouths or overrated chefs?

I don't mind Ramsey but when it comes to celeb chefs I wonder how much of their reputation comes from being on television and how much from actual skill.
 

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Know your crowd. If they are chili purest they will rake you over the coals if you show up with beans. I did that and got a trophy for it. It was funny coming from a bunch of drunk idiots.

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Know your crowd. If they are chili purest they will rake you over the coals if you show up with beans. I did that and got a trophy for it. It was funny coming from a bunch of drunk idiots.

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That has got to be one of the funniest trophies I've ever seen, and I would display that with pride, LOL! You are correct about the beans however. I like beans with mine, but in some circles that's considered hardcore blasphemy.
 

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Know your crowd. If they are chili purest they will rake you over the coals if you show up with beans. I did that and got a trophy for it. It was funny coming from a bunch of drunk idiots.

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Lol, that's funny. But it ain't chili without beans, otherwise it's just meat sauce or hot dog spread.
 

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That has got to be one of the funniest trophies I've ever seen, and I would display that with pride, LOL! You are correct about the beans however. I like beans with mine, but in some circles that's considered hardcore blasphemy.
I told my step-brother from the get go that I was going to go home with a trophy! I have it on a shelf in my office.
 

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Another tip came to mind,
If you have a butcher ask him to grind the beef in a chili grind, its about 1/4" in diameter and gives the chili a more meaty chewy texture.Reg ground beef can have a pebbely texture sometimes.
When I make chili I usually use about 8-10 lbs of meat and I put the meat, onions, garlic in a big low pan and cook it in the oven, I usually drain it a time ot two. depends how much water is in the meat.It is a lot eazier and less messy that goi ging on the range. You can also skim off the grease and add the liquid back in to your chili.

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Hard to screw up chili. But if you want to take it over the top make sure you barbecue up a bunch of hot Italian sausages so the outer casing is nice and crispy glazed, cut them into discs 3/8"-1/2" thick and dump them into your chili. Give it a stir.

Sit back and watch as everyone cherry picks your secret ingredient every time they grab the ladle.
I are you sure you are not making spagetti sauce?

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I saw a cooking show and one of the chefs said, you cooks at home think you can do what we do. well you f**king can't.
There are a lot of talented cooks out there, but they are not chefs,
I did a local TV cooking show for two years and I can cook just about anything, but my level of knowledge and skills compared to actual chefs I know personaly places me in the 1st. grade.
If you have the opportunity to cook along side a trained chef you would find it a humbling experience. Their entire life revolves around food and preperation, not to mention extreme sanitation. Oh, and drinking all night.

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One last thing, Sometimes I make a spicy mexican style cornbread batter, then pour about 3/4 " on top of an oven proof bowl of chilli, put it in the oven to finish and you have your favorite bowl of chilli with a cornbread crust.
more fun with Chilli.

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