Should beans of any kind be in a Chilli?
Lets hear from the chilli purists out there, beans or not?
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Should beans of any kind be in a Chilli?
Lets hear from the chilli purists out there, beans or not?
I love beans in chili but I love chili without them too. I'm all inclusive on chili, one way or the other if fine with me.
AS a purist no....But in my part of the country good luck finding chili without beans. I will eat either. I grew up with beans, make mine with beans cause almost everyone I know prefers it that way.
To me, chilli without beans is just chunky tomato soup.:)
According to this: Chili con carne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia beans weren't originally part of the chili con carne.
I grew up with beans in chili but the best chili I've had was cooked with the beans separate and then the chili was poured over beans in the bowl. I asked the man why he did so and he said cooking it with the beans changed the flavor and by controlling the blend was he best way to do it.
Yes, Chili Beans !!!
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One of my favorite recipes calls for no beans. It's amazing stuff but I don't make it too often as I have to order some of the powders online. But most of the time I use beans. Makes it go farther. Occasionally I like to blaspheme and skip the beans and make it a little thin and then pour it over rice.
I like kidney beans myself. Got a buddy at work and he made chili once with like 20 cans of different beans......It was a boisterous afternoon......
I'm poly-bean-erous, I suppose. Some recipes call for beans, some don't. To me, it's all good. I grew my own chilies for the first time this year. Nice, but a little mild for supposedly "hot" chilies (cayenne peppers). Next year I'll put a couple of different varieties in, I think. Home grown jalapenos sound pretty good right now.
Yes . But each year I am a judge at the local contest and beans are strictly forbidden .
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IMHO beans ought to be considered a side-dish to the chili.
I prefer to have my chili served with rice as a side-dish, not beans.
Texas chili answer:
With or without is okay, but it's much more interesting with beans. They add to the creaminess and contribute to the earthy flavor. Personally, I prefer black beans in my chili, but pinto beans are also great.
Either way, finish it by crumbling a little cheddar cheese on top, a little fresh cilantro, and eat it with corn bread!
If you try putting beans in chili in Texas, that razor will be used for more than shaving!
The last lot I made myself had no beans but the last lot I bough did have 'em. Even "Texan Chili" seems quite variable on the matter depending on who you talk to. Personal preference I guess.
Only if I ordered it that wayQuote:
Originally Posted by osdset
I like this post. Thank you for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
The "Tejanos" that I know do not put beans in their chili. Theirs is also a lot thinner than ours and more resembles soup. It's good stuff especially during the Hatch NM pepper season.
I like mine with or without beans.
My wife would prefer that I forgo the beans as most everything I eat turns to gas anyway and the beans make it that much windier. :)
Absolutely not. Beans were added to chili during the depression to stretch it, hence the name depression chili. Chili is a meat dish.
Then you haven't had my chili!Quote:
Originally Posted by jlands3
I think alot of the issue boils down to regional (or individual) preference. Personally, I prefer chili with beans (kidney, black, pinto, or all of the above), lots of aromatics (onions and garlic) and lots of spicy, jalepeno and/or habanero peppers. Almost always served over a bed of rice with shredded cheese and green onions on top. If it's not spicy enough to make your forehead sweat, it needs work. Of course, you've got it right when several cold beers are required to wash it down. Add in the aforementioned cornbread (made in an iron skillet) and you're totally in business.
Lived in Texas for five years or so and as is evidenced by the previous post, even in the chili captial of the planet, there is no consensus as to beans or no beans. To paraphrase Bob Ross, "In my little world chili has beans but in your world, you can put whatever you want in it."
I recently made a pot of chili with azuki beans, bacon and wagyu. Call me an iconoclast if you will, but that stuff was freaking delicious.
I always have beans in the chili I make, with enough onions and peppers to make me sweat even in a Norwegian winter. :)
Slow cooked on my wood stove, it is the best.
Gotta get me a new computer soon...I'm missin out ond some good topics dagnabbit ! According to Texas chili law(contest rules) No Beans ! That being said I've had some good Chili stews in my day with beans. In parts of the midwest they pour bean chili over spaghetti and add tons of cheese ! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!
Sounds good. I've got to try that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
I saw it on food network tv once.It did look pretty awesome actually.But I would recommend a good antacid afterwords.Oh the sweet pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otto
I sometimes cook up some large macaroni in place of rice, it works for me!
Gourmet chili, love it!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimR
I just hope someone doesn't get the idea to give chili the molecular cuisine treatment...:borg:
I don't think Heston Blumenthal is a member here....................err is he?Quote:
Originally Posted by HamburgO
HamburgO, it was not intended to be anything other than "what do we have around here I can put in the pot?" chili. Japan isn't big on the whole Tex-Mex cooking thing, so traditional pickings can be slim.It's called Spaghetti Red. There was a place in Joplin, MO that served ONLY spaghetti red and had a two hour line at the door every day.Great stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by JimR
Just so we're clear, I wasn't being sarcastic! Sounds like an interesting Japanese take on an American staple, and besides, I'll eat wagyu however it's prepared (although raw is definitely my favorite).
If done with actual chili its really good and will make a pot of chili go even farther. Unfortunately many places change it almost all together and its not nearly as good when its not actual chili on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Growing up in Texas, we didn't put beans in our chili. Usually a side dish with chopped peppers, grated cheese, and beer...lots of beer, served on the side. While in college, and flat broke, we made Frito pie, pouring chili over a bag of Fritos still in the bag. Fewer dishes to wash that way.
