Good chili guide?

[cantonarv]

I fancy making this tonight

http://www.thehungrybachelor.com/recipe-beef-chili.htm

Any body got any better suggestions/hints

[boxoctosis]

here:

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=97386

also, there's another thread linked to in the one I've posted

[Sng]

No one should need a guide on cooking chilli!

[Stilly]

A good, homemade chili is one of the best meals going.

Is it chili or chilli btw?

[Sardan]

Whatever you do don't forget to add chocolate or cocoa powder.

[meatbin]

Whatever you do don't forget to add chocolate or cocoa powder.

For sure - this makes a big difference. Also cinnimon towards the end of cooking.

[Rex Grossman]

Whatever you do don't forget to add chocolate or cocoa powder.

Word.

You need dark stuff.

[dizogg]

How much chocolate would one put in? Say in an amount for 2-3 people?

[meatbin]

I would usually put about 1 heaped teaspoon of dark cocoa powder in per two people eating big portions.

[Fletch]

How much chocolate would one put in? Say in an amount for 2-3 people?

3 Wispas and a Creme Egg

[Sardan]

I would usually put about 1 heaped teaspoon of dark cocoa powder in per two people eating big portions.

That sounds about right. Use really good dark cocoa or dark cooking chocolate.

(Or you could use three Wispas and a creme egg.)

[cantonarv]

That sounds about right. Use really good dark cocoa or dark cooking chocolate.

(Or you could use three Wispas and a creme egg.)

what does the chocolate do?

[citation deducer]

makes it mad niggerishly good

[boxoctosis]

makes it mad niggerishly good

FFS Oli.

[Sardan]

what does the chocolate do?

It just goes very well with chili (the pepper and the powder) and gives the chil (con carne) a richness and a smoothness it otherwise lacks.

[meatbin]

It just goes very well with chili (the pepper and the powder) and gives the chil (con carne) a richness and a smoothness it otherwise lacks.

Spot on. It's simular to putting in a dark stock cube into a stew, as well as the flavour gives the chilli a wonderful warm, dark undertone.

[Rex Grossman]

How much chocolate would one put in? Say in an amount for 2-3 people?

About three squares I think. The Lindt 85% stuff works very well.

[dizogg]

Yeah I used some Tesco own brand 78% or something. It tasted good. I think I put more than that in though. But it was nice.

[Sardan]

I made a big chili last weekend (1kg steak mince) and I used 1 rounded desert spoon of Bourneville cocoa we had in the cupboard

[Rex Grossman]

Yeah I used some Tesco own brand 78% or something. It tasted good. I think I put more than that in though. But it was nice.

Did you make it for a WOMAN?

[dizogg]

Me and my woman, yeah.

[larrydavidsanger]

I thoroughly enjoyed a pot of chilli I made tonight, loosely following Looper's recipe. Delicious! No coriander, cinnamon or peppercorns, but plenty of sour cream, chopped jalapenos and crushed up original doritos for a bit of crunch.

This is how I make chili:

3x green chilies chopped

2x medium onions, diced

3x clove garlic, crushed

2x tsp ground coriander

1x tsp cumin

1x tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3x small dried red chilies (or 1x tsp hot chili powder)

1x tsp paprika

Couple of peppercorns

750g good beef mince

1x tin kidney beans

2x tin good plum tomatoes

1 pint of stock (I use chicken)

25g of Green & Blacks dark chocolate, diced

• Fry the beef separately to everything and cook it it through. Set aside.

• Saute the onions, chilies and garlic in a little oil. Allow to soften over a low to medium heat but don't let them colour.

• Grind together all your spices (if using all powders I don't think this would be necessary), turn up heat slightly and add to the chili and onions. They get absorbed by the and smell and look brilliant.

• Add the beef, stock and tomatoes, bring to boil then reduce and simmer for about an hour and a half

• With about 15 minutes to go check add the tin of drained and washed kidney beans and then finally, the chocolate. It's ready when the chocolate melts.

I like having the first batch with rice, then the leftovers with some homemade potato wedges a day or two later (a baked potato is a nice idea too though).

[Looper]

Ha, glad you enjoyed it. I've got a bunch of people coming around for dinner next week before the fireworks in Blackheath so I think I'll make a giant pot of this to dish out.