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Hotch... THANK YOU for the Cin Chili Bowl of Red recipe!!!

Carolina Q
Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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This was, bar none, THE BEST CHILI I EVER HAD!!!

I need look no further for a go to chili recipe! This stuff was awesome! I'm not much for super hot food, so when I couldn't find any serranos, I just floated two anchos. I would have tried the serranos as called for, though maybe only one, but I don't exactly live in the chili capitol of the US! Still plenty spicy for me. I used 3/8" cubed eye of round (because I try to stick with lean beef plus I already had some defrosting when I decided to do chili).

I did this on my stovetop which is where I always do chili. Maybe I'll use the egg one of these days. :) I also finally found low sodium beef stock (Kitchen Basics Unsalted Beef Stock, 130 mg sodium, 0 saturated fat) and NO sodium chicken bouillon (Herb Ox sodium free granulated bouillion). I had looked many times before, but never found either. 

Anyway, it was outstanding, even with the lo so stuff, and I just wanted to say thanks. To Hotch for posting the recipe and to Cindy Reed for creating it! For those who missed it and want to try a great bowl of red... https://www.chili.org/cindy.html  

Don't tell Mickey, but I may never put beans in chili again. Maybe a can or two of beans would stretch it even further, but so would doubling this recipe!!

This pic doesn't do it justice...
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I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Michael 
Central Connecticut 

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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,951
    Thanks for the link.
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  • bud812
    bud812 Posts: 1,869
    I made some two days ago but I had to spice it up a little. Even better the second day.

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Then there is the very easy way (last 6 years for me).
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Mickey said:
    Then there is the very easy way (last 6 years for me).


    Just add beans
    ;)

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Mickey, if you haven't tried the scratch recipe, do yourself a favor. Just look at the list of ingredients... no way that one little packet has all the same stuff. I remember thinking it was pretty good - especially after I added th beans :) - but this recipe is way more than pretty good!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Made another batch of this last night, this time for Mom. She says it's not proper chili without beans. So, to the recipe linked above, I added a large onion at the beginning and a can of kidney beans in dump 3. Excellent with or without beans. I just love the flavor of the seasoning combo in this recipe! Oh, and I'm still floating a couple of anchos instead of serranos. Plenty spicy for me plus I can't find serranos anyway.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Moms a smart lady \m/
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    edited January 2015

    @Carolina Q I glad your mother liked it. As with most recipes you can you can tweak it make it your own. I really like the flavor of the smoked paprika.

    The Serranos are hotter than jalapeños by a factor of 2-3 times. If you like send me a PM with your address and I will send you some.

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Thanks! I appreciate the offer, but I wouldn't ask you to do that. I like the flavor I'm getting with the anchos so I'm good. Thanks again!!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • UrbanForestTurnings
    UrbanForestTurnings Posts: 1,294
    Thought that was Cincinnati chili. Still might have to try it
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Cincinnati chili = oxymoron. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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