Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Turkey And White Bean Chili

BENTE
BENTE Posts: 8,337
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
we made a mad max turkey last saturday cause i did not get to make one on my egg for thanksgiving.. so i took the legs last night and put them into the slow cooker covered them with water and put it on low. this morning i added onion peppers and some great northern beans that had been soaking all night.. well i am home now and the beans are getting done but the chili has not turned that white milky color i have seen with some white bean chili..

so i went looking through the cookbook (i have here on the computer) and seen 8 or 9 white bean chili.. only two of them mention using flour.. neither of them mention using cream or milk or what i originallly thought of when i seen it was canned milk..

so i am wanting the broth that surrounds the pieces of turkey and beans to be white.. what is your opinion should i make a roux on the stove and throw it in or should i add some canned milk??



















i am putting this picture in to lure more people to open the post ;):whistle: :ohmy: :laugh:

03-21-200913-1.jpg


hopefully someone will give me their opinion B)

happy eggin

TB

Anderson S.C.

"Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

Tyrus Raymond Cobb

· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,594
    the lobster chili i make uses cream. another trick may be to take some of the beans out of the slow cooker and cook them hotter til they break down and add them back in. when im just making beans i always add a smaller variety just to break down and add consistancy to the liquid base. heres the lobster chili recipe
    http://www.lobster-recipes.com/lobster-chili.html
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • rockytopsc
    rockytopsc Posts: 856
    Ours turned out clear also after T-giving, so I'll see what others say as well. I'm off for awhile, so you going to be around Monday?
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Bacchus
    Bacchus Posts: 6,019
    Terry, Im no eggspert on this but I like where you're going. IMHO, cream does anything good. You could cut out a cup or so from the slow cooker into a small sauce pan to experiment first.


    Good Luck Buddy!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i may have to try the bean thing..



    that lobster chili looks like it would be really good if i was a rockafeller or lived close enough to lobster country.. if i get my hands on a lobster i don't think the wife will let me make chili out of it :laugh:

    but the cream kind of leads me back to where i was.. but i am liking the bean thing so far thanks ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea


    we need to talk anyway give me a ring when you get a chance

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    thanks ron good idea on small experiments :)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Lawn Ranger
    Lawn Ranger Posts: 5,467
    You Sly Dog! :evil:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,594
    its about as cheap as pork butt last time i bought it :laugh: not good for the lobstermen. thing with the chili is 3 or 4 lobsters makes enough to feed a good sized crowd and the bland northern beans pick up a really nice seafood flavor :)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    must be nice i can buy pork butt and feed a nice crowd or i can take out another loan and feed the lobster :laugh:


    it does look really good... tell you what if i ever get up your way i will buy some lobste3r and let you make the chili.. cause if they are as cheap as pork butt i will be buying more than four B)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    :laugh:

    knew i would get at least one :whistle:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Lawn Ranger
    Lawn Ranger Posts: 5,467
    Gullible is my middle name. Besides, I tried the same tactic last week. ;)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • rockytopsc
    rockytopsc Posts: 856
    ;) i'll holler your way
    J
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    and here i was thinking i was being crafty... now you tell me i am just a copycat :unsure:


    hope you are doing well

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
    I think the problem may be that you should have used chicken broth instead of water...I think adding some cream at this point is ok but may change the texture and make it more like a cream of turkey & bean soup...not that there is anything wrong with that... :P

    see what happens when you ask for opinions.... :whistle:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    ok here is what i did i we3nt to do fishlessman's idea of cooking the beans and i figured why not just use the immersion blender.. i was going to do that till i started scooping i found out how hard it would be to just get beans. sooo...


    i used the potato masher and scooped it into a bowl and mashed away. well the meat did not get all mashed up and i have a wonderful white bean chili now thanks guys for all of your suggestions

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yes i do :laugh:

    but i am blond kim so i have many more questions but someone around here had the signature one time it said "better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt" i have used that more and more often...


    ha ha


    ya'll been out yet?

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Gunnar
    Gunnar Posts: 2,307
    When I make a quicker white bean chili (canned beans); I drain and rinse all 3 cans but puree one before it goes into the pot. No matter what the heat level from peppers, I typically add a little cream or half and half at the end. It seems to smooth out the flavor. Good solution.
    LBGE      Katy (Houston) TX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Terry,

    I take some of the beans and some coconut milk and whir them in a food processsor til the beans are liquid.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    i may try that next time.. i have never used cocomut milk before that i can remember but if you say it is good i will give it a try ;)

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    yea my solution was pretty easy!!

    i have not used canned beans in awhile.. except for refried ones :whistle:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Beli
    Beli Posts: 10,751
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:...... Terry....you naughty boy....nice pic though.... :P
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • BENTE
    BENTE Posts: 8,337
    ;):whistle:

    happy eggin

    TB

    Anderson S.C.

    "Life is too short to be diplomatic. A man's friends shouldn't mind what he does or says- and those who are not his friends, well, the hell with them. They don't count."

    Tyrus Raymond Cobb

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Lawn Ranger
    Lawn Ranger Posts: 5,467
    It worked better for you. :unsure:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • gregegg
    gregegg Posts: 68
    The recipe says: "2 small chicken lobster"

    What's a chicken lobster, please?

    Thank you.

    Greg
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,594
    a chicken lobster is a little 1 pound lobster, supposed to be sweeter but thats a wives tail. when doing that recipe i would start with atleast a couple pound and a half, preferably two 2 pounders.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories