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For all you "no beans in chili" people, just what exactly do you put in it so that it isn't glorified soup? -- nm

Posted by TWuG Nov 3 '08, 14:16

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Ragu -- nm - Will SI Nov 3, 14:24 3
- I just threw up in my mouth a little. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:25 2
  - Dmmit. I was gonna type "I just threw up in my mouth a lot" but it would seem copycatish now. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:27 1
    - You could always go for.... - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:32
I'm a chili heathen. I don't like chunks of pepper in it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 14:21 5
- *shrugs* Suit yourself. *picks peppers out of loosi's chili, adds them to mine* -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:31
- could be worse, Mrs. CCC mixes sour cream into hers...enough to turn it pink -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:28 2
  - Of COURSE you top it with sour cream and grated cheddar cheese. Duh. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:31 1
    - garnish, maybe...to dip your tostados into, but not 1 part sour cream to 2 parts chili -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:33
- *nods* -- nm - zork Nov 3, 14:25
Chili must have beans! Meat is optional. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 14:20 19
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  - You've been in NY too long. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:36
- Meat is NEVER "optional." - Cuzzin Todd Nov 3, 14:25
- I also like a small percentage of beans in my chili. - peglegpete Nov 3, 14:23
- Eggs-ACTLY! The more beans the better! And use refried beans as a thickener, not corn-starch. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:22
- yeah. I love vegetarian chili. -- nm - Callisto Nov 3, 14:22 1
  - It's like calling something a "meat salad"...it's not natural -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:24
- by definition chili is a meat dish -- nm - zork Nov 3, 14:22 2
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    - i was born in texas -- nm - zork Nov 3, 14:36
- That's silly. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:21
- S.D.T.M. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:21
- When did you achieve musibi-levil wrongness on chili eating? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 14:21 6
  - Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't get me involved in this. The cumin was a *joke*. (nm) - musubi Nov 3, 14:28 1
    - you flew too close to the sun, Icarus. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 14:32
  - If there's chili con carne, then logically meat isn't a necessary ingredient. - Roger More Nov 3, 14:22 3
    - That's just to keep from confusing it with chili con queso. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:24
    - that came from people pinching pennies some decades back to make the meat optional and fill it out with beans -- nm - zork Nov 3, 14:23 1
      - to me, the only essential ingredient in chili is chili - Roger More Nov 3, 14:39
it's like a flashback to 9 years ago. I'm just gonna go sit in the corner and rock back and forth cradling my knees. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 14:19 6
- would you like to discuss the Ryder cup? (nm) - Callisto Nov 3, 14:23
- snicker...nm - x Nov 3, 14:22
- The bitch of it is that I don't even like chili. -- nm - David Nov 3, 14:21 2
  - You have to give credit where credit is due: It is an AMAZINGLY polarizing issue --nm - rollo Nov 3, 14:24 1
    - For me, it's like a credit card commercial. "What's in your goop?" -- nm - David Nov 3, 14:25
- *swipes wall sconce back and forth* -- nm - Reagen's knees Nov 3, 14:20
Steak, rib meat, peppers, onions, really thick tomato sauce, and a variety of seasonings. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 14:18 4
- Ah. There's the problem. Over reliance on tomato based products. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:19 3
  - In my chili, tomato-based products make up about 20% of the volume. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 14:20 2
    - Which is about 15% too much. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:24 1
      - Says you! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 14:28
I like it both ways, but usually if no beans than it has a lot more beef (ground usuallly). -- nm - Don Homet Nov 3, 14:18 1
- I'd perfer beans and cubed steak, to no beans and ground beef...if it's ground beef, you have sloppy joes. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:19
soup has to be liquid 50% or more by volume. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 14:18
What part of "beans" makes something not-soup??? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:17 10
- Chili, to me, needs to be thick. Without beans, I don't see how you get it to thicken up. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 14:18 9
  - "This is Texas style. It's just beef and grease. If you ask for it 'wet' we just add more grease." -- nm - Hard Times Cafe Nov 3, 14:21
  - use less liquid -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 14:19 7
    - So, it's like eating a can of condensed tomato soup? - TWuG Nov 3, 14:21 3
      - More like a stew. There are plenty of recipes that involve putting meat in liquid and boiling it down - Roger More Nov 3, 14:24 1
        
        i made a goat daube a couple months ago, it came out great...nm - x Nov 3, 14:25
      - no, it's heavy on the meat. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 14:22
    - And tomato chunks...I'm not picky...beans, no beans, both are good...just don't leave out the meat and call it "chili" - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 3, 14:20
    - Word. Or cook it down. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 3, 14:20 1
      - or use a thickener like flour, masa flour or cornstarch -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 14:21

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