[beerguy0]

Any chili heads on Head-Fi? I made two batches of chili today, regular red chili, plus I also made chili verde for the first time today. The green chili came out pretty much as I hoped it would. I should have made more, I guess.

I really love to make chili, but my wife doesn't eat it, so I tend to only make it once a year, for our homebrew club's Oktoberfest/Chili cookoff. I've won several times, and I'm hoping to do well again this year.

Chili pic:

 

[Jahn]

you are a championship chili cook, and your wife doesn't eat chili? that's a shame! i bet it tastes great!

 

[sacd lover]

I wish I had some. Both chili's look very tasty. I like nice hearty meals when it starts to get cold outside.

 

[lionel marechal]

 

[necropimp]

the bowl to the right looks like chili... the bowl to the left looks like my toilet after eating many bowls of chili

 

[milkpowder]

Oh I love spicy food! I love chillis too and the sauces you made look extremely appetising! I wish I had some naan bread and some of your chilli right this moment.

 

[nibiyabi]

Looks great!

I love chili -- get tired of that crappy store-bought stuff.

 

[beerguy0]

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Originally Posted by necropimp the bowl to the right looks like chili... the bowl to the left looks like my toilet after eating many bowls of chili

Umm, too much information?

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by beerguy0 Umm, too much information?

Kinda true though, but I'm still hungry as a...[fill in your favourite animal]

 

[ak622]

dang the chili on the right looks great.. Hook a brother up with a bowl!!

Is it your own special recipe or one thats been passed down the family line??

 

[beerguy0]

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Originally Posted by ak622 dang the chili on the right looks great.. Hook a brother up with a bowl!! Is it your own special recipe or one thats been passed down the family line??

My own recipe. I grind dried chiles instead of using commercial chili powder. Anchos and pasillas for flavor and color, and chipotles for heat and a bit of smoke flavor, plus various fresh chiles for more flavor and heat. I used to use ground habenero, but it adds too much heat, and I can't use enough fresh chiles to get the flavor I want.

I love the ritual of making chili, toasting the cumin seed, grinding the chile peppers, tasting and adjusting, etc. I wish I could make it more often, but unless I'm making it for a crowd, it's not really worth the time, since my wife doesn't like chili. It does freeze well, though.

 

[YamiTenshi]

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Originally Posted by beerguy0 I wish I could make it more often, but unless I'm making it for a crowd, it's not really worth the time, since my wife doesn't like chili. It does freeze well, though.

Hey, send me a few bowls. I'm getting hunrgy just looking at the pics.

I've actually never had good chili before, usually the store bought stuff.

 

[GIGANTOID]

I do. I once competed in the Tn. State Championships. Never made a verde though.

 

[saturnine]

Nothing quite like the spicy smokey taste of some chipotle chili with lots of diced habaneros

I love chili, but tend to use chicken or just leave out the meat alltogether. I'll snap a pic next time I make a batch

 

[harkamus]

The green chili looks more like a green curry. Enlighten me please, for I love curry.