Cheater's Chili

The Cypress Times ^ | 9/8/09 | Stacey Winder

[Patriot1259]

Living in Texas, there is absolutely no way I'm going to claim to have the best chili recipe. People here are serious about their chili and have very strong opinions about it. We even have complete festivals and cook offs for bragging rights revolving around this beloved Texas favorite. Having given my disclaimer, here's a quick and easy version that your family is sure to love!

[The Shrew]

That sounds positively delicious, thank you!

I’m going to try out that recipe next opportunity I have.

Have you ever tried shredding the pork (or beef) before adding it to the chili? (This is good for senior citizens with any denture issues, of which our family has a few)

Take a fully cooked pot roast (or pork roast) and after it cools overnight, just shred that rascal on a big cheese grater so the meat comes out literally, well, “shredded”, add that to the chili and it is really quite good.

Damn I’m getting hungry! :)

Thanks for the kind comments. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I don't shred the pork because I see this as a quicker cook dish than a traditional chile con carne. It has awesome flavor and the best way to get the roasted chili is to buy from the local farmer's market (with roasting bins) and then freeze the chili per batch. Cook as necessary. It's also excellent with chicken, but if I use chicken I add 1/2 teaspoon of whole thyme as well.

Let me know how it turns out. As for me I'm starving right now.

Regards,

TS

[Freedom56v2]

Thanks for the tips. Interesting about the cumin, because I always find myself tasting at end and adding more cumin. Now I know why.

Oh and I brown the beef first and then keep adding from there, so I am not sure that is best way

....As I said, I am an unschooled chili cook ;)

[mkjessup]

Well, most American curry powder is loaded with fenugreek...

I didn't know that! Now I'm glad I don't use too much of it, lol

My good lady does not need any, er, assistance in that department.

Freeper Rule #1: We need pictures to evaluate the validity of that statement. ;)

[SAJ]

Not a chance, mate. I need to keep my head attached to my body.

;^)

[Radl]

Seee my post #12 :}

[Mrs. Don-o]

I'll take your word for it. Don't want no Chili Wars here!

By the way, I've added honey to my own chili-chaos and it civilized the hot stuff nicely---liked it a lot. I've had chocolate in other Mexican dishes (e.g. mole de guajolote)

(I think that's how you spell it)

(It's pronounced MO-lay de WAH-ha-LO-tay)

...and I liked that, too. But bein' a girl, I like chocolate in anything...

Cho-co-LAW-tay! Ole!