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Originally Posted by mineistaken
So basically you say that best chili is meat + peppers (and spices for flavor)? Its close to eating sole meat... 
In my opinion meat is just for the flavor, most important are vegetables. Meat should not be majority of content. Or if it is you need some side dish to go with that meat (salads or potatoes something). |
no its called chilli, the main ingredient is the peppers! ;) I did mention that beans can be used if you want less meat in it. Overloading it with tomatoes and beans will kill your chances at winning any contests though trust me! I do make what I call a portuguese style chilli version sometimes though, its a little less beef, has porto chorizo and large fava beans and a bit of fresh cilantro at the end. Definitely different but damn good.
My gf makes a good basic one that is more popular with most home cooks, closer to cincinatti style without the cinnamon and I'd never serve it over noodles but she does.. yuck.. heh if anything fries..maybe!