caseydog
Master Chef
I got a craving for some Texas Chili. I didn't have everything in my recipe, but had enough to toss together something close. No tomatoes, and no beans (although I do sometimes use pinto beans -- but NO kidney beans, EVER). Dried chilis, toasted and ground fine for flavor. Anchos and chipotles.
I use a very course grind of beef chuck, which is why the meat in my photo looks so chunky. I ground my own, but you can buy it in Texas grocery stores as "chili grind."
I didn't feel like making cornbread, so I went SE Texas style and served my chili with rice. I did use a little bit of corn masa as a thickener.
My chili is never exactly the same. This one was less "soupy" than others. I cooked it in a cast iron skillet, and the beef stock reduced more than it would in a pot. I thought about adding some water at the end, but it tasted great, and I didn't want to mess that up. That's what home cookin' is all about, IMHO.
In the old days, it is my understanding that Texican chili would have been cooked in one pot, and beans in another. The cowboys/vaqueros would have mixed them or not.
That was before we stole Texas from Mexico, and Mexicans became "invaders." Go figure.
CD
I use a very course grind of beef chuck, which is why the meat in my photo looks so chunky. I ground my own, but you can buy it in Texas grocery stores as "chili grind."
I didn't feel like making cornbread, so I went SE Texas style and served my chili with rice. I did use a little bit of corn masa as a thickener.
My chili is never exactly the same. This one was less "soupy" than others. I cooked it in a cast iron skillet, and the beef stock reduced more than it would in a pot. I thought about adding some water at the end, but it tasted great, and I didn't want to mess that up. That's what home cookin' is all about, IMHO.
In the old days, it is my understanding that Texican chili would have been cooked in one pot, and beans in another. The cowboys/vaqueros would have mixed them or not.
That was before we stole Texas from Mexico, and Mexicans became "invaders." Go figure.
CD
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