Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:41
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Our family loves chili. I make the ground beef onions peppers in advance and freeze. Also a base for spaghetti.
Tomato juice, fire roasted tomatoes, the thawed beef in the pot.
Next I purée red pepper, carrots, and sprinkle with maza
Cook in microwave for 3:30 minutes in steamer.
Add spices from the orange bag: Six gun chili seasoning. I only use half
Frozen corn 2 packages. No beans.
Seasoning: smoked paprika, garlic, smoked salt if handy. Red cayenne pepper. Salt.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Stir up and cook for 15 minutes in crockpot in high.
Serve and add shredded cheese.
We like it.
Tomato juice, fire roasted tomatoes, the thawed beef in the pot.
Next I purée red pepper, carrots, and sprinkle with maza
Cook in microwave for 3:30 minutes in steamer.
Add spices from the orange bag: Six gun chili seasoning. I only use half
Frozen corn 2 packages. No beans.
Seasoning: smoked paprika, garlic, smoked salt if handy. Red cayenne pepper. Salt.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Stir up and cook for 15 minutes in crockpot in high.
Serve and add shredded cheese.
We like it.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:41
Subject: Re:Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Y’all need to stop it with the box of cornbread. Especially if you are making that gross stuff with sugar. Cornbread is so easy to make. Self-rising cornmeal, an egg, milk (or buttermilk if you have it), and oil. That’s it. Use Crisco (only Crisco) to grease a cast iron skillet. Heat it up in the oven (about 425ish). Once the skillet is hot, add the batter. Cook about 20-25 minutes. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:37
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Huh it’s so cheap. $7 for a lb of ground beef, $1 a can of bean and $2 for two cans of tomatoes plus a pack of chili seasoning. Maybe $12 tops. Box of $3 cornbread. $15 for four. No leftovers. Just paid $20 for two meals at chick fil a.
That's not chili. That is some sort of cheap slop they'd serve at a primary school summer camp in the woods.
Again, please post your recipe. Otherwise, STFU.
NP. Can you stop asking for a “recipe” for chili? Chili is not something you need a RECIPE for. Hopefully the other poster can post his or her method.
Here’s my method:
Organic ground beef
(Sometimes I add hot Italian sausage)
Finely diced onion
A little bit of minced garlic
(Sometimes I add finely diced yellow and red peppers)
Sautée those two bad bows, then add to the crock pot along with:
Big can diced tomatoes with mild chilis
Small can tomato sauce
Salt and pepper
Lawry’s seasoned salt
Smoked paprika
A very tiny hit of cinnamon: it makes the beef taste “meatier”
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:36
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
What cut of meat are you using, OP?
I'll generally use brisket (can get pricy) or a chuck roast cut. All of the other ingredients are cheap. Regardless of price, it doesn't take much time to make it and I can get 2-3 days of meals. It's worth it to me.
I'll generally use brisket (can get pricy) or a chuck roast cut. All of the other ingredients are cheap. Regardless of price, it doesn't take much time to make it and I can get 2-3 days of meals. It's worth it to me.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:35
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
I hate beans, so yes, waste of time. Who wants much ground beef and tomatoes? It's fine for an sppetizer maybe with chips.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:34
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Anonymous wrote:Where's is OP's recipe? I need to see an expensive chili.
I have a tingly feeling we’re about to launch into the $80 or whatever the dollar amount was lasagna thread!
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:33
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Huh it’s so cheap. $7 for a lb of ground beef, $1 a can of bean and $2 for two cans of tomatoes plus a pack of chili seasoning. Maybe $12 tops. Box of $3 cornbread. $15 for four. No leftovers. Just paid $20 for two meals at chick fil a.
That's not chili. That is some sort of cheap slop they'd serve at a primary school summer camp in the woods.
Hmm. NP here and I guess I also make cheap slop and call it chili.
Brown ground turkey with cumin/chili powder/garlic powder, add a can each of corn, rinsed kidney beans, and crush fire roasted tomatoes. Top it off with some bone broth and a little salsa from a jar. I also throw in a little steel cut oatmeal as a thickener. Bring to a boil and then simmer.
Not chili maybe but inexpensive and quick
Perhaps real chili is too time consuming?
Oatmeal. Oh my god. OH MY GOD. OH GOD!!!!!!!!
I did leave out the fact that I keep a bag of pre-cut cabbage (I think it's for coleslaw) in my fridge. Before I start the simmer, I throw in a few handfuls of it and make sure it submerged so it disintegrates a little. Okay maybe you are right in that it's not chili.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:32
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
An underrated chili ingredient is the middle of celery—little pieces and leaves, finely chopped.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:30
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Where's is OP's recipe? I need to see an expensive chili.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:29
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
What in the world are you talking about? It couldn’t be easier. Make a double batch and have some in the freezer for a cold night.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:28
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
I make cashew vegetarian chili. Yum.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:22
Subject: Re:Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
^^and also a bit of unsweetened chocolate or cocoa powder
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:21
Subject: Re:Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
^^ and always pinto beans
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:20
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What? No. Ground beef, canned beans, chili powder, tomato sauce, boxed cornbread. Freeze half for another time.
LMAO I have no idea whaat this is aa recipe for but it's not chili
anyway, OP, I just freeze it. It freezes really well and I like to have it for lunch.
WTF are you talking about?
Post your recipe.
No onions? No garlic? Also, what about crushed or diced tomatoes or even whole tomatoes? I don't use chili powder, I used ground red New Mexican chile (a friend keeps me in stock so I never have to buy it), cumin, mexican oregano. Can't imagine it without sauteed onions.
Anonymous
01/05/2022 18:19
Subject: Is cooking chili at home generally a waste of time and money?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We only eat veggie chili, and I make it like I like it, and it's one of my easier dinners, so not at all for us!
I use:
-sautéed onions, garlic,green and red peppers, small amount of jalapeño, and often very very small cubed carrot or sweet potato or butternut squash
- spice blend is: cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar (a lot more than you think), cayenne, and oregano
- spice and salt while cooking and when veggies are browned deglaze with half a can of beer
- add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, sometimes diced fresh tomatoes/rotel, can of green chilies, chipotle in adobo, frozen corn, handfuls of chopped cilantro, and a lot more spice mix
Ready in 30, better in a few hours (can thin with veggie broth or chicken broth).
Keeps great the next few days!
We add small pasta and top with sour cream, more cilantro/jalapeno, tortilla chips, cheese, and sriracha.
Sometimes I make guac or a simple green salad or cornbread.
Forget to say add beans but duh. We use black beans, kidney beans, and a Whole Foods three bean mix.
This sounds delicious.