Growing up in various parts of the Midwest, I never encountered a bowl of
chili before the age of 18 that wasn't tomato-based or didn't contain
beans, usually kidney beans. Traveling the Southwest lead me to many
variations on "chili", some very authentic and many not. I like most of
them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is Cincinnati-style
chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice, chocolate, cinnamon
additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I just don't like it.

I offer here a *******ized variation on my mother's good ole Midwest-
style chili derived mostly from pantry items. It's much spicier and much
thicker than mom's, but the basic taste is the same. We like it; perhaps
other will. No need to knock it if you don't agree...there are just
simply too many variations out there to compare.


* Exported from MasterCook *

"Chili" From the Pantry

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion -- 1/4" dice
5 cloves garlic -- finely minced
1 large fresh serrano pepper -- 1/4" dice
2 each fresh jalapeno peppers -- chopped
1/2 cup good quality chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin seed
2 teaspoons coriander seed
2 teaspoons oregano -- (Mexican preferred)
1 each bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 can diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers
1 can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes -- finely crushed
1 can tomato soup, condensed
2 cans kidney beans -- dark red
1 can kidney beans -- light red
1 cup v-8® vegetable juice -- approximately

In a large pot brown beef until all moisture is evaporated, leaving it
somewhat chunky. Remove meat from pot and set aside, but do not drain.

In the same pot heat olive oil, then add onion and cook slowly until
transparent and tender.

Add garlic and peppers, and continue cooking until peppers are tender.

Meanwhile, combine cumin seed, coriander seed, oregano, bay leaf,
peppercorns, and grind in a spice mill until finely ground. Combine
spice mixture thoroughly with chili powder and brown sugar.

Drain and thoroughly rinse kidney beans. Set aside.

Return meat to pot and stir to combine with sauteed vegetables. Add the
spice mixture and combine well.

Add Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, and tomato
soup. Add V-8 Juice to slightly thin mixture. (Do not add too much at
this point.)

Bring mixture to a slow simmer, stirring frequently. Add reserved kidney
beans and stir gently to combine.

Return to slow simmer and cook on very low heat, covered, for 1-1/2
hours, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Chili may be thinned further with additional V-8 Juice, beer, or water,
according to taste, however, we prefer and serve it very thick.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

"Wayne" wrote in message
...
Growing up in various parts of the Midwest, I never encountered a bowl of
chili before the age of 18 that wasn't tomato-based or didn't contain
beans, usually kidney beans. Traveling the Southwest lead me to many
variations on "chili", some very authentic and many not. I like most of
them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is Cincinnati-style
chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice, chocolate, cinnamon
additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I just don't like it.

I offer here a *******ized variation on my mother's good ole Midwest-
style chili derived mostly from pantry items. It's much spicier and much
thicker than mom's, but the basic taste is the same. We like it; perhaps
other will. No need to knock it if you don't agree...there are just
simply too many variations out there to compare.


* Exported from MasterCook *

"Chili" From the Pantry

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion -- 1/4" dice
5 cloves garlic -- finely minced
1 large fresh serrano pepper -- 1/4" dice
2 each fresh jalapeno peppers -- chopped
1/2 cup good quality chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin seed
2 teaspoons coriander seed
2 teaspoons oregano -- (Mexican preferred)
1 each bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 can diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers
1 can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes -- finely crushed
1 can tomato soup, condensed
2 cans kidney beans -- dark red
1 can kidney beans -- light red
1 cup v-8® vegetable juice -- approximately

In a large pot brown beef until all moisture is evaporated, leaving it
somewhat chunky. Remove meat from pot and set aside, but do not drain.

In the same pot heat olive oil, then add onion and cook slowly until
transparent and tender.

Add garlic and peppers, and continue cooking until peppers are tender.

Meanwhile, combine cumin seed, coriander seed, oregano, bay leaf,
peppercorns, and grind in a spice mill until finely ground. Combine
spice mixture thoroughly with chili powder and brown sugar.

Drain and thoroughly rinse kidney beans. Set aside.

Return meat to pot and stir to combine with sauteed vegetables. Add the
spice mixture and combine well.

Add Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, and tomato
soup. Add V-8 Juice to slightly thin mixture. (Do not add too much at
this point.)

Bring mixture to a slow simmer, stirring frequently. Add reserved kidney
beans and stir gently to combine.

Return to slow simmer and cook on very low heat, covered, for 1-1/2
hours, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Chili may be thinned further with additional V-8 Juice, beer, or water,
according to taste, however, we prefer and serve it very thick.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

This recipe looks really good, Wayne. The type of chili I grew up with.
Mom would have had vermicelli on the side if anyone wanted to add it
themselves. Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn't.

Suzan

"Orion" wrote in news:CNgAc.4923$8r5.1203@fed1read03:


"Wayne" wrote in message
...

This recipe looks really good, Wayne. The type of chili I grew up
with. Mom would have had vermicelli on the side if anyone wanted to
add it themselves. Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn't.

Suzan

Thanks, Suzan. It is a very homey chili!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

Wayne wrote:
like most of them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is
Cincinnati-style chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice,
chocolate, cinnamon additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I
just don't like it.

Funny, you should mention spaghetti or macaroni. Last night I threw
together a sort of tex-mex goulash. Couldn't call it chili; couldn't call
it chili-mac. I used medium egg noodles, cooked and added to browned bulk
breakfast sausage. Crushed stewed tomatoes, a little beef broth, chili
powder, cumin and salt. I wound up adding a few dashes of Tabasco. I
needed to use the sausage as I'm going out of town tomorrow for a week, and
I needed to eat last night and today. It turned out very tasty. But
definitely *not* chili

Jill

Chili sounds good ,now try putting in a couple of Hersey kisses.

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:56:29 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Wayne wrote:
like most of them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is
Cincinnati-style chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice,
chocolate, cinnamon additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I
just don't like it.

Funny, you should mention spaghetti or macaroni. Last night I threw
together a sort of tex-mex goulash. Couldn't call it chili; couldn't call
it chili-mac. I used medium egg noodles, cooked and added to browned bulk
breakfast sausage. Crushed stewed tomatoes, a little beef broth, chili
powder, cumin and salt. I wound up adding a few dashes of Tabasco. I
needed to use the sausage as I'm going out of town tomorrow for a week, and
I needed to eat last night and today. It turned out very tasty. But
definitely *not* chili

I see nothing wrong with that, partly because it is sort of the way I
"cook" most of the time. If it is just for home, who cares what you
call it?

My wife and I agree that whoever cooks goes out for pizza if the other
diesn't like it. Almost never happens as we have both gained some
control.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


Capsizing under chute, and having the chute rise and fill without tangling, all while Mark and Sally are still behind you

Hi Wayne

I have been looking for a newsgroup about cooking to join and have
come across this one and was very interested in your recipe "Chili"
From the Pantry posting. My husband loves chili and likes to include
it in a lot of dishes. I have kept your recipe and will try it out as
soon as I have some time. It looks like a winner. Will let you know
how it goes.

Jenny


Wayne wrote in message ...
Growing up in various parts of the Midwest, I never encountered a bowl of
chili before the age of 18 that wasn't tomato-based or didn't contain
beans, usually kidney beans. Traveling the Southwest lead me to many
variations on "chili", some very authentic and many not. I like most of
them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is Cincinnati-style
chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice, chocolate, cinnamon
additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I just don't like it.

I offer here a *******ized variation on my mother's good ole Midwest-
style chili derived mostly from pantry items. It's much spicier and much
thicker than mom's, but the basic taste is the same. We like it; perhaps
other will. No need to knock it if you don't agree...there are just
simply too many variations out there to compare.


* Exported from MasterCook *

"Chili" From the Pantry

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion -- 1/4" dice
5 cloves garlic -- finely minced
1 large fresh serrano pepper -- 1/4" dice
2 each fresh jalapeno peppers -- chopped
1/2 cup good quality chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin seed
2 teaspoons coriander seed
2 teaspoons oregano -- (Mexican preferred)
1 each bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 can diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers
1 can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes -- finely crushed
1 can tomato soup, condensed
2 cans kidney beans -- dark red
1 can kidney beans -- light red
1 cup v-8® vegetable juice -- approximately

In a large pot brown beef until all moisture is evaporated, leaving it
somewhat chunky. Remove meat from pot and set aside, but do not drain.

In the same pot heat olive oil, then add onion and cook slowly until
transparent and tender.

Add garlic and peppers, and continue cooking until peppers are tender.

Meanwhile, combine cumin seed, coriander seed, oregano, bay leaf,
peppercorns, and grind in a spice mill until finely ground. Combine
spice mixture thoroughly with chili powder and brown sugar.

Drain and thoroughly rinse kidney beans. Set aside.

Return meat to pot and stir to combine with sauteed vegetables. Add the
spice mixture and combine well.

Add Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, and tomato
soup. Add V-8 Juice to slightly thin mixture. (Do not add too much at
this point.)

Bring mixture to a slow simmer, stirring frequently. Add reserved kidney
beans and stir gently to combine.

Return to slow simmer and cook on very low heat, covered, for 1-1/2
hours, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Chili may be thinned further with additional V-8 Juice, beer, or water,
according to taste, however, we prefer and serve it very thick.

"jmcquown" wrote in
:

Wayne wrote:
like most of them. In fact, the only type of chili I don't like is
Cincinnati-style chili. I don't like the spaghetti, macaroni, rice,
chocolate, cinnamon additions/variations. I can't say it's bad; I
just don't like it.

Funny, you should mention spaghetti or macaroni. Last night I threw
together a sort of tex-mex goulash. Couldn't call it chili; couldn't
call it chili-mac. I used medium egg noodles, cooked and added to
browned bulk breakfast sausage. Crushed stewed tomatoes, a little
beef broth, chili powder, cumin and salt. I wound up adding a few
dashes of Tabasco. I needed to use the sausage as I'm going out of
town tomorrow for a week, and I needed to eat last night and today.
It turned out very tasty. But definitely *not* chili

Jill



It sounds good, Jill. I remember dishes similar to this that people
brought to church suppers as well as, of course, chili-mac. I like all
of these, I just don't care for a plate of spaghetti covered with scoops
of chili. In my mind there's a distinct difference.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

(Margie) wrote in news:28540-40D1F06A-165@storefull-
3198.bay.webtv.net:

Chili sounds good ,now try putting in a couple of Hersey kisses.

I'm sure many people would like it, but chocolate in any form is one of the
things I really don't like in chili. I've tried Hershey's and I've tried
Mexican chocolate. It adds a flavor note that I find disagreeable. I'll
gladly add it to portions intended for others.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

(Jenny) wrote in
om:

Hi Wayne

I have been looking for a newsgroup about cooking to join and have
come across this one and was very interested in your recipe "Chili"
From the Pantry posting. My husband loves chili and likes to include
it in a lot of dishes. I have kept your recipe and will try it out as
soon as I have some time. It looks like a winner. Will let you know
how it goes.

Jenny


Hi Jenny...

Welcome to rec.food.cooking! You'll find it interesting here, with
perhaps more commentary than recipes, but a fun and learning experience
nevertheless.

I hope you and your husband enjoy the chili. Please do let us know.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

Wayne wrote:

(Margie) wrote in news:28540-40D1F06A-165@storefull-
3198.bay.webtv.net:


Chili sounds good ,now try putting in a couple of Hersey kisses.


I'm sure many people would like it, but chocolate in any form is one of the
things I really don't like in chili. I've tried Hershey's and I've tried
Mexican chocolate. It adds a flavor note that I find disagreeable. I'll
gladly add it to portions intended for others.


And remember to put (opt) immediately after.


jim

Jill wrote:

Funny, you should mention spaghetti or macaroni. Last night I threw
together a sort of tex-mex goulash. Couldn't call it chili; couldn't call
it chili-mac. I used medium egg noodles, cooked and added to browned bulk
breakfast sausage. Crushed stewed tomatoes, a little beef broth, chili
powder, cumin and salt. I wound up adding a few dashes of Tabasco. I
needed to use the sausage as I'm going out of town tomorrow for a week,
and
I needed to eat last night and today. It turned out very tasty. But
definitely *not* chili


Hmmm...I make something similar...I call it chili "hash" 'cause it's a
"hash" of whatever I've got laying around....

Of course you need to have some sour cream to garnish it with - you didn't
forget *that*, did ya...??? ;-)

--
Best
Greg

JimLane wrote in
:

Wayne wrote:

(Margie) wrote in
news:28540-40D1F06A-165@storefull- 3198.bay.webtv.net:


Chili sounds good ,now try putting in a couple of Hersey kisses.


I'm sure many people would like it, but chocolate in any form is one
of the things I really don't like in chili. I've tried Hershey's and
I've tried Mexican chocolate. It adds a flavor note that I find
disagreeable. I'll gladly add it to portions intended for others.


And remember to put (opt) immediately after.


jim

Yes..."optional"...good point!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

On 2004-06-17 06:09:11 +0100, Wayne said:

I offer here a *******ized variation on my mother's good ole Midwest-
style chili

That sounds like chili after my own heart, Wayne - thanks for the recipe.

A couple of questions though, what are "Mexican-style stewed tomatoes",
and do you think this would work in a slow cooker (I suspect it would -
I made a chili and simmered it for about 9 hours in a slow cooker and,
in the words of a friend who tried it, it kicks arse).

--
Tony

Tony Walton wrote in
:

On 2004-06-17 06:09:11 +0100, Wayne said:

I offer here a *******ized variation on my mother's good ole Midwest-
style chili

That sounds like chili after my own heart, Wayne - thanks for the
recipe.

A couple of questions though, what are "Mexican-style stewed
tomatoes", and do you think this would work in a slow cooker (I
suspect it would - I made a chili and simmered it for about 9 hours in
a slow cooker and, in the words of a friend who tried it, it kicks
arse).


S&W Brand makes a "Mexican-Style" and an "Italian-style", along with the
regular stewed tomatoes. Hopefully you will find it in your area. The
regular type could be substituted if you can't find the Mexican-style.
I think it would only make a small difference.

This should work well in a slow cooker. I would follow all the recipe
steps up to the final simmering. The long slow simmering should be at
least as good if not better.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.