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Since moving to MA in 2012, I have been bringing a Bowl of Red to our annual holiday party. About halfway through the 3+ hour process right now... but it's worth it. Ran across the recipe in Texas Monthly while sitting in a dentist office in Austin. Found some videos online to hone the fine points. A world of difference from what my parents called "chili".

http://www.texasmonthly.com/food/how-to-make-chili/

Serves well as a "frito pie" - pour the chili over classic frito's corn chips and cheddar cheese.

For my wife and kids, I've had to cut the cayanne and tobasco amounts in half. Still gives a lasting burn.

There are some things I miss about Texas....real chili is one of them....and BBQ Brisket.

I learned two things down there...makin' chili and BBQ rub.

What no cinnamon rolls? That's not right.

Beans?

(Hee hee hee)

You know, that reminds me. I haven't found a decent bowl of chili in East Texas. I really don't even see anyone serving it. Everything is fried around here.

Merkwuerdigliebe wrote:Beans?

(Hee hee hee)

You know, that reminds me. I haven't found a decent bowl of chili in East Texas. I really don't even see anyone serving it. Everything is fried around here.

Beans are served with cornbread. You can make your own chili, don't use ground beef buy a chuck roast and cut you own chili meat. Nothing wrong with fried as long as it is chicken fried steak with cream gravy.

Merkwuerdigliebe, here's something to help you understand this state.

Ahh, it's been a long time since I've had a proper bowl of chili. My family insists on beans (?!) in the chili and I can forget the heat; at best I just kind of wave an arbol chili over the top of the pot and call it good. Pfft.

To make matters worse, I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, where all the food is local, organic, and weird tasting.

Thank you for the recipe!

Simmer down wrote:

Merkwuerdigliebe, here's something to help you understand this state.

Liberal fruitcakes!

A bowel of Red? Maaaannn that meant something different back in the day, something you would not take to most workplaces.

Simmer down wrote:

Merkwuerdigliebe, here's something to help you understand this state.

He's funny. I've seen other divisions of Texas like that, and think there is even a cookbook with the best of each.

East Texas really is traditional Southern cooking much to my disappointment. Nothing wrong with Southern cooking other than I've had a lot of it over the years. Before coming down here I was looking forward to some consummate TexMex and imagine my surprise. I've had to struggle to find a decent Taco!

TrueTexan wrote:

Merkwuerdigliebe wrote:Beans?

(Hee hee hee)

You know, that reminds me. I haven't found a decent bowl of chili in East Texas. I really don't even see anyone serving it. Everything is fried around here.

Beans are served with cornbread. You can make your own chili, don't use ground beef buy a chuck roast and cut you own chili meat. Nothing wrong with fried as long as it is chicken fried steak with cream gravy.

Yes, but you can only eat so much Chicken Fried Steak. A new Cajun restaurant opened here and the first comment I heard about it was that the Chicken Fried Steak was only so-so. I was

Good recipe, but instead of the suet....I'd use 3-4 slices of bacon as your "fat" starter.

1. Cook suet bacon until fat is rendered/bacon is browned. Sear meat in bacon in 2 or 3 batches.

As for the Frito Pie it should be layer of Fritos then Chili and then chopped onion repeat then add cheese on top and baked. You have to have onion to make true Fritio pie. Just think of it as Texas Lasagna.

Bacchus wrote:To make matters worse, I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, where all the food is local, organic, and weird tasting.

I'll have the geoduck (say "gooey duck").

SwampGrouch wrote:

Bacchus wrote:To make matters worse, I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, where all the food is local, organic, and weird tasting.

I'll have the geoduck (say "gooey duck").

I rest my case.

SwampGrouch wrote:

Bacchus wrote:To make matters worse, I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, where all the food is local, organic, and weird tasting.

I'll have the geoduck (say "gooey duck").

Could you find any more disgusting picture of one of those? They are supposed to be a delicacy.

Merkwuerdigliebe wrote:

SwampGrouch wrote:

Bacchus wrote:To make matters worse, I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, where all the food is local, organic, and weird tasting.

I'll have the geoduck (say "gooey duck").

Could you find any more disgusting picture of one of those? They are supposed to be a delicacy.

That's a pretty one.

What kind of mutant muscle is that?

I have a (I might be run outa town on a rail for this) Green Chili recipe...it starts with pork shoulder, Serrano and jalapeno peppers.
This obviously isn't a 'red' chili...but it's damn yummy.

MaxwellG wrote:What kind of mutant muscle is that?

I have a (I might be run outa town on a rail for this) Green Chili recipe...it starts with pork shoulder, Serrano and jalapeno peppers.
This obviously isn't a 'red' chili...but it's damn yummy.

That will get you run out of Texas but you will be welcomed in the less civilized area called New Mexico.

At least that might be better than that California chili with chicken or Tofu. That crap goes right along with them wanting to ban real guns.

MaxwellG wrote:What kind of mutant muscle is that?

I have a (I might be run outa town on a rail for this) Green Chili recipe...it starts with pork shoulder, Serrano and jalapeno peppers.
This obviously isn't a 'red' chili...but it's damn yummy.

Green Chili??!

Green chili is the best.

http://www.janebutelcooking.com/utility ... ectID=1666

Crazy good.

A

Auer wrote:Green chili is the best.

http://www.janebutelcooking.com/utility ... ectID=1666

Crazy good.

A

Best at what? Green chili is something to be expected at a Trump Rally.

Rules of good food

1. Chili is red and does not contain beans. True Texas Red does not contain tomatoes and is thick enough the spoon will stand upright in it. Other red chili may have tomatoes.
2. Chili is never served with spaghetti or non Tex-Mex/Mexican foods except for chili dogs, chili burgers, or chili cheese fries.

Other red foods rules
3. Barbecue sauce is red and always contains chili powder, the spice of life.
4. Barbecue may be pork if no beef available. But still with real barbecue sauce none of the watery vinegar stuff from the east coast.

Other food rules
5. Never put brown gravy on chicken fried steak. Only white cream gravy is acceptable then it must cover the whole CFS.
6. When asked how you want you steak cooked. There are two answers. 1. Looked shocked and say, "What do you mean Cooked?" 2. Look at them and say" just run the steer by and I'll cut off what I want."

"What do you mean, 'cooked?'"

The recipe I have is awesome...kinda creeps up on ya heat....in Texas everyone was doing red chili...with beans or corn...all kinds of sacrilegious stuff.

Chili is meat...plain and simple...and this green stuff is damn tasty too.