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What liquid did you use, if any, and what was in your spice mix?

Chili. No beans, no tomatoes

Two pounds NY Strip Steak, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, lightly salted
Two tablespoons lard
2 cups beef broth
Two fresh Poblano peppers
8 fresh red chili peppers
4 dried Chili Mulato peppers
4 dried Guajillo peppers
10 dried Chile Arbol
4 dried California peppers (Anaheim)
1 medium white onion, fine diced
4 cloves garlic, fine diced
1 teaspoon Penzy's ground Cumin
2 teaspoon Penzy's medium chili powder
2 teaspoon Penzy's Mexican Oregano
1/4 cup masa harina corn flour

Using a cast iron pot, melt the lard over medium high heat. Add in the cubed beef, and sear on one side only. Remove from the heat, add in the diced garlic and onion, and the beef broth.
Place in a 225F oven for two hours, stirring once or twice.
Remove from the oven, and place the pot on a low heat burner. Add in the rest of the ingredients, stir well, and simmer for another hour.

The dried peppers should be seeded, and cut into large pieces. Heat a cast iron skillet or griddle, and place the peppers on it. Heat on high for a minute or two per side, but do NOT BURN the peppers. Use no oil.
Place the peppers in a bowl, and cover with boiling water. Let sit for 20 or so minutes. Place the peppers and the water into a blender. Pulse several times. Do not reduce to a puree. Using a slotted spoon, remove the pepper pieces from the liquid, and add to the chili. Add the liquid as needed to the chili, to make sure the chili does not dry out when cooking.

Mix some of the liquid from the chili into the masa harina. Add this back to the chili until you get the consistency you want.

Wouldn't win the blue in Texas.

I listened to what kind of stuff they had last year. Apricot/asparagus chili, chicken and white beans, all sorts of yuppie crap.

Geno, I had not thought of the cornbread, but now that you mention it, I think I'll pick up some buttermilk today, and make a pan to take up.

Mathman, finally we agree on something substantive. Cinncy "Chili" is an abomination.

Sam,

I've made several of the recipes that you posted, and doing so has helped me fool several people into thinking that I can cook.

I'll bet your cornbread is of the same calibre as your other cooking -- could you post your favorite recipe for cornbread?

John

Buttermilk Corn Bread

1 1/2 cups yellow or white corn meal
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon soda
2 eggs, separated
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted bacon fat or lard

Sift dry ingredients three times
beat the egg yolks, add the buttermilk and mix well
Add liquid to the corn meal mixture, and stir until blended
Add the hot, melted shortening, and beat again.
Fold in beaten egg whites, and turn into a greased, hot 10 inch cast iron skillet.
Bake a 450F for about 30 min, or until brown and crusty

ronc & Mannlicher:

Thanks! I will try both recipes!

John

Thanks! I will try both recipes!

the deep red color, and the flavor come from those roasted dried chili peppers. Only reason I used the NY Strips was that they were on sale, and cheaper than chuck.

Geno, I had not thought of the cornbread, but now that you mention it, I think I'll pick up some buttermilk today, and make a pan to take up.

Mathman, finally we agree on something substantive. Cinncy "Chili" is an abomination.

actually, the no beans or tomato chili did win first place. 26 entries. I was late getting there, and some folks had tasted and left. Had to set up, heat the chili, get the garnish ready, all while folks were finishing up.
Daughter dragged me to two other parties before the chili & Trick or Treat party.
They had a party trailer there that belonged to one of the folks. It had a generator, 70 inch TV, pavilion, refrigeration, smoker/grill, full kitchen set up and a lot of other goodies.
The TV was tuned, of course, to the Florida/Georgia football game. Florida won 27-3. It's gotta suck to be a Georgia Bulldog these days.

Oh, my White Bean/Tempeh Chili came in 5th place. Not bad for a vegan chili.

Some parts of the world simply don't know what good food is. I made something similar to Sam's recipe once and took it to an informal "chili cook-off."

When all was said and done, mine did not even place, yet the pot it was in looked like somebody had wiped it clean with pieces of white bread. Not a single drop left. Not even the broth/juice.

To add insult to injury, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner's were about 1" from the brim of the pot.

Seeing this, I asked "How you can you stupid fugks eat every bit of my chili, none of this schit, and say I lost?"

The unanimous response was "We all agreed yours was really good but that it's not chili. You didn't use hamburger and there were no beans in it."





Travis

don't really care how they do it in Texas. Note that neither you nor I are from there anyway. As long as it wins in Jax Sat night, I will be happy enough.