Started me a batch. About 3lbs. ground venison, diced Bell Pepper, onions, two cloves of garlic, Jalapenos and the other stuff. Taking it to the woods with me

Put a can of refried beans in there at the end.

What, refried Beans. Okay Bill what did I do to pizz you off where you would have me sabotage my Chili? Rinsed Pinto beans if I were going to add any, but I am not

Refried beans will thicken the chili and not change the flavor. I always add a can in there as well as in my pinto beans to thicken them. Try it. Thank me later.

As much as I love most kinds of beans, I do not put them in my chili.

This^^^^^

Tried this the other day with some home made chili - and it did thicken it up nice and was good. Thank you sir!

Outstanding job. I would

I leave tomato sauce out, that's for spaghetti.

Truth! Oregano and basil as well.

If you don't have beans in chili then all you have is chili sauce. Might as well pour it over spaghetti.

Okay you two food critics Show everyone how you do it or put a cork in it

Like you do. Only with beans.

I'm like Bruce Jenner. I can go either way. Beans or NO "beans"

I tried it per bills recommendation also, made a great pot of chili.

Are people who use "chili kits" to make chili allowed to decide weather it can have beans or not? The kit explains their experience or lack there of...

This is chili (deer chili/Texas Red).



These are beans.



They do not go together, unless you're a Yankee.

Stub, I'll post up next time we make chili. However, I may skip the pintos and try it Bill's way.

Nobody in my family has been north of Dallas and we put beans in chili... just sayin

mexican oregano is ok, but no basil and no tomato sauce. I do use one can of rotel though.

Made 22+ pounds this weekend. No pics, but this is all my chili has in it

Venison
Ancho Powder
Beef Bullion
Brown Sugar
Chicken Bullion
Cumin
Dark Chili Powder
Garlic Powder
Habanero Powder
Jalapeno Powder
Light Chili Powder
Onion Powder
Paprika
Red pepper
Salt
White pepper

I usually don't go to this much trouble while giving out my recipe, but I also add sugar as well as vinegar. The chili powder is loaded with paprika.

Bill that's a good tip, sometimes I like beans in other times not, will try the refried..

No pictured means it did not happen

Besides I bet you got that recipe from one of those Martha Stewart shows you watch regularly

Stub, chili for me is both art and science...



I have a more up to date chili model if you want to see it . I got shake bottles marked in 10nths I can do a mix quickly with eyeball, like Franklin does with salt and pepper. Most of the time I do chili I do beef enchiladas. I also add flour, or corn meal, but these are my main ingredients, and I try different percents.. I conducted a taste test with my kids, with tomato sauce and without. My daughter liked with, my son without. But my daughter loves spaghetti and my son loves tex-mex.

I have read on the internet that a key to making great chili is making your own chili powder. I think this is probably true, not sure I want to mess with making my own (at least not now, so subject to change ), but I am looking to buying some higher quality chili powder.

Ok, so I already changed my mine. My next batch of chili mix I'm using fresh ground chilies, I got a blender why not. Just remove stems and most of the seeds, throw in a blender.

Okay it was good and easy to make but not real chili, chili. Next time (soon) I will do a traditional Texas type recipe

Guy have you ever tried Wolf Brand Chili over spaghetti noodles, good stuff

Costco in my area just stared selling Chili at their food court, it is outstanding and you get a large amount for $3.99

Wolf Brand Chili with Beans, right Stub?

I like wolf brand chili but I think that would confuse my taste buds. Lol.

Wolf brand was invented to make chili dogs!

Makes a killer dip when you mix it with Velveeta cheese

Yep. Also great on nachos!! Just put a dab on each chip, cheese, jalapeño, in oven 500 degrees. Oh yeah baby!!! I invented this in the 70's!

Along with the internet

This is the first day of spring and the temperature was in the eighties. Chili time?

It's ALWAYS Chili time.....

Chili is a year round meal in my home.

I do the same with refried black beans, very good, especially if you have some pulled pork to put on them as well.

the 19th bomb squadron at carswell had a snack shop that make chili nachos. rico's cheese first, then chili, then onions and jalapenos. delish!

I do the same with ranch style beans or bush chili beans. I mash them up, and dab on each chip in place of wolf brand chili.

It's chili con carne Bill, Not chili con frejoles,carne. No self respectin Texin put BEANS in their chili. That's for northern folk.

Only idiots who think they are some kind of special southerner because they are in texas think chili cant have beans in it.

By the way I thought that it was decided on here before you cant use ground meat to make chili either.

first off, I'll eat chili either, with or without beans ... but to me, chili is meat & spices ... then there is chili with beans which is just that, chili with beans ... but "chili" has no beans ... sounds simple in my head but not coming out in text form explaining it properly ...

maybe ... there is "chili" and there is "chili with beans" ... although similar, not the same thing.

I am pretty sure you are not allowed to put beans in chili at a competition or you will be disqualified.

as for using ground meat ... what is a chili plate used for on a meat grinder if not for chili? My mom used ground venison and then cubed up beef (like stew meat you can buy in the store) as the basis of her chili ... my wife uses similar but uses cubed up smoked brisket in place of the cubed raw meat (which gives a nice smokiness of flavor)

This reminds me of my childhood at my great grandmothers house. She made a great German potato salad, but there was always two bowls one with onion and one without for those who didn't like raw onion. They were both potato salad, you didn't call the other a bowl of potatoes with mayonnaise because there were no onions in it.

In competition your beans are not allowed to have anything larger than a bean in it... does that mean a pot of beans with a hunk of hamhock or bacon or salt pork or brisket or sausage, or jalapeno or onion etc. isn't a pot of beans? of course not, lets leave foolish notions behind and enjoy good food.

Unground meat is for chili......chunks of meat is stew......get with the program....

Sir you just lost ALL of your credibility,And whom died and made YOU KING of chili cooking.All chili has some form of meat in it.It has NEVER been said that the meat must be chunk style or 1st ground style. That's why it's called Chili con carne.And your northerb roots are a showin

You know what chili con carne means? Sounds like chili con carne con frijoles isn't to far off...

Nobody died and made me king of anything. People all over the place make chili that has beans in it. Who died and made you king that chili cant have beans in it

Okay guys lets dispel a myth on tomato sauce in real chili

http://www.chilicookoff.com/Winner/WC_2016.asp 2017 and 2016 both have tomato sauce

http://www.abowlofred.com/winners.htm 2016 Terlingua Chili Cook Off, ,look who the winner is and guess whats in it TOMATO SAUCE

https://www.ranchreservemagazine.com/single-post/2016/11/04/Texas-Chili



Deanna credits Roger Foltz and Tom Dozier for helping her develop this award-winning recipe, which she also serves at High Sierra Bar and Grill in Terlingua, Texas.

Makes 4-6 Servings:

2 pounds of beef chili grind
1 (14.5-ounce) can beef broth
1 (14.5-ounce) can chicken broth
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
2 serrano peppers, whole
Salt as needed

Spice Dump #1
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s Cowtown light chili powder
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s San Antonio original chili powder
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s Dixon medium hot chili powder
2 teaspoons Mild Bill’s onion granules
2 teaspoons Wyler’s beef granules
2 teaspoons Wyler’s chicken granules
1 1/2 teaspoons Mild Bill’s garlic granules
1/4 teaspoon Mild Bill’s cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Spice Dump #2
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s cumin
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s San Antonio original chili powder
1 tablespoon Mexene chili powder (available from Mild Bill’s)
1 tablespoon Mild Bill’s Cowtown light chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Gunpowder Foods Hot Stuff (available from Mild Bill’s)
1/8 teaspoon Mild Bill’s cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon brown sugar
1 package Sazón Goya (available from Mild Bill’s)

Stub you can't believe everything you read on the internet.