Chili - Beans or No Beans

[QITUP Texas]

Weather finally dropped here in Texas so everyone is making their yearly start of fall/winter chilis. So, the question at hand. Do you put beans in chili or not? My family puts all kinds of beans and some corn to add sweetness. Love to here the forums thoughts.

 

[BigW.]

Welcome! I'm in the bean camp.

 

[QITUP Texas]

Welcome! I'm in the bean camp.

Man, I caught some serious flak on adding beans with some of my buddies here in Austin. I was like....I have always used beans!

 

[smokerjim]

Beans here in pa, well my house anyway

 

[02ebz06]

Howdy, and welcome to the group from New Mexico.
Hardcore Texans call it soup if it has beans in it.
But, I'm not hardcore, so I put beans in it.

 

[pineywoods]

For me it's gotta have beans I've never had it any other way

 

[dons2346]

No bean Texan here

 

[JLeonard]

Beans and corn here in Mississippi.....Otherwise its spicy meat sauce for hotdogs.

hun

 

[DougE]

I knew a Texan who referred to chili with beans as, "Mexican succotash".

 

[Timber II]

I like the beans!
Timber

 

[Gonna Smoke]

This should be interesting...

 

[DougE]

This should be interesting...

The beans vs no beans in chili always is no matter what forum it's posted on lol.

 

[DougE]

As far as I go, I like it both ways, but the wife likes beans in hers, so guess which way I make it?

 

[gmc2003]

No beans and ground beef equals hot dog sauce to me.

Chris

 

[DougE]

No beans and ground beef equals hot dog sauce to me.

Chris

Stew meat with beans work? Thats how I make it.

 

[gmc2003]

Stew meat, brisket, or chuck it all works as long as it's not ground Doug.

Chris

 

[DougE]

No telling what my "stew meat" is as I have the processor save some trim as stew meat rather than grinding it all. Makes some outstanding chili and stew though.

 

[Retired Spook]

If it has beans in it ain't chili - it is chili con carne.

"Texas" chili is beef, onions, garlic, chili, cumin, Mexican oregano, salt and bacon fat to brown the beef and garlic - period.

 

[Fueling Around]

Beans, chile? Them's fightin' words!
You old enough to the remember the Miller Lite commercials with the
"Great Taste" and "Less Filling" marketing ploy?
Yeah same thing, personal taste.
I prefer beans and lots of cut up veggies.
Anything less is just cover sauce for a sandwich.

 

[jcam222]

I grew up in Ohio and red kidney beans and ground beef were the basis for any chili. I still love that but I've also grown to love chili that starts with red chili based sauce (guajillo,arbol and ancho) and beef that's not ground like cubed brisket or shoulder mock.