Chili - Beans or No Beans

[Florida Chris]

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.

FYI, chili con carne translates to "chili with meat". I have no strong opinion either way but beans cooked in all that deliciousness are dang good. Given a choice I would go WITH beans but I ain't turning either one away.

 

[Retired Spook]

FYI, chili con carne translates to "chili with meat". I have no strong opinion either way but beans cooked in all that deliciousness are dang good. Given a choice I would go WITH beans but I ain't turning either one away.

FYI, I don't care.

The Chili Queens of San Antonio did not have chili con carne parlors - they had chili parlors, and they served chili.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

6-lbs of pure heaven. No beans, no tomatoes...

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Nice Stew.

 

[Brokenhandle]

When it's cold out it all tastes good!

Ryan

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Well I did make a post about a no bean chili dog sauce last week that tasted pretty good. I didn't post a follow up to it since I didn't think it needed it's own post. I had so much left over that I added to it a couple days later.

I cooked up a package of lean stew meat. Then added a large can of pinto beans, a small can of cut tomatoes with Italian seasoning, a whole white onion sliced and the chili dog sauce. It came out great.

 

[chilerelleno]

This could be taken waaaaay out of context, "I go both ways."
Beans or no beans, both are good.
But I draw the line at anything other than pintos or black beans.

 

[Retired Spook]

6-lbs of pure heaven. No beans, no tomatoes...

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Had a small bowl for breakfast - a rest in the fridge overnight really brings it together.

A little later today I will make some Lundberg Wild Blend rice and smother a bowl of rice with chili, some diced onions and some shredded Kraft extra sharp cheddar cheese.

Some real comfort food.

 

[LoydB]

I’m reporting this whole thread as a terroristic threat.

Texan. No damn beans.

 

[millerbuilds]

True Texas Chili has no beans, but I still use black beans in mine to get more yield on the chili and with meat prices these days I need it to go further! I have also been known to finely chop up mushrooms and cabbage to add to my Chili.

Jason

 

[Retired Spook]

I’m reporting this whole thread as a terroristic threat.

Texan. No damn beans.

 

[Retired Spook]

True Texas Chili has no beans, but I still use black beans in mine to get more yield on the chili and with meat prices these days I need it to go further! I have also been known to finely chop up mushrooms and cabbage to add to my Chili.

Jason

 

[02ebz06]

You Texans aught to go to Cincinnati and have their Chili.
There's no beans in it.

 

[Retired Spook]

You Texans aught to go to Cincinnati and have their Chili.
There's no beans in it.

They don't make chili in Cincinnati - they make SOUP!

 

[02ebz06]

They don't make chili in Cincinnati - they make SOUP!

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I think of it as spaghetti sauce with cinnamon.

 

[millerbuilds]

They don't make chili in Cincinnati - they make SOUP!

Exactly!

 

[Retired Spook]

An amazing combination of flavors - surely conceived in heaven!

I skipped the rice - did not have the patience...

 

[campfindit2]

With or without it's all good with me. Just don't try to serve me any of that sweet stuff, it's got have some zip. I was planning a trip to the oldest chili cook off when the C19 crap kicked in.

56th Annual Terlingua International Chili Cookoff​

I wouldn't try to serve these judges beans.

 

[zwiller]

So many chili's, so little time. Each have their place to me. Tex style cubed meat/midwest mild style (Wendy's) with beans/Cincy (Skyline) greek over sketti/Tony Packos Hungarian on a sausage. Put a gun to my head and make me pick a fave? Packos.

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I think of it as spaghetti sauce with cinnamon.

Clove/nutmeg. Rumor is a bit of dark chocolate too.

 

[02ebz06]

So many chili's, so little time. Each have their place to me. Tex style cubed meat/midwest mild style (Wendy's) with beans/Cincy (Skyline) greek over sketti/Tony Packos Hungarian on a sausage. Put a gun to my head and make me pick a fave? Packos.


Clove/nutmeg. Rumor is a bit of dark chocolate too.

And don't forget the Skyline options; 3-way, 5-way, 7-way...

 

[bill ace 350]

I just think it is a riot that chili "purests" have a fit about beans or no beans in chili put cheese, sour cream etc. on their version of chile, chastise others, and don't bat an eye.

Make chili. Eat chili. Enjoy YOUR version of chili.

If you have a recipe, beans or no beans, I might just give it a try.