My wife and I have done several toppings over the years; cheese, sour cream, chopped fresh onions. We've done garlic bread on the side, dipping it in the chili. We really like eating chili with hint of lime tortilla chips. (I'm talking, sort of, standard chili...no verde, or stuff like butternut squash weirdness or even what I call my "Italian chili").
I dont use cheese much anymore, I get tired of the stringiness and the texture of the chili changes and the cheese starts collecting on the spoon weirdly. I dont use sour cream anymore...it doesn't taste bad but turns it in to "cream of chili". After years of using various toppings, I've come back to basics and just like the flavor and texture of the chili...with hint of lime tortilla chips! My wife will do it all, the cheese, sour cream, chopped onions (if I put them out), avocado AND chips...and she will stir it all up!
I know people use avocado too. I have one perfectly ripe and making my first chili of the season tonight. My first thought was to cube it up and top the chili with it...then said nah, I'll eat like we often do; we just chunk or wedge it, splay on a small plate and top with lime juice and maybe a light sprinkle of Tajin. I like some lime juice, pinch of salt, light sprinkle of garlic granules and a dash of cayenne...but I digress, this is a chili toppings thread if anyone cares to play!
What's your preferences? So many takes on "what chili is" out there, the different approaches make it interesting. Solid meat, ground meat, beans, no beans, tomatoes, no tomatoes, etc.. I dont even want to say what my chili is for fear of starting that "what constitutes proper chili" argument!
I dont use cheese much anymore, I get tired of the stringiness and the texture of the chili changes and the cheese starts collecting on the spoon weirdly. I dont use sour cream anymore...it doesn't taste bad but turns it in to "cream of chili". After years of using various toppings, I've come back to basics and just like the flavor and texture of the chili...with hint of lime tortilla chips! My wife will do it all, the cheese, sour cream, chopped onions (if I put them out), avocado AND chips...and she will stir it all up!
I know people use avocado too. I have one perfectly ripe and making my first chili of the season tonight. My first thought was to cube it up and top the chili with it...then said nah, I'll eat like we often do; we just chunk or wedge it, splay on a small plate and top with lime juice and maybe a light sprinkle of Tajin. I like some lime juice, pinch of salt, light sprinkle of garlic granules and a dash of cayenne...but I digress, this is a chili toppings thread if anyone cares to play!
What's your preferences? So many takes on "what chili is" out there, the different approaches make it interesting. Solid meat, ground meat, beans, no beans, tomatoes, no tomatoes, etc.. I dont even want to say what my chili is for fear of starting that "what constitutes proper chili" argument!
