It's chili season. Do you have any "secret ingredients" you wish to share?

[darkstar]

I’ve really only learned how to make it over last season. I used green salsa in mine last year and it bumped things up a notch with out too much heat. And oh yeah, a tiny bit Worcestershire sauce when I’m cooking the ground beef.

I’m not really after heat bc of my wife’s tastes, but if you have some spicier suggestions, bring ‘em on! I might make me a batch for myself to freeze.

[lisa58]

1. Cocoa....

Gives it a lot of depth

[Endlessmike56]

2. Cinnamon

[Attilatheblond]

3. fresh roasted, peeled, diced green chili peppers: Poblamos and Anaheims

Gives a lovely savory depth without too much hot. Dried red chilies add the hot. And they help your immune system fight fall & winter viruses.

Note on getting fresh chilies roasted: I have found the air fryer works better than the burners on my gas stove. Faster, more even, not as much eyes on time required. Chop the onions near the air fryer while chilies roast. Turn them once then put on a plate with a bowl overturned on them while they cool. The little enclosed cool down time really does a good job to finish roasting and making them easy to peel.

[AZJonnie]

4. Guinness Stout

[PJMcK]

5. Use beef and pork (n/t)

[EarthAbides]

6. Plate Chili

We do a ground beef and bean chili in the crock pot, sometimes using leftover taco meat. When dishing it up...
Lay down some shredded lettuce and then add chili.
On top of the chili add - fresh cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped cucumber, sliced olives, avocado, pico de gallo, shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Yum!!

We call it plate chili.

[CentralMass]

7. I'll have to get more ambitious and make some chili. However I've been on the Keto diet for some time and one easy thing

that I make is Keto friendly sloppy joes. Manwhich makes a no sugar added canned sloppy joe mix. I saute some peppers and onions with the ground beef and add a can of that. I will occasionally buy Keto friendly hamburger buns but as strange as it sounds I also eat it over a cabbage slaw mix and top it with a bit of shredded cheese.

[Niagara]

11. May I introduce you to Keto Chaffles for hamburger buns?

3 large eggs, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons of almond flour, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese. I like garlic so I think I add about 2 teaspoons of garlic powder.


I make these in a 4" waffle iron, it makes about 4 chaffles if I'm careful and don't lose the batter in the waffle iron overflow. I let them cook in the waffle iron for about 5 minutes. I remove them with a plastic fork.


I also use these chaffles as buns for chicken and egg salad.


I omit chili beans from my chili considering how many carbs are in chili beans. I use an abundance of diced saute green bell peppers in many of my meals.

I also make a delicious Keto Cinnamon Sugar Chaffle if you want that recipe too!

[justaprogressive]

13. Nice!

You could of course, do original posts with recipes as good as these!

The more the merrier!

[CentralMass]

14. Thank you for the reminder i do have a mini-waffle iron and have made and like chaffles

[Niagara]

15. Nice!

[CentralMass]

18. They are also very inexpensive to make.

[Niagara]

19. Not only inexpensive, but fairly easy to make as well

But I like to cook too.

[mike_c]

8. a little garam masala along with the other spices

Just a little-- it adds depth of flavor. I also prefer to chop my beef by hand into about 1/4 inch dice.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Sometimes I add a couple of cans of Fire Roasted diced tomatoes, and...

just a hint of chipotle chili powder ( a little of that goes a long way) to my stock recipe.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Dark brown sugar! 🤗

[justaprogressive]

12. You could add

1/2 (sounds like you don't want it really hot) can

of Embasa chipotle peppers...smoke and heat!

[Hotler]

16. If I'm making pork green chili I like to brown my pork in lard. If I'm making red chilie with beans

(sometimes called cowboy or jailhouse chili) I add a can or pilsner or lager beer for liquid. My mom added baking chocolate.

[Paladin]

17. If you like beans in your chili, have at it.

I blame "Texas Monthly" magazine for making an issue out of adding beans to chili, years ago---as if it's some sort of mortal culinary sin. Bullshit! If you like beans in your chili---as I do---feel free to do so, with nary a guilt trip.

Thank you for your ever-lovin' attention to this matter.