Chili!

[Jeff]

I had about a dozen very ripe tomatoes I needed to do something with, so since today was a cold wet day, I made chili out of them for supper. Tammy and Stacy said it was "amazing". I'd not go that far, but it was pretty good.


 

[WDH]

I wish that I would conjure up a bowl of that right about now! 

[Mooseherder]

Yep, I'm still hungry and that looks good.

[SwampDonkey]

I like a fine bowl of chili to. mmm 

[bama20a]

 That does look GOOD digin_2 boss. Know what you mean about hateing to waste the Tomatoes,
Want be long till we will be over the fresh ones here. :-\

[thecfarm]

Looks good,put the meat right to it.   ;D  I can't have it too hot though. My stomach can not have things like that.

[Jeff]

We don't make spicy Chili here, as Tammy and Stacy can't have hot either. Its just thick and meaty and tasty. 

[thecfarm]

I'm just like SPD748.My truck is washed and full of fuel. Road trip.  :D

[Jeff]

If it's gone by the time you get here, I'll make more.

[thecfarm]

That made me laugh out loud.

[Jeff]

Last night Jeremy say's "I could go for some Chili"  So I went out to the kitchen and spied about a dozen tomatoes still setting on the cupboard.  Found some frozen ground beef a big sweet onion, and a can of kidney beans and went to work.
Frozen ground beef works great. You put it right in the bottom of the pot, dump the cut up onions in there, turn the fire on very low, and cover. Once you get some juices thawed and going, you turn the burner up to about medium. As the meat cooks, you just keep checking and turning and flaking off meat. I drain it when it is not quite done, and then turn the heat up to start a little browning action. By using frozen cooked this way, you get some chunky hamburger bites.

I de-stemed the tomatoes and cut them into a big mixing bowl, skins, seeds and all. I then added about a tablespoon of dried sweet basil,a teaspoon of salt, a half teaspoon of black pepper and I'd say about 4 or 5 tablespoons of Chili Powder.  I took a hand chopper and chopped all the spices into the tomatoes and dumped into that, two cans of tomato soup, and the can of kidney beans.  Once the beef was browned to the point where the onions it was cooking with were starting to caramelize a bit, I drained it off again, and then added my mixture in the bowl to the pot. I turned the heat up to high, and stirred until everything came to a boil. I then reduced the heat to a very low simmer with the cover on, and cooked it for about an hour until Tammy got home from work.  She stopped at the store to pick up crackers, and they had a sale on something called Premium mini saltines, which you see in the picture. 

[Den Socling]

Patti went to visit her dad for a couple days so I'm on my own. She left me a big bowl of chili and I'm not complaining. Ground beef in chucks like Jeff said. Chopped green peppers and onions. Kidney beans and spices. Stewed tomatoes and you have a meal in a bowl.

[bama20a]

Man ya'll sure making me want chill now, We use alot of Deer meat around here & chill is one thing I like to put it in.

[Jeff]

Absolutely! I've not had any venison burger for awhile. Our property in the U.P. is high in predators and low in deer. No doe permits are given and bucks are few and far between. Things are getting better slowly of late, probably due to very mild winters.  It was a winter from hell in the mid 90's that pretty much wiped the deer out in our area and they just have not recovered since.   Venison Chili is the best.

[sawguy21]

Great minds think alike  :D We have had a stressful week after a death in the family, Karen was burned out last night so I made a pot similar to Jeff's. I also browned mushrooms with the meat and onions. I like mine with a bit of an attitude so added some chipotle to my bowl. Karen said she wasn't hungry but had two helpings, it was pretty good. Still enough for a couple of lunches.

[Jeff]

I have a bottle of hotsauce I use to liven up my serving, but I don't like things super hot, just with a bite.  I'd put in peppers and mushrooms too, but I have to cook to a happy median usually.

[bama20a]

Thing I've found about Chill is if you spice it with peppers, It may be ok,But the left over, (If Any  ;D) will take on the peppers & be Hotter when you reheat it.

[WDH]

Venison and chili are a match made in heaven.  Soon, it will be seasonal enough to want chili around here  .

[Mike@Norwood]

I've been thinking of making chili in my smoker. Anyone here ever give it a whirl?

Nonetheless, next batch I make I'm going to just go for it. I'll wing it and hope for the best.


Mike at Norwood

[Dodgy Loner]

Venison and chili are a match made in heaven.  Soon, it will be seasonal enough to want chili around here  .

We made our first batch of the season when it turned cool last week. Venison, dried beans, and home-canned tomatoes came together in a beautiful synergy with jalapenos, bell peppers, onion, garlic, salt, and various other seasonings. Every batch is different, because I don't use (or have) a recipe. This one was one of the better batches. Yum! No pictures, it's all gone :D

[Jeff]

I'm intrigued on the smoker Chili Idea.  Have you seen it done before Mike?

[Mike@Norwood]

if you're ever looking for a nice twist with venison chili (or beef for that matter), try adding some sweet italian sausage. Cut up a couple links and brown it with the venison. I usually remove the casings before browning. I've tried hot Italian sausage, but the sweet compliments the venison w/o overpowering it better than the hot in my opinion

I can't locate the Emeril sound effect button to describe the flavor burst. Jeff, a little help here? lol


Mike at Norwood

[Mike@Norwood]

Sorry Jeff

I guess we kind of typed over eachother.

To answer your question, nope I've never seen it done. My thought was to first smoke a brisket. Then throw that in with the rest of the ingredients and give it a smoke for a few hours instead of on the stove top.

Just sounds like it'd be a good fit to me.

[Magicman]

Cold weather for us is anything below 40 and that means either chili or soup.


 
The only thing that I know about "her" chili recipe is that it taste good.  I do see ground meat, tomato, & beans.  I sprinkle the cheese on top just because I can.   

[Jeff]

Try using fritos sometime instead of crackers. It moves everything up a notch. BAM! 

[Nomad]

Try using fritos sometime instead of crackers. It moves everything up a notch. BAM! 

     Now I'd never thought of that, but it sounds interesting. 

[Magicman]

When the Grandkids have not eaten them, I like to put a handfull in the bowl before adding the chili.   

[ScottAR]

Frito's are indeed good, but I usually bust up a piece of cornbread in mine.

[Chuck White]

I love Chilli SPICY!

I even fix it once in a while with finely cut (not ground) venison.

Makin' myself hungry now!

[Magicman]

It doesn't get much better than....


 
Having a big Pot-O-Chili bubbling on da stove.  


  
Well OK, a big Bowl-O-Chili is better.  

[LeeB]

With this current spit of global warming, some kind of warm comfort food is definitely called for. We're gonna have beans and probably add chili to them afterward for another meal. 

[Jeff]

I think I'll make a glob of it today

[Raider Bill]

And here I am with a fresh batch of baby mosquitos in my screen room to deal with.

[WV Sawmiller]

I think I'll make a glob of it today

I thought you used up all the hamburger on the place on Joe's birthday burger. :D A big old bowl of chili would go real good about now.

[Jeff]

My chili uses half pork sausage half red meat. Venison if I have it, and I aint had it in a while, so ground beef.

I got over ruled. air fried bbq wings and tater wedges tonight. chili the next 2 days followed by 2 days of chilidogs. :D

[WDH]

Lynn, 

If you take some corn chips and crush them up fine while the chili is cooking and then add them to the cooking chili, it is also a good way to incorporate them in with your chili.  MMMmmm......

[Walnut Beast]

I think you guys are getting us drooling 🤤 for some tasty stuff 😊

[ron barnes]

Chili with venison is just hard to beat.  Love it.

[Magicman]

PatD made Chili a few days ago but with this power outage thing there was no convenient way to warm up a bowl.


 
Well almost no way.  I sprayed Pam into a skillet, spooned in a serving of Chili, and used the top of the fireplace insert.  Yup, piping hot it was. 

[sawguy21]

Where there is a will there's a way! 8)

[Chuck White]

@Magicman, that's the primary reason I prefer a gas range!

[WV Sawmiller]

 

  I have been craving a batch of good homemade chili ever since Jeff posted his plans on post 31 here on this thread and before Miz Tammi changed it for him on reply 34. :D So today when my wife asked me what I wanted to eat I told her and, miracle of miracles, she agreed. She dug out several packs of old venison burgers we needed to use up, a can of mild Ro-tel, a can of tomato puree, a can or two of crushed tomatoes, 3 cans of red beans, onion, garlic, lots of chili powder, salt and pepper and into a well seasoned cast iron Dutch oven on our gas range and simmered it all till thick. While I ate a big bowl full Sampson and I had a hearty argument over who was supposed to get the Ritz crackers so we compromised. I topped it all off with a heaped up stadium cup full of fresh brewed unsweetened Ice tea and it was so good I even poured up what was left over and washed the pan. I am just too good to that woman. :

[sawguy21]

@Magicman, that's the primary reason I prefer a gas range!

I sold home standby generators, a customer was not sold on natural gas as he was worried what would happen in the event of an earthquake. I said "Buddy, if we get the Big One loss of power will be the least of your problems".

[Jeff]

I finally made a pot today, but I fergot to take a pic. In fact I forgot to eat any. Tammy said itcwas the best I'd made in quite some time. I think it was the mild chilies I added.

[WDH]

I made some, too.  Pic to come later.  

[thecfarm]

Timely post.
Got out of work, run the dog around some outside, come in house, change clothes, wash up, sit down and eat chili!!!!
Nothing hot, gut can't take it.

[sawguy21]

I like it with a bit of an attitude but still have to taste the food. Girlfriend won't touch it with any hint of spice so I make it for her then liven mine along with whatever is left, it is even better reheated.

[Jeff]

Y'all didn't need another picture of a random pot o' chili, so I offer you this.  

Koegle Vienna chili dogs with peppers, onions and pepper cheese airfried wraps with airfried potato wedges with homemade honey mustard dip.

Be sure to save back some chili! Tonight I'll finish up this batch with the chili by making a homemade rising crust chili pizza! Stay tuned!

[Jeff]

Chili pizza. End of da pot.  

 

 

 

[thecfarm]

Good idea!!

[Jeff]

I made one for you and Tammy too Ray, because she is like you.  Her's had chili, fritos and fresh crumbled bacon. No veggies!

Mine was way better. 8) i added sweet onions and peppers and jalapenos!


 

[Tacotodd]

The wife likes the idea. I'm game for it...if she makes it. 😅

[thecfarm]

DanG!! Another FF meal I missed out on.  :(

[Jeff]

It just seemed like a natural to me. Other than the beans, all the other ingredients in chili are at home on a pizza. 

[jb616]

Great minds think alike  :D We have had a stressful week after a death in the family, Karen was burned out last night so I made a pot similar to Jeff's. I also browned mushrooms with the meat and onions. I like mine with a bit of an attitude so added some chipotle to my bowl. Karen said she wasn't hungry but had two helpings, it was pretty good. Still enough for a couple of lunches.

I make mine with a can of the Chipotle peppers with the sauce...Mmmm...gives it a smokey flavor but I only simmer it with the peppers in about 15 minutes and remove them. I might take one or two to dice up in the mix but any more than that will make it too spicy for me....just enough to get a little sweat going but not enough to kill my taste buds for a day.  

[doc henderson]

I unknowingly had chili that had raisins in it.  could not tell to look as they had swollen up enough to look like beans, added a sweet taste.

[mike_belben]

I'm intrigued on the smoker Chili Idea.  Have you seen it done before Mike?

I clicked the thread and this was the first post that i saw.. Then i thought how the heck did jeff know i was gonna try smoker chilli..  Uhh, 9 years before i built a smoker.. Oh.. Its another mike. 
I smoked beans with tomato, corn, onion and bacon as my first smoker test meal and it was great so id planned to try it again, adjusted as a little more of a hearty chilli insteada baked beans. But its been rain all week so i crock potted it instead. 
Sirloin cubed up and fried with scissored up bacon.  Drained the grease and dumped it in along with canned beans and chilli (im not ready to try chilli from scratch yet) tri color peppers, onions, tomato, corn, tons of seasoning, some chicken broth.  Was really good over white rice with cheddar and some sour cream.  Had another bowl with tortilla chips crunched in.. Excellent. 

[Walnut Beast]

Deer Chili is pretty tasty when it's cold out

 

[kantuckid]

Where's the peppers? :D need lots of onions and peppers.
Wife uses the Better Homes and Gardens basic recipe. We use other beans when in our freezer, even small limas and navy beans, etc.. Peppers vary but mostly jalapenos. Our last batch few days back- is long gone. I like a 50/50, pork/beef combo chili meat. 

[K-Guy]

Deer Chili is pretty tasty when it's cold out

I have some Deer burger in the freezer that just find its way to a pot this weekend but I'll ask my son if he wants chili or meatball stew. If it has deer meat in it my wife won't touch it so she doesn't get a vote.;D

[newoodguy78]

Don't tell her there's venison in it until she's done with a bowl  :D

[Tacotodd]

Don't tell her there's venison in it until she's done with a bowl  :D

That's a gonna git me kilt  ;D
Luckily my wife (and all my friends) know that deer meat is a food staple. My friends and I are ALL a bunch of hunters

[K-Guy]

Don't tell her there's venison in it until she's done with a bowl  

That would be a good way to die in my sleep of a frying pan dropping on my head somehow!! ;D

[Magicman]

Well instead of making Chili....


 
First you need the proper ingredients, and then....


 
You could make her a pot of Chicken Head Soup.  :D

[mike_belben]

Newwwp.

[newoodguy78]

Magicman I'm not sure if a man would be brave or downright foolish to serve that to his wife. 
I'm not a fussy eater that however would most likely get a pass from me. 

[Magicman]

Well what's da problem??  She wouldn't eat venison that dat ain't venison.  Talk about picky eaters.   ;D

[newoodguy78]

Oh I see no problem with it, would like to be a fly on the wall when it's served up  ;D

[Texas Ranger]

Chicken feet and heads, nope.

[K-Guy]

You could make her a pot of Chicken Head Soup. 

I'd give it a try but I think she would give it a pass.

[kantuckid]

When I was a very young kid back in KS, a family lived behind my Grandmas house (where we lived during and directly after the war), they were very poor, not much for clothes, lived in what should have been a garage/storage building, etc..
I was out back in the alley playing and one of those kids, a boy my age came out with a chicken leg knawing on it- as a treat I guess? By chicken leg I don't mean the drumstick either-I mean that nasty yellow skin with the foot on it. About 75 years ago and I've never forgotten that kids treat.
I worked in groceries and meat packing yet never did I see chicken heads in a tray for sale. Walmart has necks and some other treats but no heads.
Magicman wins the day with that food post? :D I will add that is a very long ways from being chili.

[Magicman]

Chicken feet and heads, nope.

I have never had a chicken head, but the 'scratchers" were always included in a pot of chicken & dumplin's.  Mom would boil them and remove the outside skin and toe nails/claws.  The skin underneath was tender.  Not much meat but if that was between you and hungry, you ate it.  The backbone didn't have much meat either but the necks did.  Squirrel dumplin's always included the head.

I don't recall ever seeing/eating chicken chili. 

[mike_belben]

About 75 years ago and I've never forgotten that kids treat.

this country has forgotten how spoiled it is.  

[WDH]

Once this soup is done, just mash up the heads so they are not so obvious  .

[Magicman]

But how do you hide the peckers ??

[newoodguy78]

 :D

[WDH]

So much for that plan :D :D :D.  

[WV Sawmiller]

   Eating chicken heads and feet are kind of like eating a possum - times just ain't got that hard yet!

[sawguy21]

Not sure abbout the heads but I have had chicken feet at a Chinese restaurant, they were alright. When our ancestors got hungry enough nothing went to waste.

[WDH]

My Dad liked them.  I never took a shine to any.  

[newoodguy78]

I'm glad I can still afford other parts of the chicken  :D

[Magicman]

Didn't DanG bring Fried Chicken feet to one of the Sycamore Projects?

[WDH]

Heck yes, he sure did. 

[Jeff]

Newwwp.

:D :D :D I can hear that outloud.

[Corley5]

Didn't DanG bring Fried Chicken feet to one of the Sycamore Projects?

Yup.  I've had chicken feet ;D

[Jeff]

Lets get these lips and beaks and heads and feets kicked aside for a few minutes...

GREAT Venison Deer Camp Chili. - YouTube

[newoodguy78]

 

 Been kinda wet and winter like out for a couple days figured it was a good night to make a batch. Hope it tastes as good as it smells. 

[sawguy21]

That looks good!  8) A slice of garlic toast and you are golden.

[Jeff]

Let me tell ya how an air fryer turns hot dog buns into awesome garlic toast!

[newoodguy78]

If there's a guy that knows it would be you  :D

[newoodguy78]

 

 
Thinking I'll need a bigger pot if I figure out garlic toast. Wasn't much talking as this disappeared always figure that as a win.  8)

[Walnut Beast]

 Been kinda wet and winter like out for a couple days figured it was a good night to make a batch. Hope it tastes as good as it smells.

That absolutely looks tasty! Nice job! We are in a cold streak here and it's time to make another pot of deer chili! 

[kantuckid]

Chili is a food I could nearly live on? 
A Mexican-American girl we knew in KS always ate her USA style chili in a bowl with a fried egg thrown on top and some cheese too. Try that-it's VG! 
Another even more healthy feature in chili is to slice some avocado into the bowl after filling it up. Mexican crumbling cheese, hominy, sweet corn, and tortilla chips all add a nice touch as well. As I've said, we use every sort of dry bean known in chili. Frozen after we've eaten part of a bean pot as it's own meal, any leftover bean adds flavor to chili. 
I'll stick with either cornbread or tortilla chips-you can keep yer garlicky toast. We haven't had Tamale Pie for a while-maybe the cook will agree? She doesn't like it as much as me though.