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blackgang

I started with a kilo of Ground pork, and 2 kilo of ground beef, an onion, some chili powders, 4 big Bell peppers, Some canned Jalapenos, couldn't find fresh ones.,2 cans of canned tomatoes, Ital seasonings,

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blackgang

Then you chop it all up and put it in the pot and cook for awhile.

blackgang

Then make sure everything is in the pot and simmer for a couple of hours, tasting to make sure you have the right seasonings.

Norton

So far so good. Looks easy and would be good with beans.

blackgang

That in the pic has just started to cook and needs to go a couple of hours at a simmer.
Yes, it is quite tasty with Beans, just boil 400g of pintos til they are tender and add em with a little salt, but be sure to not use to much water or it make your chili soupy,, but then it will be a true TexMex dish as Chili con carne is Mex and con Frijoles is Tex.
But if it is soupy you can add a little Masa to it and will thicken up, but i aint seen no Masa here, thats the shit they use for Tomales or corn tortillas.

November Rain

Looks good so far BG. Very nice. What amounts of seasonings would you usually use?

blackgang

^ Pobly tablespoon of salt, 1 of cumin powder, 2 of dark chili powder, that is the one that is just ground chilis and has a definate mex flavor, 2 of the Polvo Claro as it has cumin and other spices, enough ground Thai red chili and jalapinos to taste,,Enough onion for flavor and still not to much wind, and garlic for flavor.
I just start throwing stuff in a pot until it taste right to me, I try to leave salt and chili so that it will not be to much for anyone and if you want more you can add it.
I had my wife and 2 farang friends and their Thai wives and everyone said it was great chili and it was a first for both Thai, and it just damn near all gone.

Marmite the Dog

I presume you mean cornflower (if not, it'll do the trick anyway) and that's readily available here.

Rascal

Nice looking, I would like a bowl or on top some nice jasmine rice just out of the cooker.

Nice job for certain.

friscofrankie

got about a half dozen in my fridge... But I can see I wasn't wanted...

Jet Gorgon

Where are the kidney beans, or is this a no-fart recipe?

blackgang

No, A mex don't even know what corn starch is. masa is fine ground corn after it has had the shell removed in a lime bath [hominy], then ground in a grinder and run on a stone grinding slab til it is real fine, then it is masa, sometimes you can buy it in sacks dried and sold, but in Mexico you buy it wet right at the mill if you do not make your own.
Corn starch [cornflour] is used mostly in Chinese cooking and makes a clear broth soup thicker or to thicken the gravy on a stir fry. but imparts no color or flavor.


You will never find Kidney Beans in any of my cooking.
In my Chili Con Carne Con Frijoles [TexMex Chili] you will find Pinto Beans but usually minimal farting when eaten at my house because it it the junk in the mix that makes the wind, Onions will do that but in moderation and will increase with the addition of more onion.
When a Mex boils beans, which is the way they eat em, or they mash em and mix a tad of nectar as they mash and fry for the Famous Frijoles Refrietos, They will throw in a peeled whole onion and a whole head of Garlic and when the beans are done they fish the vegs. out and throw away.

hillbilly

Be gentle BG. Most of the TD family has no idea.

But I do...

blackgang

Yes, I know Hilly, thats why I try to explain what I was talking about or what is meant, I like Mex chuck just about as well as I like Korean and as bad as I dislike Thai grub, or as bad as I dislike Greasers in general.

blackgang

Now Frankie, you have been to my house and have eaten Chili here, if you show up and there is grub on the stove, you eat, if you are thirsty you go to the fridge and get a drink of water, But if you wait for an invite or for me to haul you a glass of water, could get might hongry and dry where you standing, you know that, and I know that you know it.

Marmite the Dog

And is is appreciated.

CSFFan

S&W makes "Chili Beans"...basically pintos already done with seasonings. Absolutely perfect for chili and you can get them at many supermarkets.

blackgang

I don't think that you can here, but we can buy Pintos in 1 pound plastic paks from the USA in some stores and I can get them here at RimPing and did make one batch of TexMex Chili and had 2 pounds of em in it.
But you will never eat none of that store bought shit in my house, tell ya little story,
One morning I was at Anchor in San Diego at the tip of shelter Island, I had a couple of cases of Stag Steak House Chili on board plus some other stuff.
A friend had taken me to Price Club and I had bought stores with what money i had handy.
So I wakes up and thought it looked like a nice day for a sail and I hauled the anchor and stopped at the fuel dock and topped all tanks, and set sail out past Point Loma, and my day sail ended damn near a month later in Hilo, and every damn day on that trip I ate Stag Steak House Chili. I never want to see another can of store bought chili.

attaboy

Stag Steakhouse is almost all sauce or whatever they want to call it. And it has big chunks of green bell peppers in it. Who would put green bell peppers in a good chili? Keep it simple meat, onion, garlic, red chili powder and salt. Cumin if you want chili con carne. I hope you don't put oregano in your posole. The food looks good, btw.

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