Chili With Ground Turkey Versus Ground Beef?

[+ azdr0710]

arguing about who has the best chili is like arguing about, well, you get it.....

 

http://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/these-25-restaurants-serve-best-chili-america

[seaboy4hire]

For realz. Any restaurant leads welcome

 

I make some good chili but I toss the meats in when they're still pink and I put in a few different beans. Toot toot!

 

Hugs,

Greg

[+ Truereview]

Ok, I get it....it has to be homemade. Sigh..

[seaboy4hire]

Ok, I get it....it has to be homemade. Sigh..

 

Only time I use chili in a can is if I'm making chili dogs.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[+ deej]

The older I get I do feel a bit guilty sometimes eating pork, but I still do it.

 

If G*d didn't want you eating pork he wouldn't have made bacon so tasty.

[+ ArVaGuy]

If G*d didn't want you eating pork he wouldn't have made bacon so tasty.

 

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[+ ArVaGuy]

The New York Times published a series on favorite recipes of US presidents during an inauguration season. I think it was the second Clinton or Bush 43 first, my memory is fuzzy on the timing. But the standout for me was Lady Bird Johnson's Pedernales River Chili recipe.

 

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013630-lady-bird-johnsons-pedernales-river-chili

 

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Soup/PedernalesChili.htm

 

This is my favorite chili and I've made it many times over the years. It's simple to make and the balance of flavors is perfection.

"Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak, apologetic initation of the real thing. One of the first things I do when I get home to Texas is to have a bowl of red. There is simply nothing better." - by Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States

[+ Gar1eth]

For realz. Any restaurant leads welcome

 

If you like hot dogs and you live somewhere either near a Wienerschnitzel, A & W, Dairy Queen, or a Sonic franchise, they have good chili dogs. But it's not really homemade type chili. If you can brown ground beef, I'd get a Carroll Shelby's box mix and make a batch yourself. It's really easy, and it doesn't take that long.

 

Stay away from any joint that says it has Cincinnati style chili. They use either cinnamon or chocolate. And I'm sorry folks, that's just wrong.

 

Gman

[+ azdr0710]

The New York Times published a series on favorite recipes of US presidents during an inauguration season. I think it was the second Clinton or Bush 43 first, my memory is fuzzy on the timing. But the standout for me was Lady Bird Johnson's Pedernales River Chili recipe.

 

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013630-lady-bird-johnsons-pedernales-river-chili

 

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Soup/PedernalesChili.htm

 

This is my favorite chili and I've made it many times over the years. It's simple to make and the balance of flavors is perfection.

"Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak, apologetic initation of the real thing. One of the first things I do when I get home to Texas is to have a bowl of red. There is simply nothing better." - by Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States

 

 

PLEASE NOTE there are no beans in Lady Bird's chili.....traditional chili never had beans....added later by Yankees as filler

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/01/chili_history_there_are_no_beans_in_san_antonio_s_specialty.html

[+ quoththeraven]

PLEASE NOTE there are no beans in Lady Bird's chili.....traditional chili never had beans....added later by Yankees as filler

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/01/chili_history_there_are_no_beans_in_san_antonio_s_specialty.html

 

I noticed! I happen to like chili with beans unless it's being used on hot dogs. But I'm also a Yankee.

[mike carey]

Halal is for Muslims. For Jews the similar term is Kosher.

Umm, yes, I'm aware of that, it was a deliberate error.

[+ Gar1eth]

Gman won't add bacon because it's not halal, but otherwise it's a good idea.

 

 

Halal is for Muslims. For Jews the similar term is Kosher. But I wasn't brought up eating Kosher. A majority of American Jews don't keep Kosher. The older I get I do feel a bit guilty sometimes eating pork, but I still do it.

 

Gman

 

Umm, yes, I'm aware of that, it was a deliberate error.

 

Naughty naughty, @mike carey. Although strangely enough, some Moslems are allowed, if they can't find Halal food, to eat Kosher food as it's more common.

 

Gman

[+ ArVaGuy]

PLEASE NOTE there are no beans in Lady Bird's chili.....traditional chili never had beans....added later by Yankees as filler

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/01/chili_history_there_are_no_beans_in_san_antonio_s_specialty.html

 

Exactly, the beans can add a waxy flavor that covers the nuances of the spices.

 

For a different enhancement consider adding cocoa powder to most any chili recipe. This adds a subtle taste that qualifies as a "secret ingredient" some chili chefs won't share with others.

[+ deej]

For a different enhancement consider adding cocoa powder to most any chili recipe. This adds a subtle taste that qualifies as a "secret ingredient" some chili chefs won't share with others.

 

Yep. People think of cocoa as a sweet ingredient but it works well in savory dishes too. (See: Mexican mole sauce.)

[+ Gar1eth]

 

For a different enhancement consider adding cocoa powder to most any chili recipe. This adds a subtle taste that qualifies as a "secret ingredient" some chili chefs won't share with others.

 

BLASPHEMY!!!

 

Gman

[amused1]

Some recipes add dark beer to add depth to the flavor. The alcohol cooks away, of course. Then again, many consider beer a side dish.

[jjkrkwood]

OK, so how many ways can we possibly TALK about CHILI ????? Can we please move on to BRISKET ?

[Nvr2Thick]

Stay away from any joint that says it has Cincinnati style chili. They use either cinnamon or chocolate. And I'm sorry folks, that's just wrong.

Gman

 

At a chili cook-off I was told by a Cincinnati chili fan that "the trick is to add just a touch of cinnamon - so you can't quite taste it." My friend said, "We do that all the time just by not putting in any cinnamon."

 

Honey is another dubious secret ingredient.

[+ friendofsheila]

5 pages of responses in a big hurry. Almost as much as when an escort asks a sex questions.

[+ ArVaGuy]

BLASPHEMY!!!

 

Gman

 

Almost as abhorrent as adding BEANS! Yuck!!

[+ ArVaGuy]

OK, so how many ways can we possibly TALK about CHILI ????? Can we please move on to BRISKET ?

 

That depends, are you a proponent of a DRY RUB or advocate of a WET RUB?

[jjkrkwood]

That depends, are you a proponent of a DRY RUB or advocate of a WET RUB?

 

 

 

That always depends on the MEAT.

[+ Gar1eth]

Success!!!!

The chili is great. I might be able to taste a slight difference in texture with the turkey but not much. I'm not saying I'd use ground turkey all the time. But since I had it, and needed to use it, this turned out great.

 

So any of you who want to follow in my footsteps

 

Get the Carroll Shelby Chili Mix

1 lb ground beef (probably the 80% lean)

1.25 lb ground turkey (this was the lean stuff-at least 90% lean

A 14 oz can of tomato sauce (note: the instructions say use an 8 oz can-but I used the 14- no problem)

A 14.5 can of diced tomatoes

1 onion chopped

*Garlic powder to taste

* Paprika to taste

* Oregano to taste

 

I browned the beef and turkey. I also added about 1/2 a chopped onion to the ground beef while it was browning.

 

So you put the browned meat in a pot. Add the spice packet from the mix. Add the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. I added the other 1/2 of the onion (raw) to the chili at this point. I also added about half the cayenne pepper packet from the mix and about 1/2 the salt packet. Add paprika, garlic, and oregano if desired (the Chili spice packet has garlic and paprika already. I like extra!!)

 

You let simmer covered for 15 minutes. Then to make it thicker-per the directions on the box-I took the masa flower packet-mixed it with 1/3 cup water-and stirred it into the chili. After that you let it simmer another 5 minutes-and VOILÀ. You are golden. Serve over Fritos or tortilla chips or with some crusty bread-I did both.

 

For the pièce de résistance- Here it is!!!

 

 

 

Gman

[mike carey]

Yay! I must check for discounted turkey mince next time I go to the supermarket.

[BabyBoomer]

Success!!!!

 

For the pièce de résistance- Here it is!!!

 

 

Gman

 

I'll bring the Nexium.

 

~ Boomer ~