Poll: is it chili if it has no meat?

[Wag]

Real chili ain't got no beans and it better have meat that ain't ground meat. That's what real men eat.

--Wag--

[William Yanda]

Chili-no meat
Chili con carne-Chili WITH meat
all thanks to high school spanish, over half a century ago.

[quilbilly]

Chili ain't right if it doesn't have both meat and kidney beans. Buffalo is my favorite followed by bear as ground meat for the pot.

[Bigslug]

I would answer your question with another question: Is it FOOD if it has no meat?

[Frosty Boolit]

You're a meatatarian!

[Cast10]

In this cold wet weather, we had a pot yesterday. Here in Texas we eat it with and without beans. Growing up, beans were added to fill us boys up. Yesterday’s pot was without. BUT, being born in Texas with Louisiana heritage, WHITE RICE is always prepared separately with a pot of chili in our home.

BTW, I’m still burping that succulent venison chili! Warms you to the soul.

[brassrat]

I thought chili had tomato sauce. Mine is, long cooked, sauce. Really long cooked. I use real beef rib pieces and several types of peppers and a couple type of beans. I claim it is the best but no one likes it in a couple, crooked, VFW contests.

[gwpercle]

If you eating Chili at my house ... and I had anything to do with it ...
it will have Tomatoes , Tomato Sauce and Meat in it .
The meat may be any one of several but there will be meat .

Chile without meat is a Vegetable Stew .

Gary

[Winger Ed.]

A woman I used to know made chili with soya bean curd.

Apparently you made a good call on that one.


While visiting the first set of in-laws up in Baltimore, 'to make me feel more at home'-- the (then) mother in law made chili.

Oh gosh..... bad isn't good enough of a word to describe it.
I call it Yankee chili. The best recipe for it I reverse engineered was:

1 large can of grocery store spaghetti sauce.
1 package of grocery store hot dogs cut into 1" pieces.

Combine, add 3 of the sauce cans of water, and heat on the stove, but do not boil it.

[huntinlever]

Well, for me, gotta have the meat. Best recent recipe I used - really simple but the spices are spot on, "Cowboy Chili," by Kent Rollins. https://kentrollins.com/cowboy-chili/

Note his opening line is:

So there’s a great debate out on chili… beans or no beans?

We’ll I say you go ahead and throw whatever you like in them beans! For me, I’m sure going to put them in because I grew up on beans and they give chili a good heartiness.

Meat's not even a question, beans are, for this old cowboy! Just picked up one of his books, A Taste of Cowboy. Real deal - longstanding working chuckwagon cook.

Former chef - for me stews and braised meats are where it's at. Give me Chili Verde with pork shoulder (shoulder from any animal, actually) anytime and I'm good.

[Slugster]

Took a couple of years to get my wife to stop putting spaghetti in the chili. Was how schools around here made chili. And yes, chili needs venison, beef, dead horse, or some kind of meat in it. Just not right without it.

[NSB]

McDonalds calls them hamburgers….

[huntinlever]

Apparently you made a good call on that one.


While visiting the first set of in-laws up in Baltimore, 'to make me feel more at home'-- the (then) mother in law made chili.

Oh gosh..... bad isn't good enough of a word to describe it.
I call it Yankee chili. The best recipe for it I reverse engineered was:

1 large can of grocery store spaghetti sauce.
1 package of grocery store hot dogs cut into 1" pieces.

Combine, add 3 of the sauce cans of water, and heat on the stove, but do not boil it.

Oh. Lord.

[gwpercle]

Well, for me, gotta have the meat. Best recent recipe I used - really simple but the spices are spot on, "Cowboy Chili," by Kent Rollins. https://kentrollins.com/cowboy-chili/

Note his opening line is:



Meat's not even a question, beans are, for this old cowboy! Just picked up one of his books, A Taste of Cowboy. Real deal - longstanding working chuckwagon cook.

Former chef - for me stews and braised meats are where it's at. Give me Chili Verde with pork shoulder (shoulder from any animal, actually) anytime and I'm good.

Thank's Huntinlever for posting chili recipe link ... I'm always on the lookout for that "Perfect" recipe , and had just bought 2.3 lbs of beef - Carne Picada (extra fine) with the idea of making chili but wanted to try a "new " recipe ... I sit down at computer and Wah-Lah (Voila') there's your chile recipe begging me to try it out ...hit a couple buttons and Print Recipe !
you must be psychic ... Thanks
Gary

[GregLaROCHE]

Of course it needs meat. The beans are only there to conserve meat.

[huntinlever]

Thank's Huntinlever for posting chili recipe link ... I'm always on the lookout for that "Perfect" recipe , and had just bought 2.3 lbs of beef - Carne Picada (extra fine) with the idea of making chili but wanted to try a "new " recipe ... I sit down at computer and Wah-Lah (Voila') there's your chile recipe begging me to try it out ...hit a couple buttons and Print Recipe !
you must be psychic ... Thanks
Gary

Hope it was good chow!

[Char-Gar]

The full name of that dish is "Chili Con Carne" (Peppers With Meat) for Pete's sake.

[Good Cheer]

Just use lots of chile peppers in your cooking and the carne thing will sort itself out.

[Outpost75]

Chili ain't right if it doesn't have both meat and kidney beans. Buffalo is my favorite followed by bear as ground meat for the pot.

Heathen! Bad enough to have beans, but if you need to stretch the pot for a crowd they better be pintos refritos stirred in to thicken, but to hide them otherwise you should be ashamed! Dog or hog meat are permitted if you have no venison or beef. Never chicken! arroz con pollo can be served on the side.

[trapper9260]

I put ground beaver in my when I make it, chili is with meat no matter how it is done.