Al Czervik Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Damn, I made the best bowl of Texas red tonight, the real stuff, made from whole chiles and cubed beef. No beans, no friggin tomatoes. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/true-texas-chili-355049 This is my basic starting point, but I short cut it with the ol' Instant Pot. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Never heard of Texas red until just now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWPA Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I'm with you, jmohme. And too how can the peppers be dried and fresh at the same time. Although it does sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 15 hours ago, jmohme said: Never heard of Texas red until just now. Sheltered childhood, was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 5 hours ago, tous said: Sheltered childhood, was it? Yankee childhood . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I'm sure it's tasty and I love chili peppers and cook chili's with just about everything but basically Texas Red, which I've tried, is just boiled chunks of beef with chili's, so technically Texas red IS "Chili con Carne" which means chili with meat. But I prefer actual Chili. I've been to many chili cook-offs and have tasted some really great chili. I've also made it from scratch, browning the meat with bacon, using Cumin, a touch of Brown sugar, fresh tomato's, chili's, sweet onions, and sage and a little oregano from the garden. And slow cooking is the key to success, and re-heating it the next day makes it even better. If I don't have the time or the resources to make it from scratch I'll make it from a mix Carroll Shelby's is not bad, Wick Fowler's 2 alarm chili is good, but cheap-azz French's Chili-o is pretty decent as a seasoning mix. fresh chili's are the key ingredient an diced tomato's are preferable to tomato sauce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 What's 'Instant Pot'? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 19 hours ago, NWPA said: I'm with you, jmohme. And too how can the peppers be dried and fresh at the same time. Although it does sound good. Dried chiles should be pliable, not brittle, is what the author is trying to say. 10 minutes ago, Borg warner said: I'm sure it's tasty and I love chili peppers and cook chili's with just about everything but basically Texas Red, which I've tried, is just boiled chunks of beef with chili's, so technically Texas red IS "Chili con Carne" which means chili with meat. But I prefer actual Chili. I've been to many chili cook-offs and have tasted some really great chili. I've also made it from scratch, browning the meat with bacon, using Cumin, a touch of Brown sugar, fresh tomato's, chili's, sweet onions, and sage and a little oregano from the garden. And slow cooking is the key to success, and re-heating it the next day makes it even better. If I don't have the time or the resources to make it from scratch I'll make it from a mix Carroll Shelby's is not bad, Wick Fowler's 2 alarm chili is good, but cheap-azz French's Chili-o is pretty decent as a seasoning mix. fresh chili's are the key ingredient an diced tomato's are preferable to tomato sauce. I used the term Texas Red because it is very specific...cubed beef (generally chuck), reconstituted dried chiles (not powder, and this makes a huge difference), and a few other things (onion, garlic, stock, vinegar, brown sugar, a little masa, and a touch of cumin). There are no beans nor tomatoes in Texas Red. Chile con carne (which should be the same thing) is adulterated in all kinds of ways. 7 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: What's 'Instant Pot'? Asking for a friend. It is some kinda lectric pressure cooker that GG thrust upon the GT community, and they work pretty well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTracker Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: What's 'Instant Pot'? Asking for a friend. Cooks a bit faster and makes food quite tender. The frau bought one (because everyone else bought one) and has used it a few times. One neat thing is that you can put frozen food in and get tender tasty stuff out with little to no effort. Like a modern chili pot, well not really but sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 7 hours ago, tous said: Sheltered childhood, was it? No, just never heard it called that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Huaco Kid said: What's 'Instant Pot'? Asking for a friend. It's like weed you get really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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