Chili Mix

[Micro469]

[apratt]

.... I post my chili recipe and get 6 replies....

No offense, John but you lost me with the mushrooms and celery. Sorry man, sounds like chil-sketti to me !!

Just ribbin' you!!

Jeff

Ditto, yes I'll addmit that I do not like mushrooms and celery I leave for other dishes.

[Micro469]

Jeez Guys..... Mushrooms are GREAT!!..and you really can't taste the celery... just used it before it rotted in the fridge....( thats how I cook...If it's ready to go bad, it gets thrown in the pot....)

[Laredo]

[Uh, John, you did notice I'd resurrected this thread from last year, right? and that it was an old thread then?]


Because I was so happy about the peppers.


Mike, do you remember where your plants (2005, I think it was) came from originally?

[mikeschn]

Offhand I don't remember. If it's important, I can review the '05 photos. Do you remember what they were called?

Mike...

Mike, do you remember where your plants (2005, I think it was) came from originally?

[Laredo]

I don't -- what I recall is the conversation about cherry peppers, and that I had misdiagnosed these (I'll say!) from just the pix you posted.

[Micro469]

[Uh, John, you did notice I'd resurrected this thread from last year, right? and that it was an old thread then?]


Because I was so happy about the peppers.


Mike, do you remember where your plants (2005, I think it was) came from originally?

Me bad.....

[mikeschn]

I don't -- what I recall is the conversation about cherry peppers, and that I had misdiagnosed these (I'll say!) from just the pix you posted.

They were the Caribbean Red, which I think is the same as Red Savina.

Are you ready for something twice as hot as that? (130 times as hot as a jalapeño pepper.)

Mike...

[Laredo]

no, these are fine, thank you

[mikeschn]

Laredo,

Just wanted to let you know that I had a bunch more peppers this year, and didn't want to waste a single one... so I minced them up and then pressed them into ice cube trays. They are in the freezer now... That should last me a few weeks, ya think?



Mike...

[Laredo]

Nice!
Looks tasty.
About two cubes to a pound of ground meat for chili?

[mikeschn]

Sounds about right!!!

Mike...

[bobhenry]

4 Full pages of chilli trivia and not one fight over to macaroni or not to macaroni I'm amazed !

I have been known to sneak in a big old glop of horseradish when old what's her name ain't lookin' she wants tomato soup with hamburger.
I've learned to keep the peace by making the pot and removing her's just before the good stuff goes in.... hot banana peppers ... petes hot sauce..black pepper and a little chili powder ....the afore mentioned horseradish ...any leftover open salsa or other tomato products forgotten in the fridge. My chili is never the same but I generally get good reviews from the braver guests.

[Laredo]

Ok, report on the latest experimental chili -- this was the older son's recipe from a friend

1 1/2 lbs extra lean stew meat
1 poblano
2 serranos
2 jalapenos
1 habanero
half a head of garlic
1 medium onion
1 quart beef stock




Procedure: stem, seed and finely dice all chilis; peel and finely dice onion and garlic. In heavy pan brown meat; remove; add garlic, onion and peppers to drippings and cook until onions are clear. Return meat to pan and add stock. Bring to boil; cover, reduce heat to low, cook 4 hours.

It wasn't bad.
Tasted more like beef stew (really good beef stew, actually) than chili. The meat fell apart on the spoon. Oddly enough, there wasn't much fire to the flavor, but it did leave a warmth in the throat and have a salubrious effect on stuffed sinuses.

Upon reflection, I think I would change the recipe a little next time -- I'm not a fan of cumin, but this recipe either needs potatoes (which renders a nice stew) or a little comino to bring out the "bowl of red" effect.