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Crowe Diddly
What cut or cuts of meat are you using in the chili? Beans? If your down, post your ingredients or recipe, in as little or as much detail as you like.
Ground beef and chuck steak. I generally do add kidney beans for volume, as chili is addicting and I go through a pot so fast. I know people get bent out of shape about beans vs. no beans but I just consider them optional.
I think this recipe is pretty standard, it's how my family in TX always made it. Then again, I've seen people use weird shit like chocolate, carrots, noodles, pork, cinnamon, etc. and call it chili, so I guess there is no standard.
I've also seen this referred to as Texas Chain Gang chili:
* Mince 8 garlic cloves and 4 jalapenos, saute in olive oil.
* Separately, cook 1.5 lbs ground beef and 1.5 lbs chuck (cubed), drain
* Combine all that and add 5 Tbsp chili powder, 2 tbsp cumin, 2tbsp oregano, 3 tsp cayenne, 2 tsp salt. Cook a few minutes.
* Add 28oz crushed tomatoes and 4 cups beef stock. Simmer 2-3 hours
* Add beans 10 minutes before taking off heat if you want
Lately I've been substituting some of the salt for MSG, and using this stuff for beef stock:
https://i.imgur.com/pnvixsk.jpg
ETA: onions are a core part of the recipe I think, but I can't eat them