Cooking cocoa powder in chili?? why??

[dis2cruise]

I saw a recipe for adding cocoa powder into chili does the cocoa powder
calm down the spices??

 

[tiggerfan1]

I've heard that it adds "depth" to the flavor of the chili.

 

[dis2cruise]

I've heard that it adds "depth" to the flavor of the chili.

thanks i was just curious

 

[greeneeyes]

Many spicy recipes that contain chili also contain chocolate for depth and to accent the spice. I just bought a chocolate bar that has chili pepper in it...spicy!

 

[tiggerfan1]

thanks i was just curious

You're welcome! Personally, I don't like to add cocoa powder to my chili. I prefer my chili to be "shallow".

 

[fairykin]

was your recipe for chicken mole? because chicken mole has chocolate added to the chili powder and also a little bit of smooth peanut butter..when done properly it's super delicious.

Baked chicken mole enchiladas my favorite are at Casa De Juardo in El Paso, Texas.

 

[Katieinwonderland]

Whenever I make chilli, I add a dash of cocoa powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. They don't add the flavor they think you would, it's a subtle flavor but I love it! DH on the other hand, HATES it but he's really picky.