Question about making Chili

[lizabu]

I like lots of beans in my chili. I use red kidney beans, pinto beans and black turtle beans....yum yum

 

[threecrazykids]

beans, beans, good for your heart
the more you eat 'em
the more you f........

beans, beans, the musical fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot
the more you toot, the better you feel
so eat your beans for every meal

That's the jingle we learned - makes kids giggle every time.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Drain and rinse. We use three types of beans on our chili: light red kidney beans, black beans, and black-eyed peas.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Drain at the very least... sometimes rinse!!!
I would not use the pre-seasoned chili beans at all.
One reason for this is I like to season them how we prefer them.
And 'hot beans out of a can' just ain't it.

I don't like the 'slime'... and that slime is starch that is turning into sugars.. It is sweet!

I usually make chili WITH beans. Don't know why one must be a traditional 'purist' about different kinds of chili?
And, hey beans are SO healthy!

For beef chili, I use pinto and light-red-kidney.
If I cook my own pinto beans, then they are great, and no need to drain.
It is the canned 'slime' that I would not use.

For a white chicken chili, I use white northern beans, and some dark-red-kidney beans. They add interest and color and fiber and nutrition.

peppers, onions, chili powder, garlic or garlic powder... plenty of salt.
And some tomato. But not enough to begin to compete with the other flavors.

Whoever said tomato sauce with meat must not be familiar with good chili !!!

 

[Wishing on a star]

beans, beans, the musical fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot
the more you toot, the better you feel
so eat your beans for every meal

That's the jingle we learned - makes kids giggle every time.

Hahahaha!!!!
The one I always heard was

Beans, Beans, good for the heart...
The more you eat, the more you _______.

 

[snapppyd]

Who knew we could have so much fun with beans?

 

[LBIJim]

I used to just drain the beans but then I read somewhere that rinsing decreases the chances that the beans will make you gassy so I started rinsing too.

Good to know. I never rinse the beans and now I know NOT to. Unlike many gentlemen of a certain age, my methane production is waning, and I need all the ammunition I can get.

 

[Minnesota!]

To add to the thread drift

I'll add mine:

2 lbs ground beef
1 lb pork sausage
2 med. to large onions, chopped
2-3 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp dried oregano
1-2 28oz cans crushed tomatoes
1 beer
5-10 cloves garlic (or 2 tbsp granulated)
1-2 poblano chiles
2-3 jalpenos
1-2 tbsp Ancho chili powder

fry the pork, drain leaving the grease in the pan, fry the beef, drain leaving the grease, fry onions. Drain and discard the grease.

In a blender empty the 1 can tomatoes, some beer, add garlic and all the peppers and puree. Put all this in a pot and simmer 2 hours adding any extra beer or water as to control the consistency. At the end add any seasonings to taste.

Sometimes I add beans. Either canned black or pinto, rinsed.

Oooh, I forgot - I add beer to mine, too.

I was making 2 crockpot meals on Sunday - one of chili, 1 of pork and sauerkraut. My entire kitchen smelled of global beers,

YUM!

 

[lovesmurfs]

I always drain and then rinse them thoroughly before adding them in.

Unless the recipe calls for chili beans, which includes flavored sauce.

Pork and beans in recipes -- I don't drain.