Chili: Tips and tricks please

[AB Editor]

Dear All,

I wondered what goes into YOUR chili?

Obviously mince, kidney beans, onion etc - but what are your magic ingredients?

Mine are:

A pint of espresso
Passata
Chillis (Scotch bonnets preferably)
Three or four tablespoons of dark honey
Lots of cracked black pepper
Coriander (finely chopped) and lime juice (both applied and folded inabout a minute before serving.

Cracking stuff. Right; your turn.

Spare

[redcrx]

we do a mild one with peppers, chili powder, mince, onion, mushrooms, baked beans and mixed pulses in chilli sauce.

[237SJ]

Chillis, cayenne pepper, turkey mince, chopped tomatoes, cannellini beans/barlotti beans, chopped red peppers and sliced mushrooms.

[mccfluff]

use cubed meat instead of mince, much nicer

[Ankou]

we occasionally put some coco powder in the pot.

we also do one like redcrx's called beany mince which the kids love - probably because it makes everyone very windy.

[Arksided]

All the above sounds nice. Microwave on full power for five minutes is the closest I come to cooking.

[China Doll]

I occasionally add marmite.

[Ankou]

marmite ? disgusting.

[AB Editor]

Nice idea McFluff - you could do a marinade as well I suppose? Will keep that in mind.

Might switch the chopped garlic out for Puree now TH.

I forgot to mention a tsp of Thyme in mine.

Redcrx, don't you find the peppers do disagreeable soggy in Chili?

RH - HP sauce!? Any good?

We all agree that it should have the consistency of good cement right?

[Davethedog]

Scotch bonnets preferably plural? Who eats it Homer Simpson

[LoftyLottie]

I add Marmite to beef casseroles, stews etc.

[AB Editor]

Marmite? That's vile.

I've heard of coco powder before. Much cop? I guess it might be similar to me adding the coffee and honey?

Spare

[China Doll]

If you've overdone the tomatos in a spag bol or chilli or feel your gravy is lacking depth, a good dollop of mamite will see you right... heathens...