Cook's Illistrated "Ultimate Chili" Pron

Wesman61 · 12-28-2012, 11:20 PM

I really like this one.

Started with 4 ancho and 3 New Mexico chiles

Ground 'em up

Made a paste with the ground chiles, cocoa powder, corn meal, broth, cumin, mexi oregano and cayenne chile powder.

Sweated some onions and jalapenos

Added the chile paste with tomatoes, more broth, molasses and garlic and simmered.

Browned the beef in two batches

And deglazed the pan with beer after each browning, then added beer to chili.

The finished product

PatAttack · 12-28-2012, 11:22 PM

Dang, that looks good! Bet it had a little kick, too!

Wesman61 · 12-29-2012, 07:54 PM

I also made some stew from the book that was the best I've made.

swamprb · 12-29-2012, 08:50 PM

I dvr'd the tv episode, in your opinion how do you feel it turned out? Always skeptical of ultimate anything.

Wesman61 · 12-29-2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by swamprb

I dvr'd the tv episode, in your opinion how do you feel it turned out? Always skeptical of ultimate anything.

Everyone loved it. Its really complex. I don't usually want chili to be that much work but it's worth out to me. I wouldn't call it ultimate but it's a nice change from typical chili. I add more cumin than is called for.

landarc · 12-30-2012, 12:28 AM

Looks good, and seems simple enough to me.

12-28-2012, 11:20 PM	#1
Wesman61 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Nampa Idaho Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cook's Illistrated "Ultimate Chili" Pron I really like this one. Started with 4 ancho and 3 New Mexico chiles Ground 'em up Made a paste with the ground chiles, cocoa powder, corn meal, broth, cumin, mexi oregano and cayenne chile powder. Sweated some onions and jalapenos Added the chile paste with tomatoes, more broth, molasses and garlic and simmered. Browned the beef in two batches And deglazed the pan with beer after each browning, then added beer to chili. The finished product

12-28-2012, 11:22 PM	#2
PatAttack is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Mt. Pleasant S.C. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dang, that looks good! Bet it had a little kick, too! __________________ 18.5" WSM Weber SJS Maverick ET-732 Stealthy Fast Black Thermapen "You have never lived until you have almost died". "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know".-Unknown Vietnam Soldier

12-29-2012, 08:50 PM	#4
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I dvr'd the tv episode, in your opinion how do you feel it turned out? Always skeptical of ultimate anything. __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

12-30-2012, 12:28 AM	#6
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks good, and seems simple enough to me. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

12-29-2012, 07:54 PM	#3
Wesman61 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-06-08 Location: Nampa Idaho Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I also made some stew from the book that was the best I've made.