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Skriven 2014-02-18 15:56:55 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 9992 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Chilli
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Hi Dave,

RH> RH>  DD> Beg to differ - I eat chilli with beans in it. I make
RH> RH>  DD> chilli with beans in it.

RH> RH> Do you call it chili? I know it doesn't go into the chili
RH> RH> category for competition.

RH>  DD> Of course. Absolutely. That's what it is. Chilies con carne y
RH>  DD> frijoles. (Chilies with meat and beans)

RH> But that's plural, I asked if you eat chili, singular. (G)

 DD> Good thing you put the (G) there - else I'd have accused you of being
 DD> disingenuous.   Bv)=

Just giving you a bit of a hard time.


RH>  DD> There is now a category in ICS competitions for chilli w/beans
RH>  DD> (and other stuff) called "Homestyle".

RH>  DD> From the ICS web site (I had to dig for this) "The Rules and
RH>  DD> Regulations for cooks at the World's Championship, State,
RH>  DD> Regional and District
RH>  DD> Cookoffs are as follows:

RH> I went on the ICS web site and looked it up too. Just to see what
RH> I'd be getting into if I wanted to go that route.

 DD> It can be a lot of fun - but it can also be pricey. There is a
 DD> $50/year membership, travel expenses, food/material/cooking rig
 DD> expenses, etc.

That could add up fast. Also, we wouldn't compete in events held on
Sunday, which probably rules out a fair number of them.


 DD> Cooking in local, non-sanctioned cook-offs is much less costly as you
 DD> usually can prepare the chilli in your home kitchen (unless the local
 DD> health Nazis are exceptionally anal) and bring it with.

Having amm my usual cooking stuff on hand would make it nice. When we
did the camping trips to Interlaken, Switzerland, I carried quite a
number of my favorite kitchen tools but used the camp cookware set we'd
bought. Had to be ingenious, figuring out meals that could be done with
the limited stuff, but overall, we ate well.


RH>  DD> My experience has been that it's tough to cook the beans (from
RH>  DD> dry) in with the chilli without ruining both. I do sometimes
RH>  DD> get frisky and make my own chilli beans ... which are pretty
RH>  DD> good in their own right.

RH> I either use canned beans or dry beans that I've soaked and pre
RH> cooked before adding them. Depends on what's on hand, my lead time
RH> (do I have the time to shop or cook beans or what?), etc.

RH>  DD>       Title: Dave's Chilli Beans
RH>  DD>  Categories: Beans, Chilies
RH>  DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

RH> Looks pretty good, I need to get some chili spice tho as all I have
RH> is powders of various chili peppers.

 DD> My default bean for adding to chilli is Brooks Chili Hot Beans - which
 DD> are fairly close to what I make with my recipe - except mine are
 DD> hotter and Brooks' gravy is thicker.

I don't have any particular favorite; I think the last batch the beans
were 365 Organic (from Whole Foods) kidneys.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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