The Old Farmer's Almanac Editors
ADVERTISEMENT
Even with the long list of ingredients, I had everything in the pantry. Used the food processor to cut down on chopping. Turned out great. Did cut cayenne to 1/8 tsp.
Will make good lunches.
I made a very large pot of this chili. It was, is, very delicious. I used pork sausage instead of bacon sausage. I did add 1/2 pound of chopped up, pre-cooked bacon and did add an extra pound of ground beef. I also added Kitchen Bouquet to darken the chili.
I couldn’t find any bacon sausage either, so just cut up about 1/3 pound of bacon and added it along with pork sausage and hamburger. Delicious. The coffee and chocolate give it a very rich and Mexican flavor, a bit dusky. Buy the spices in those little bags at your grocery store and they are MUCH cheaper, maybe $5 total. Also these are the same spices you can use to make your own taco seasoning and use them up. All the beans were interesting to my husband. He has to add bunches of fiber and usually hates beans, but he picked this one. It takes a bit to get all the cooking done, but delicious and you’ll have lots of leftovers to freeze., or just invite a big group of friends and family!
I found it in my "Earth Fare" food store, after perusing the meat counter, there it was, looked like a slab of raw Bacon, uncut, had the Butcher grind it up for me delicious in the chili... I googled it also, and found you can use Boston Butt, or any fatty pork and have it ground
This is by far the best CHILI I have ever made, what a difference it makes when every thing is fresh and Organic, My kids loved it also, so this is definitely a keeper
That looks like a good chili recipe. Simple, and all the ingredients are basic pantry items for anyone who cooks regularly (except for the bacon sausage, of course). I might leave out a lot of the hotter ingredients -- I'd likely substitute Poblano chilies for the Jalapeños, and use no more than an 1/8 tsp. of cayenne, leaving out the sriracha altogether. Personal preference, though. No disrespect to the recipe. Farmland and Big Fork seem to be the main commercial sources for bacon sausage, but if you know a butcher who makes sausages, they might have it -- or might make it for you. Or, if you can't find any and still want to get some bacon flavor, you could substitute bacon drippings for the olive oil. Or just add some chopped/minced pork jowl or bacon to the chili. I don't normally tinker with recipes until I've actually followed it exactly at least once, but already know I can't do super hot and enjoy it, while bacon sausage is kind of a specialty item. Anyway, thanks for posting.
Why do NEW recipes have 150 ingredients? I mean, a 1/2 spoon of 10 different "spices" (and some I could care less about) and things not normally kept at home all the time. For a new recipe, you have to spend $20.00 on spices to find out you don't like half of them. haha And WHAT IS A "1 PIP OF CHOCOLATE" anyway?
Hi, Mel. At some stores you can buy spices in bulk form, which means you can get as little (even just 1/2 teaspoon) or as much as you need. You measure them out into a bag instead of buying an entire jar/container. We’d recommend a local health food store for this type of buying experience. And here is a bit of trivia for your day: Hershey bars are sectioned into small rectangles called “pips.”
I've never heard of bacon sausage. Where do you find this as I have never seen it in the store. Does it go by another name?
We’d recommend checking a local butcher shop as it is a specialty sausage. If you can not find bacon sausage in your area, you can substitute any sausage you like.
