Crock pot "chili"

"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh) 03/16/2015 at 10:02 • Filed to: Foodlopnik

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Most americans will probably be mad at me for calling this a chili, but it's one of my favourite dishes if I'm honest.. so here's the stuff you need.

2 pounds minced beef, browned and drained

2 cans kidney beans, canned, drained

2 cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped

1 ounce of dark chocolate (chopped)

8 tablespoons dried and crushed chili (I prefer chipotles, habaneros and piri piris)

2 cloves of garlic, minced

2 teaspoons coriander

2 teaspoons cumin powder

2 teaspoons salt

3 teaspoons black pepper

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon worchestershire sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 carrot, coarsley chopped

2 large onions, coarsely chopped

Fresh chilies (to taste, use whatever you like)

7 ounces black olives (pitted and drained)

1/2 cup beef stock

(optional) 1/2 teaspoon Dave's ultimate insanity sauce

Edit: forgot 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon (thanks Skyfire77 for reminding me).

Throw it all in a crock pot, let simmer for 8-10 hours, serve with mashed potatoes and sour cream.

505Turbeaux > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:04

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that dark chocolate is a nice touch. I usually use shitty beer as sugar in it.

Also, you get dave's on your side of the ocean?

buford-t-justice > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:06

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Are you referring to the beans? If someone gets worked up over that, they must have a pretty easy life.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 03/16/2015 at 10:06

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Dark chocolate is AMAZING in chilies.

And yes, I do get both dave's and blair's over here as well as a ton of other hot sauces, I have to many of them if I'm honest :P

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > buford-t-justice 03/16/2015 at 10:08

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Beans, olives, tomatoes etc.. I have heard so many things "wrong" about the way I make chili you won't believe it :P

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/16/2015 at 10:08

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Chili and choc is a good match - see mole sauce - but kimchee'd chocolate bar I'm less sold on. (Yes, that is a thing. Yes, I have had it.)

OPPOsaurus WRX > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:09

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i used to work with a guy from Texas (we're in Boston) , one friday we went out for lunch to a TexMex place and he ordered chili. When it arrived he promptly lost his shit at the sight of the beans in his chili. Fckin beans!!!!!! OMG thew world is burning. i got a good laugh out of it. his face turned red, I thought he was gunna run into the kitchen and drown the cook in his own chili. fortunately he contained his rage to us at the table.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/16/2015 at 10:10

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I see it this way "A chili is a dish made with whatever you like as long as it's spicy and good" ;) I don't think that guy would agree with me :P

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/16/2015 at 10:11

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That doesnt sound super awesome to me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/16/2015 at 10:14

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It's almost as suspect as the sweet ginseng candy - but that is arguably better than it sounds.
(we end up with a lot of crazy Korean things at my house, it's complicated)

OPPOsaurus WRX > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:15

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haha nope, he was definately one of those ol'timers who are set in their ways. he dont need no young'in's messing with how things were done in the good ol' days

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:17

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Olives, IMHO, should be added to the preparation of chili after cooking as an extra ingredient like cheese rather than being cooked in. That being said, it's all going the same place. Tomatoes can go either way. I prefer non-bean, but won't say no to a good mix as long as the beans are right.

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/16/2015 at 10:18

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haha hmmm, interesting. One of my friends growing up was half Korean and I got my primer on the cuisine from his grandmother. Good stuff for the most part

Flat Six > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:19

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I'm from Texas and like beans in chili...cheaper and healthier than meat.

thebigbossyboss > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:19

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Too many hot sauces? No such things my nordic friend!

thebigbossyboss > Flat Six 03/16/2015 at 10:19

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The other day I had a chilli....and it had both beans and meat!!

Flat Six > thebigbossyboss 03/16/2015 at 10:22

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What, and you survived???? They didn't explode on contact?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/16/2015 at 10:22

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The only reason I add the olives prior to cooking is because I use cheap olives in this dish :)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > thebigbossyboss 03/16/2015 at 10:23

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Good point :P

thebigbossyboss > Flat Six 03/16/2015 at 10:24

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Nope. I even made a real abomination because the meat was turkey meat. Was so delicious.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/16/2015 at 10:24

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According to * this *, Korean cuisine is quite available to you - closer than a location is to me, anyway. They basically have kits for kalbi and bulgogi that are really easy to get set with and prepare - pre-sliced meat + sauce that you can just throw together and go with, not to mention all the aforementioned candies and so on. There's also the kimchee aisle and the aisle and a half of ramen, not to mention Fanta from the former eastern bloc (don't ask me, I don't know), and a wide range of hispanic foods (including, say Abuelita hot chocolate with spices). Basically, H-Mart rocks.

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/16/2015 at 10:26

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I need to check into this H mart thing

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/16/2015 at 10:30

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My sense is, if I come up that way, I can totally hit an H-mart on the way and arrive with shit still cold. Not that that's a substitute for taking a trip to little Korea yourself, but it's a thing that could happen.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:31

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am I the only one with an irrational fear about leaving the crock pot unattended at home and it burning down my apartment?

my other irrational fears are getting paralyzed by a chiropractor and also getting into a fatal accident on my way to collect mega million lottery winnings should I win.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/16/2015 at 10:34

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You are not, I never leave it alone for hours, I sit on the couch and play videogames the whole day when I use it :)

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/16/2015 at 10:35

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it will be a slight bit out of your way, but not far at all. But sounds like a solid plan

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:40

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looks like I have a plan for Saturday. The last time I made chili it was far too much, by the 4th day of eating it for lunch and dinner I was so sick of it . I'll need to make a small batch

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/16/2015 at 10:45

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I usually make enough for ten people and put half of it in ziplock bags and freeze it, invite friends over for the remaining half.

jariten1781 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 10:52

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As a chili expert I can say with these two ingredients and a slow cook:

2 pounds minced beef, browned and drained

2 cans whole tomatoes, drained and chopped

Yup, that's chili. All the other stuff is just making it your own which any good chili will do.

My home stuff is usually whatever ground beef is on sale (2-5 lbs) couple cans of tomatoes, couple cans of pickled jalapenos, can of pinto beans, bunch of mushrooms in gravy, a diced red onion, and 4 or so tablespoons of chopped garlic from a jar. If I'm making it for a contest I'll add some other spices for depth, but if we're just eating it it goes as is.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > jariten1781 03/16/2015 at 10:54

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Thanks mate, my motto when it comes to chili is "do whatever you like, it just needs to be spicy and good".

user314 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/16/2015 at 13:54

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Sounds good to me. Then again, I regularly make Cincinnati chili, which seems to be a minor crime on the interwebs.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > user314 03/16/2015 at 13:56

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That looks rather nice, it also reminded me that I forgot to add cinnamon on my list of spices up there, I always add 1/4 of a teaspoon cinnamon.

Manic Otti > jariten1781 03/16/2015 at 16:06

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This is more my style. I don't keep about 75% of the ingredients on hand for the above recipe. I generally keep things pretty simple.