Texas Red Chili – Bowl of Red


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Texas Red Chili – AKA Bowl of Red – AKA Chili Con Carne The timeframe and origins of chili are debatable such as many things …

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  1. Dr. David Wages
    Dr. David Wages says:

    As a certified chili judge I appreciate your recipe. Simple ingredients, no nonsense (ie. fillers, onions, tomatoes, corn, etc.). It’s ok if someone wants that other stuff, just don’t call it Texas Red. Love your videos. Keep up the great work!

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  2. Bren H
    Bren H says:

    Looks great but why did you waste all the chilli paste? You could have poured the beef stock into the blender for a few minutes to get the rest out of there.

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  3. greigmn
    greigmn says:

    I’m going to try this at the weekend in rainy Scotland, chillies arrived today. Once question, why are you mixing the stock? Why chicken and beef? I think I’m maybe just gonna go with beef.

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  4. NuttinbutdaBlues
    NuttinbutdaBlues says:

    Made your recipe this past weekend. Great flavor, almost adobo like. I used your pepper combo and alley added a couple of New Mexico chilies and de arbol chilis. Great recipe. Thanks.

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  5. FosterDoom
    FosterDoom says:

    It's always funny how americans say "nah, WE invented that" when it was clearly invented by other people, and it's been documented by several sources through like more than 200 years xDDD

    You might have adopted and made it yours because you have a tendency to steal everything. But it was not something that came from your mind. However "good" your actual recipe might taste. Just aknowledge stuff.

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  6. Myshel Hilty
    Myshel Hilty says:

    I dont understand why recipes have to be a debate. Either add beans or dont. We always have to argue and voice our opinion. How about we learn to focus on ourselves and do what you want to do with out voicing it.

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  7. HeronPoint 2021
    HeronPoint 2021 says:

    I make a paste of ALL the chillis I grow that year. Unfortunatley, I'm at 4,000 feet now but we get lots of sun and long, long days in Canada. (banana belt side of the Purcells in BC). Next year I think I'll dedicate my sun room to a greenhouse for peppers!! wish me luck. Got to Tulsa, almost made it to Texas!

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  8. HeronPoint 2021
    HeronPoint 2021 says:

    back in the day you didn't have all those corn fed choice and Prime cuts to pick from: you had a Longhorn that had just walked 600 miles through thorn thickets and open plains. I'd imagine chilli would be able to soften all those tough cuts!!!!

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  9. Carol Kalmer Kalmer
    Carol Kalmer Kalmer says:

    I always put in my chili something my Italian mother (who would be 113 today) used to put in her chili and that is – suet! I use different chilis and each gives a different taste of which I like the pasillas the best. Usually I eat of good deal of the chili sauce blenderized with the garlic and onion before it gets into the chili.. It's so good and really makes chili so much better than without the actual chilis. Good recipe!

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  10. Kenneth Kraus
    Kenneth Kraus says:

    WTF makes you assume that Texas has a lock on Chili? —anymore then Italy has a lock on Pizza?! The same ingredients in your "Texas Chili" is available in every state and territory of the USA!

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  11. Leester
    Leester says:

    The arguments about beans and no beans is just silly.. Ranch workers and other transient folks, made camp "chili" with whatever dried ingredients they had on hand. If they had beans, they used, them if they didn't, yum. If they had cows to butcher for fresh meat, hell yea they did, but they also used jerky. Onions, garlic, tomatoes, beer etc, are all fanciful additions by people commercializing the dish and home cooks who had those ingredients on-hand.

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  12. BlueBustard
    BlueBustard says:

    Made 6 quarts of this yesterday and today – put it all together yesterday, then into the fridge overnight, then (very slowly) simmer all day today. The flavor is marvelous, but the heat level is lacking (to my taste) so added some habanero powder for the last hour. Perfection! I used chuck steak cut into 3/8" cubes and 1 1/2 pounds ground venison. Excellent recipe!!!!! (Oh, and by the way, I poured the beef stock into the blender before pouring the roux paste into the pot. Great idea.)

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  13. Shermdoggydogg
    Shermdoggydogg says:

    Damn!!! This is so good!!!! I’ve made this twice already and it blows my mind!!!! This Cali boy with Texas roots loves this delicious Recipe!!! I took a batch of this to my dad who was born in Texas… waiting on his comments….. I can’t tell you how many recipes I’ve made from meat church!! Right up my alley!!! Texas at heart!! Thank you Matt!! Keep them coming!!!

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  14. Bing It
    Bing It says:

    I love finding these types of (closer to) traditional recipes and relearning people. Whether it's the 4 Roman pastas, or something like this Texas Red Chili. Your first reaction from peers will typically be, "That's not what I think of when I think of [insert dish]" as they bite into it. In the case of this chili, you have to remind them that the chili they know is not chili, but rather a tomato and bean soup with ground beef. THIS is chili. Alton Brown even did an episode of Good Eats where he showed the same thing and made a chuck-wagon style meaty chili.

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