Chili: Beans or no beans?

[WeeHawky]

Down here in TX the cook offs ban fillers.

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

Beans are part of chilli.

Without beans it's just spicy mince.

[WeeHawky]

Originally posted by Abaddon the Despoiler:

Beans are part of chilli.

Without beans it's just spicy mince.

Without Shelby giving Larry the loan there might not have been a Chili's.

[kingjames488]

as my old man used to say... "it's the same, only different"

I don't think I can post that reference anymore...

beans tho... beans.

[WeeHawky]

however you could get beans in your chili at the first Chili's too.

[N3tRunn3r]

BEANS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and even put potatoes in for more "fillers" ..


minced meat
onion
garlic
bacon / smoked meat
BEANS
potatoes
chili

[WeeHawky]

Originally posted by N3tRunn3r:

BEANS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and even put potatoes in for more "fillers" ..

Another banned filler

[kingjames488]

who puts potatoes in it tho?

[N3tRunn3r]

better potatoes than any other as ketchup ..

[kingjames488]

what do potatoes have to do with ketchup?

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

I only consider chilli... chilli if it has beans.

[saranacX]

100% yes.

[MinionJoe]

I prefer all-meat chili more as a topping for other things, such as baked potatoes or hot dogs.

The wife makes a great three-bean chili with ground turkey (and lately Beyond Meat sausage) that's really good.

Fortunately, we live far enough north that it isn't illegal.

[xDDD]

Yes, but it shouldn't have TOO MANY beans.

Texas cookoffs sound very boring. I understand their angle, but there's only so many ways to make chilli without introducing new non-spice ingredients...

[jimbalayajones]

Beans...

[kingjames488]

I mean, if you want to be a "chilli" purist then the literal translation of "chille con carne" is hot peppers with meat... so unless you're eating a stew of meat and hot peppers you're doing it "wrong".