My first attempt at chili
And while it looks good, it was rather bland. I don't know where I went wrong to tell the truth. I cooked the kidney beans the night before in the crock, then the next day I browned the ground beef (added garlic salt for flavor to that), then put the ground beef at the bottom of the crock with diced up onion, 3 cloves of garlic, enough tomato sauce, the beans as well as about 2 tablespoons of chili powder. Where did I go wrong??
I mean, it looked great, but it was just so...meh.
Any suggestions?
posted by Jennifer @ 1:37 PM
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6 Comments:
I'd add cumin! Maybe some jalapenos.
Mmm. Chili.
Definitely, or green chiles perhaps?? I am missing cumin! DH complained about how bland and not spicy it was. LOL!!!
Can you guess what my suggestion will be? Use a Rachael Ray recipe! In addition to cumin and jalapenos, Rachael also usually puts in Worcestershire sauce and some beer to deglaze the pot and lets its simmer for a bit before adding the tomatoes and stock.
Her Uptown Downhome Chili is good.
Ooh, thank you so much Madeline! I'm not a fan of TOO much spice, but DH should be pleased with this. Someday I will try this. Thank you!
Definately cumin. We like some green chilis in ours too. I'm a cheater. I buy the petite diced tomatoes with the chilis already in it. :D
Try a little pepper, or even some hot sauce, but just a little. Maybe a tsp of salt...
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