Don't let yer meat loaf

Wolfgang wrote:

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
m...

Uh ... meatloaf?


Hm......meatloaf......well, yeah, meatloaf does come in for its share
of favorite variants. However, I think it lacks the million or so one
and only authentic recipes, each one with its own loyal cadre of
adherents willing to die....or, preferably, to kill.... to protect its
sanctity, that chili enjoys.

Of course you're right. I used to live near a fellow who was a
regular participant in one of the (thousand-or-so) chili cookoffs, so I
learned the "proper" way to make it from him. It's roughly as follows:

*cubed* beef, not ground
New Mexican chiles, dried and ground
ancho chiles, dried and ground
serrano chiles, fresh, to taste
onions
oregano (Mexican, not Mediterranean)
cumin seeds, freshly ground
water (may substitute Lone Star beer for some or all)

"Real" chili *never* has tomatoes, beans, olives, mushrooms,
sprouts, spaghetti or any of that other sissy sh*t that damyankees and
them other faggots put in it.

At least that's what he told me.

I'm somewhat surprised to suddenly see these references to chocolate
in chili. I'm going to have to give this a try sometime soon.

I'm guessing that my mom got it from a Diana Kennedy cookbook, and I
expect that she stole it from the Aztecs. Well, not firsthand or
anything (she's not *quite* that old), but they used chocolate in
cooking/sauces long before the Spaniards arrived.


Chuck Vance

I'm somewhat surprised to suddenly see these references to chocolate
in chili. I'm going to have to give this a try sometime soon.

I'm guessing that my mom got it from a Diana Kennedy cookbook, and I
expect that she stole it from the Aztecs. Well, not firsthand or
anything (she's not *quite* that old), but they used chocolate in
cooking/sauces long before the Spaniards arrived.
Chuck Vance

I've been known to throw a little prepared Mole into chili from time to
time.

Otherwise, I pretty much agree with your ingredient list and your exclusion
list.

I once took a large pot of "Texas Red" to a Quaker meeting potluck where I
was informed that all dishes were to be vegetarian. Since I was a
first-timer at this gathering, they graciously included my dish in the food
line. By the time I got through the line to get some food, there were
several large containers filled with what was called "vegetarian chili." My
container was empty. I guess somehow that meat in my dish transubstantiated
to veggies.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
Drowning flies to Darkstar

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm

"slenon" wrote in message
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I've been known to throw a little prepared Mole into chili from time to
time.

Otherwise, I pretty much agree with your ingredient list and your
exclusion
list.

I once took a large pot of "Texas Red" to a Quaker meeting potluck where I
was informed that all dishes were to be vegetarian. Since I was a
first-timer at this gathering, they graciously included my dish in the
food
line. By the time I got through the line to get some food, there were
several large containers filled with what was called "vegetarian chili."
My
container was empty. I guess somehow that meat in my dish
transubstantiated
to veggies.



Jumpinup. There's a word you don't encounter every day!

--riverman

Jumpinup. There's a word you don't encounter every day!
--riverman

Had to be the only explanation. I'd hate to think all those nice
vegetarians were corrupted by my chili.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
Drowning flies to Darkstar

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm