Though there are a a lot of different things for Super Bowl parties, there are a few that will, without a doubt, make an appearance at every Super Bowl party this weekend -- beer to drink, tortilla chips and salsa for snacking, and as a "main" dish, some sort of chili. If you're hosting a Super Bowl party and chili isn't on your menu, why are you depriving your guests?!?!
There are a lot of recipes out there for chili - heck, we have at least a dozen here on Slashfood - and a lot of opinions about what makes the "best" chili. Ground beef or steak? Beans or no beans? Tomato-base or beef stock? The reality is that chili is more of a technique combined with any permutation of meat and vegetables, rather than a specific recipe. Last weekend, I made a Steak Chili in my brand new slow cooker, and though I had several recipes nearby as reference, I ended up doing everything based on my personal tastes. Here's the step-by-step of what I did, along with suggestions and explanations so you can make your own.
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1-29-2008 @ 9:52PM
Monty Harris said...
I spent my first five years as a bachelor trying to 1. learn to cook without Mom and B. perfect a chili recipe. It didn't take longer than another 30 years to figure out it (pursuit of the perfect chili) never ends.
This weekend I made Jamie Oliver's Goulash from his new series on the Food Network for Sunday dinner. After one day of leftovers I converted it to a chili by adding chili powder, corn kernels and black beans.
Chili can be simple and so flexible. A very cool food!
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