How do you make your basic chili?

I never thought of sugar. Usually the pepper, and garlic take out the tomato taste, that and letting it cook an hour.

That sounds more like spagitti. Interesting.

Oh my you like yours spicy hot-whew already sweating just reading your post. LOL

Yes cheese and cornbread are good with it.

I leave the juice from the beans-That is how I cut down on water. And it keeps it thick.

Never heard of using green peppers and celery but it would add to the flavor. Cool.

Not sure where I could find buffalo here. Ground turkey I havent tried but have heard of doing that.

What is kilebasa?

Ive never aquired a taste for sour cream but that is how my hubby likes his.

Kilebasa is a polish sausage. It has a very smokey taste. It's a bit greasy, but I like it.

I wouldnt like the grease. Or do you cook all the meat togehter and then drain the grease? I wonder if using a bit of smoke flavoring would do the trick?

I forgot, I use stew beef as well as hamburger meat.

The pork-n-beans add a bit of sweetness-not alot.

What is abodo?

I do like a meaty chili I will have to try adding the stew meat.

Tomato sauce is usually in small cans it would take alot for a big pan of chili. I try to be cheap-LOL

I think I use 2 of the small cans, maybe 3, can't really remember right now. I tend tojust do it, not think about it. I get the cans of tom. sauce super cheap at a place called Aldi's. And those cheap cans taste better than the more expensive brands like del Monte or Hunts.
I also get chicken broth there too. It costs over a dollar for any brand but at Aldi's it's .40 a can.
Adobo is a spice mix by Goya. Salt, garlic, oregano, tumeric, black pepper. there are different ones, the one I have right now has cumin in it. Or you can get it with more pepper. I don't use much since we aren't into salt.
You can also add Sazon to the chili. You should find that and the adobo near dried beans or if you have an international foods aisle.

We have an Aldies but it is an hour away. And with gas prices so high we dont go there. If gas keeps going up wont anyone be able to live, and more thefts.

Our local market doesnt have anything out of the ordinary-LOL just a small grocery store.

Thank you for explaining.

Oh that's too bad. I would go anywhere if it was an hour away. Our's is about 10-15 miles away and my husband picks up stuff from there on his way home from work.

Nice idea hubby could go by the store on his way home. And being diabetic he could pick out something a little more healthy.

This unrelated to chili making. You mentioned diabetes, a great way to naturally lower blood sugar is by using a tsp. of ground cinnamon daily. It also prevents diabetes. It runs in my family so I've been using it for a few years now, sprinkle some in my coffee. I told a friend about it who is diabetic and within one week her sugar levels dropped 5 mgs. and she adjusted her insulin accordingly.

I will have to try and get my hubby to do the cininomon. He takes medication for his diabeties. Thank you for the idea.

We love garlic. So I use alot of garlic powder.

Salsa would add flavor as well as vegt. Although it would be a bit spicy.

I like the varieties everyone is coming up with.

I just use a chili powder or chili spice mix from the store. My hubby would kill me if it was hot as he has heartburn problems.

I hope you enjoy your chili

An unusal way to make chili. I doubt I would like it. Your right everyone is differnt and has differnt ways of making chili.

what is veggie mince? Chopped vegtables? Why do you boil the beans?--helps the beans be softer?

It's made from soya but has the same texture as meat mince. It's a great substitute. Yeah I boil the beans to soften them a bit.

A new way to make chili. I do need to look at a health food store as my husband is diabetic. The nearest one is 30 miles away but hubby could stop by there from work. Thank you for the idea.