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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 8:11 pm Post subject:
personally i think it smells like mice ,some folk like it but in a comp i would go for nowt that a fair few folk dont like

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 9:02 pm Post subject:
Yes,cubed meat is better. We have lots of homegrown dried chillies.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 9:47 pm Post subject:
Use some star anise.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 9:50 pm Post subject:
Smoked Chipotle Chillis and a couple of cubes of very dark chocolate are my personal favourites along with ground cumin and coriander, garlic and I add some mixed herbs

sean
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 10:02 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Use some star anise.

Are you working for the star anise marketing board nowadays?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 10:24 pm Post subject:
Yep, they pay me twelve grand a month. I only use it in bolognese and chilli, but it does add a nice savoury depth. Just make sure you remove it before serving.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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Location: Leeds

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 10:46 pm Post subject:
Hfw has a good recipe, pork, beef and chorizo...

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 11:02 pm Post subject:
You need umami, so a smoky flavour is essential. Chipotle chillies do that. Sainsbury's sell little jars of chipotle mush, and other outlets sell similar bits for sillier prices. But, in the end, it's down to the judge. There is no definitive chilli recipe, just the one he or she likes. And that might be Vesta. Good luck!

Gervase

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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 14 11:04 pm Post subject:
As for star anise, I'm afraid I whored myself out to powdered five-spice years ago; same effect, and no devil's talons to fish out.

nats

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Location: Swindon but not a Swindonian

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 14 12:53 pm Post subject:
A tin of baked beans

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 14 1:16 pm Post subject: Colon's chilli

Well here's mine, not sure if it's any good for a comp but I've always been told it's really nice.

One large onion.
4 cloves garlic.
4 bird eye chillis
1Lb mince beef.
Some mushrooms.
Tin tomato puree.
Tin chopped tomatoes.
Tin kidney beans.
Tin baked beans.
Oxo cube.
Salt and fresh ground black pepper.

Chop and fry the onion. After a few minutes add the chopped garlic and chillies (leave the seeds in if you like it hot). Fry for a few more minutes. Add mushrooms, fry for a few more minutes. Then add the minced beef but small amounts at a time, making sure it's browned off before adding any more. Once all the beef is done, add the tomato puree, stir in. Add chopped tomatoes, baked beans, kidney beans. Stir all in. Add Oxo cube, stir in, then salt and pepper. Leave to cook on a low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasional.

I always find it's better cooked the day before you want to eat it.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9717
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 14 1:20 pm Post subject:
another vote for using cumin as well as chilli

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 14 6:24 pm Post subject:
We are going to try this one tomorrow. https://metro.co.uk/2014/how-to-cook-the-ultimate-chilli-con-carne Then Sean`s version next week.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 14 4:24 pm Post subject:

gardening-girl wrote:

We are going to try this one tomorrow.
https://metro.co.uk/2014/how-to-cook-the-ultimate-chilli-con-carne

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This recipe is really good.
Was very dubious about the honey,but it worked.
We didn`t have the correct chillies,so used one small hot home grown(unknown as BTL didn`t label them) plus 11/2 tsp hot chilli flakes.
Not a scorcher,but a lovely flavour.

Nature'sgrafter

Joined: 22 Feb 2012
Posts: 527
Location: Sanday , Orkney

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 14 7:38 pm Post subject: Essence of chilli

sorry missed yesterday.
Try gently warming 10 fresh chopped chillies in 250 ml vegetable oil keep the oil below 75 degrees and simmer for ten minutes add 1 tablespoon of ground cumin 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons of Worcester sauce 1 teaspoon smoked paprika stir and simmer for 5 minutes then add 3 finely chopped cloves of garlic turn off heat immediately after garlic is added allow to cool. Put into clean jar and allow to stand at room temperature for at least 1 month best results are at three months.
Beware this is an essence of chilli add small amounts to your fried onion tomato and meat mix until you reach desired flavour / heat.
I once gave a friend 50ml of this (that had been standing for 3 months) and told them it was enough for 20 litres of chilli they made 10 and no one could eat it too hot

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