Todays Feature Restaurant- Joe Rogers Chili

At first I thought it was watered down Chilli but Oil!Come on,Are you serious? Or is it lard?

Well, the writer said that it is grease, so I guess that it is liquid tallow (assuming that the only meat is beef).  Of course, they could have started with a pot full of oil to brown some of the ingredients.

It certainly doesn't look appealing.
 
Joe Roger's Original Recipe Chili Parlor
 
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I think it looks pretty good! Even with the beans.

I'm in the not appealing camp.

Didnt do a thing for my appetite...

Based on the photos accompanying the full story, I think we'll be reading Buffetbuster's comments before too long.

I've never had that style of chili before but I'd definitely give it a try.  I wonder if slotted spoons are available for those who don't want too much of the oil.

Brad

As you folks may or may not realize, Steak n Shake restaurants originated in central Illinois (in the same year I was born).  Steak n Shake has always added "grease" to their chili, and I can remember as a teenager telling the Steak n Shake waitress whenever I ordered their chili to "Hold the grease!" (which they would do if you requested it) since I have never liked greasy food.

Ohhhhhhhhhh.........TODAY'S feature restaurant.

This'll make a ton of sense tomorrow.

When I first had the bowl of chili set in front of me, I looked at all of the liquid and assumed it was grease, too.    Since I had ordered the chili "touch", or just a touch of heat, the oil was where the heat came from.  It is possible to have the chili at Joe Rogers without the oil, but what is the point, since you are eliminating a lot of flavor.

Although just about any chili will be somewhat greasy, it was not overly so at all.  I can tell you without getting into specifics, that my body does not handle greasy foods well.  I did not trouble with anything I ate at Joe Rogers.  My one regret was not getting the chili medium hot, instead.
 
Like TTM alluded to, could the OP or a moderator change the title of this thread?

My sister's recipe for chili from when she operated a diner in the '60's, '70's, and '80's included adding just a bit of thickener (made with flour and water) to the chili once it was cooked.  It absorbed the grease.  The grease was still there, but you couldn't see it floating on top, and you still had the flavor.

I still make my chili using this same recipe and I've never had a complaint.

buffetbuster


When I first had the bowl of chili set in front of me, I looked at all of the liquid and assumed it was grease, too.    Since I had ordered the chili "touch", or just a touch of heat, the oil was where the heat came from.  It is possible to have the chili at Joe Rogers without the oil, but what is the point, since you are eliminating a lot of flavor.

Although just about any chili will be somewhat greasy, it was not overly so at all.  I can tell you without getting into specifics, that my body does not handle greasy foods well.  I did not trouble with anything I ate at Joe Rogers.  My one regret was not getting the chili medium hot, instead.
 
Like TTM alluded to, could the OP or a moderator change the title of this thread?

So, they have a separate batch of hot (piquant) oil, kind of like Chinese chile oil, that they ladle on top?

i thought it was just me who thought it was unappetizing.

MiamiDon-
I can't say for 100% sure, that is what I am thinking. 

I have eaten there and yep I had the JR's Special....it wasn't all that hot to me but I eat some pretty hot food. It was very greasy too, the old timers used kidney suet to add flavor (and grease) to their chili...since this place has been around since the 40's they think it's cool. And yes my name is on the wall.

I have eaten there only once.  I ordered a bowl of the "hot" (but not the "firebrand").  At first I wasn't too enamored with the flavor.  However, it kinda grew on me.  I would order it again (might even try to get my name on the wall).  But I wouldn't say that it is the best tasting chili I've ever had.