The Rules Of Texas Red Chili

"Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak, apologetic imitation of the real thing. One of the first things I do when I get home to Texas is to have a bowl of red. There is simply nothing better."
Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States

Love it, chef!

And, I'm sure there were no beans in LBJ's chili!

There's a nice chili guide on Deadspin: How to cook chili: a guide for people who aren't anti-bean zealots or elitist scum

The tl;dr version: Relax, just make some chili however you want to.

The "WTH?" version: He slams Cincinnati chili. Which makes no sense.

I'm making chili today. I have no idea what's going in it, but it will be mild, and probably have some beans.

mar52

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9EJ0qXNJGg
 

http://www.scrumptiousche...The-Rules-of-Texas-Red
 
Found a source for wild Texas antelope: Broken Arrow Ranch, getting a packet from them next week and will be making a Texas Red with antelope instead of beef. Will report back.

No beans in Texas chili, but the  International Chili Society, World Chili Champions recipes 1967 - 2012 did allow these ingredients. (from chilicookoff . com).
 
I wonder if LBJ would allow these things in his chili?
 
Championship chili and they use store-bought chili mixes, MSG, Accent, dried bouillon cubes, artificial thickeners?

What kind of championship cook is that? Lance Armstrong's of chili ;-)
 
Some of the World Chili Champions recipes 1967 - 2012 weird ingredients.
 
2012 Sunsweet Pitted Prunes
2011 Chicken Bouillon Cubes, Corn Starch
2010 Happy Trails Chili Seasoning mix (what's in that?)
2009 Sazon goya seasoning, arrow root
2007 MSG
2004 V-8 Juice, MSG, arrowroot
2003 Accent
2002 MSG
2001 Accent
2000 Arrowroot
1998 MSG, Beef granules, Chicken granules 
1997 Meat tenderizer 
1993 MSG
1992 Snap-E-Tom 
1990 chicken bouillon granules, beef bouillon granules
1983 MSG 
1982 MSG
1981 bouillon cube
1980 MSG 
1979 MSG 
1975 Chilli Man Chilli Mix
1970 package of 2 Alarm Chili Ingredients

I want to enter this year!!!

CCinNJ


I want to enter this year!!!

Yay! Chili with Italian sausage!

Banana peppers will win the trophy!!!

What about blending or mashing black beans and adding them to the chili to add an earthy note and a thickener? The beans in that case would be a flavoring ingredient and for texture rather than a filler. 

It's still beans.

About to head to the big chili cookoff here in Austin, will report back.