Comments on: ‘Tournament’ Texas Chili Recipe: A Bowl of Red – The Chili State of Mind http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/ Easy Recipes and Restaurant Reviews Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adrian Mott http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-6046 Adrian Mott Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:39:33 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-6046 Hey Debbie - This is literally Bill's (my stepdad) amazing juice. This chili is the best I've had and makes me want to travel down to Austin to taste some of the other concoctions they have at some of those spots. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!!! - Adrian Hey Debbie -

This is literally Bill’s (my stepdad) amazing juice. This chili is the best I’ve had and makes me want to travel down to Austin to taste some of the other concoctions they have at some of those spots. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!!!

- Adrian

]]> By: Debbie http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-5952 Debbie Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:50:13 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-5952 This is a great recipe, really enjoyed it!! This is a great recipe, really enjoyed it!!

]]> By: Design Babe Brisbane http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Design Babe Brisbane Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:03:52 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-5070 Great recipe and it is very easy to follow with such great pictures..thank you very mcuh for putting this article together Great recipe and it is very easy to follow with such great pictures..thank you very mcuh for putting this article together

]]> By: Louis Bryan http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Louis Bryan Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:40:58 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2742 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this recipe. My own recipe is based on Glen Waggoner's "The Seasoned Cook: How to Throw a Chili Festival" in Esquire, January 1983. And oh, i usually make mine out of pork shoulder. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this recipe. My own recipe is based on Glen Waggoner’s “The Seasoned Cook: How to Throw a Chili Festival” in Esquire, January 1983. And oh, i usually make mine out of pork shoulder.

]]> By: Bill Stepchew http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Bill Stepchew Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:53:04 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2736 Thanks for the posts everyone. Guess what, I found a photocopy of the article from Esquire magazine! It's by Glenn Waggoner, a regular contributor to their "Man at his best" column, this one from January 1983. Re-reading it, I realized I have remembered(plagiarized) some of it word-for-word. If anyone knows Glen, send him my thanks for the article. I've gotten great mileage out of it. Thanks for the posts everyone. Guess what, I found a photocopy of the article from Esquire magazine! It’s by Glenn Waggoner, a regular contributor to their “Man at his best” column, this one from January 1983. Re-reading it, I realized I have remembered(plagiarized) some of it word-for-word. If anyone knows Glen, send him my thanks for the article. I’ve gotten great mileage out of it.

]]> By: andrew walter http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2610 andrew walter Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:43:26 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2610 YES! Was just talking with my father about texas chili, love the writing Bill! YES! Was just talking with my father about texas chili, love the writing Bill!

]]> By: Rich Walter http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2606 Rich Walter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:36:02 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2606 I loved finding this recipe and your commentary. I totally agree about A Bowl of Red being something for us purists to appreciate and strive in making "the real deal". I had entered a chili cookoff recently and pulled a recipe up from Epicurious. I followed the recipe as best I could (unable to locate some of the ingredients ..but found reasonable substitutions)and I am sad to report that I did not win the cookoff. I was defending my prior years title and can only blame the loss on the fact that people will choose what is familiar. I found the chili to have so much depth in flavor when compared to what Mom used to make. The first spoonful was "this is pretty interesting" but the following spoonfulls just got better and better. When the bowl was finished it definitely tasted like more! I did use beans to "stretch" the recipe since is is a pretty pricey chili to make for a cookoff. The ingredients that added to the depth of flavor was the Masa Harina for thickening, the mole sauce (couldn't find paste so doubled quantity of sauce), and the toasted cumin seeds. (I ground them in an empty pepper mill for lack of other tools). Good Stuff..I will have to try this recipe and see how it stacks up against what I did. I loved finding this recipe and your commentary. I totally agree about A Bowl of Red being something for us purists to appreciate and strive in making “the real deal”. I had entered a chili cookoff recently and pulled a recipe up from Epicurious. I followed the recipe as best I could (unable to locate some of the ingredients ..but found reasonable substitutions)and I am sad to report that I did not win the cookoff. I was defending my prior years title and can only blame the loss on the fact that people will choose what is familiar.
I found the chili to have so much depth in flavor when compared to what Mom used to make. The first spoonful was “this is pretty interesting” but the following spoonfulls just got better and better. When the bowl was finished it definitely tasted like more!
I did use beans to “stretch” the recipe since is is a pretty pricey chili to make for a cookoff. The ingredients that added to the depth of flavor was the Masa Harina for thickening, the mole sauce (couldn’t find paste so doubled quantity of sauce), and the toasted cumin seeds. (I ground them in an empty pepper mill for lack of other tools).
Good Stuff..I will have to try this recipe and see how it stacks up against what I did.

]]> By: sabrina http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 sabrina Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:37:28 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2595 Love the commentary! Great pics. Can't wait to tackle this recipe. Love the commentary! Great pics.
Can’t wait to tackle this recipe.

]]> By: Taylor Barstow http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 Taylor Barstow Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:56:56 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2594 you had me at tequila you had me at tequila

]]> By: Adrian Mott http://thefreshdish.com/2009/11/28/tournament-texas-chili-recipe-a-bowl-of-red-the-chili-state-of-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 Adrian Mott Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:03:25 +0000 http://thefreshdish.com/?p=1777#comment-2590 great photos- great story- fabulous chili- the best!!! xxoo Lisa B. great photos- great story- fabulous chili- the best!!! xxoo Lisa B.

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