The Chili Poll: How do you like your chili?

A debate has started in BB's chili thread about how Chili should be served. With beans or No beans.

How do you like your chili? :hungry:

i'm not a big fan of the beans in chili, but it just doesn't taste the same without them in there

I voted "with beans" more because thats how it's served at nearly everyplace around here. When I make it at home 9 times outta ten there's no beans in it, more because the rest of the family can't stand any kind of bean.

So I guess the irony here, as the purist would judge, is that I (who loves chili) eat both chili and some sort of evil mixture with beans but the family has only eaten real chili.

Tons of beans...chick peas, black beans, kidney beans hellll yeah. throw some corn in there too, a thick layer of cheese and a fresh loaf of light airy bread with a crispy crust....chili is my absolute favorite.

True chili, like the kind my grandfather used to make in New Mexico, contains no beans, just meat and an assload of various hot sauces. I'll eat pretty much any type of chili, but I'm a purist at heart. No beans.

Tons of beans...chick peas, black beans, kidney beans hellll yeah. throw some corn in there too, a thick layer of cheese and a fresh loaf of light airy bread with a crispy crust....chili is my absolute favorite.

ewww, no corn, that's digusting! :puke:

I voted "With beans" but I do once in a while like to eat Texas style that has no beans.

True chili, like the kind my grandfather used to make in New Mexico, contains no beans, just meat and an assload of various hot sauces. I'll eat pretty much any type of chili, but I'm a purist at heart. No beans.

If it's from NM it's also spelled with an 'e' as in chile con carne. Red chile or chile colorado with pork is my favorite and it would never, ever have beans in it. They're a side dish along with rice.

The stuff most of you folks are referring to is good too, I like some chili beans (mmmm with chorizo and cheese) but it's considered to be a different thing here.

Tons of beans...chick peas, black beans, kidney beans hellll yeah. throw some corn in there too, a thick layer of cheese and a fresh loaf of light airy bread with a crispy crust....chili is my absolute favorite.

Corn? Strange, but I might have to try that.

I can eat chili without beans, but my recipe has beans in it.

Corn? Strange, but I might have to try that.

I make a fired up chicken chili that has frozen corn kernels in it - I think 2 cups. It's good.

With Beans - black and red (all that fiber is good for you!). Big chunks of meat, tons of green and red peppers, tons of onions.... some cheese, sour cream, a few blasts of Tabasco and for the topper - a big Fresh Jalapeno on top to chew on.

My wife wont go near me for a day or so after that meal.

mmmmmmm

w/ beans but the key ingredient is Sour Cream...!

I didn't know there was such a thing as chili without beans!

beans are the best part!

To me, chili isn't chili unless there are SOME beans in it. But, I do put more meat then I do beans along with more ingredients and no I'm not giving you my recipe.

doesn't matter. Gotta be served with or over cornbread though.

With beans for me. I will eat it either way, but I expect beans. My ex GF was shocked that I put meat in chili, she had never had that.

I like it both ways, and make it both ways. Variety is the spice of life.

Gotta have beans.

I like it both ways...

Looks like something for the taken outta context thread.

Chilli with beans, that's how I have always had it.

Looks like something for the taken outta context thread.

Already in there. :thumbsup:

Already in there. :thumbsup:

I was gonna post it there and saw you beat me to it...****!

w/ beans but the key ingredient is Sour Cream...!

Agreed! Cannot eat chili without some sour cream. I also like to add some shredded cheese too. I have eaten chili without beans but it doesnt feel like Im eating chili. I grew up with kidney beans always in our chili. To me, its like eating cheese pizza. Technically its still pizza but to me pizza is not pizza without toppings. Otherwise it is just cheese bread with some marinara sauce.

It doesn't really matter to me.