Normally, my gf and I make chili out of a packet. Forgive me, I know. It's easy and quite fast. Laugh all you want, this stuff is pretty good.
A friend of mine gave me the recipe for his "Daddy's world famous chilli ", and told me to give it a shot.
I cooked ground pork and beef. I chopped onoins and peppers. Diced jalepenos and toasted chilli powder. I added spices, and chopped a shitload of garlic.
There were fresh tomatos, canned tomatos, and tomato paste. When it was too thin, I thickened it with corn flour and a bit of butter.
I added cumin, chilli powder, red pepper flakes and ground corriander (cilantro), salt and cracked black pepper. There was fresh cilatntro.
I slaved over a hot stove for a couple of hours. And guess what?
It tasted just like the fucking chili that we normally make from the packet in 35 minutes....
If anyone can share a recipe that makes GOOD chili, let me know.
