Barack Obama's Chili Recipe

[Danmel]

FOr real.......

For dinner tonite!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/04/obamas-chili-recipe_n_89826.html


Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

Several cloves of garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound ground turkey or beef

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric

1/4 teaspoon ground basil

1 tablespoon chili powder

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Several tomatoes, depending on size, chopped

1 can red kidney beans

Method:

Sauté onions, green pepper and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add ground meat and brown. Combine spices together into a mixture, then add to ground meat. Add red wine vinegar. Add tomatoes and let simmer, until tomatoes cook down. Add kidney beans and cook for a few more minutes.

Serve over white or brown rice. Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, onions and sour cream.

[TexasLady]

1. What does turmeric taste like? I have never had it

I know it's hard to explain a taste, but what is it similiar to? I'm guessing it is strong, using only a quarter teaspoon.

[Syrinx]

5. I don't think it has much of a flavor

It's mostly for a yellow color, and as a cheap sub for saffron. I don't believe chili should be yellow, therefore I'm voting for McCain.

Just kidding.

:rofl:

[Curtland1015]

6. OMG Chili racist!

All chili is created equal!

:P

[bunkerbuster1]

16. It turns your white plastic utensils yellow

And it doesn't taste like anything. It's evil.

I wish I could vote for McCain now! wahhh!

[elleng]

14. Rather mild, I think.

Some significant health benefits, I've heard.

[Syrinx]

2. turmeric in chili? I don't think so.

And that's not enough cumin. And "red wine vinegar?"

This is the most important issue I disagree with him on.

And I hate tomatoes in chili.

[kaiden]

9. I pour red wine vinegar into my bowl of chili. Very YUM.

[RC]

3. Kidney beans in chili? Don't think so.

Chili beans or pinto beans belong in chili. Never kidney beans.

[Syrinx]

4. agreed

I forgot that one. :)

[bunkerbuster1]

17. Yeah, they're too big and bean-ie.

I like half small red, half black bean, but TMMV.

[Delphinus]

7. I'll try it once ...

still haven't found the "perfect" chili recipe for me, so, why not? :) (Although I've *never* heard of serving chili over rice!)

[foo_bar]

8. what, no pork? *drudge siren*

Wee hour chipped beef on toast! Searingly.

[WCGreen]

10. The only spice you really need is Chipolte Chili Powder....

[jules1962]

11. If you haven't tried kidney beans in chili,you should

Everyone here in Tenn eats them like that. I have never heard of putting any other kind of bean in them before.

[WCGreen]

12. I use kidney, pinto and black...

And then one can of kidney through the processor to thicken it all up...

[Nia Zuri]

13. basil??? turmeric? this doesn't sound very good

You need lots of chilies, paprika,...I would put in twice as much cumin and chili and omit the basil and turmeric. oregano maybe if it's mexican oregano. where's the cayenne?

[elleng]

15. Sounds like we could establish

'chili wars,' if we wanted to! One of those things!

[Zombie2]

18. AWESOME!!!!!

I just made a large pot of chili late last night.... all I need to do is add the cumin and some oregano and I'll pretty much have the same recipe. I'm going to leave out the vinegar and turmeric.

I figured chili would taste extra delicious on election night.

[Danmel]

19. It's not MY recipe

Although I do use beans

I saute the onions and peppers in bacon fat- gives it a little smokiness and I mince up the bacon and add it to the chili,. I do not use turmeric, I do use paprika nd cumin and I use tomato sauce, not whole tomatoes- Id ont like the skins in my chili.

I don't use rice either.

But for Barack, I'll make some chili tonight