early_riser@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-214 hours agoQuick! I need a chili recipe. What would you add to a pound of hamburger, diced jalapenos, chili powder and bloody mary mix?message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareQuick! I need a chili recipe. What would you add to a pound of hamburger, diced jalapenos, chili powder and bloody mary mix?early_riser@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-214 hours agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoCumin is the flavor of Chili. I once made a pot, and it just didn’t taste right, it was too tomatoey, too much like spaghetti sauce. Then I remembered that I had forgotten the Cumin, so I added it, let it cook a while, and it was perfect.
minus-squareTryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoAllow me to share a culinary secret that instantly upped my chili and other Mexican food: Either buy cumin seeds and toast them in a pan on stovetop then grind it, or buy mcCormick brand “organic roasted ground cumin”. And yeah, definitely the flavor of chili.
Cumin
Cumin is the flavor of Chili. I once made a pot, and it just didn’t taste right, it was too tomatoey, too much like spaghetti sauce.
Then I remembered that I had forgotten the Cumin, so I added it, let it cook a while, and it was perfect.
Allow me to share a culinary secret that instantly upped my chili and other Mexican food: Either buy cumin seeds and toast them in a pan on stovetop then grind it, or buy mcCormick brand “organic roasted ground cumin”.
And yeah, definitely the flavor of chili.
Coriander