My roommate said my chili was just 'bean soup' and I had to rethink everything
My roommate Dave took one bite of my chili last month and goes, 'This is just bean soup with a spoon of chili powder.' I was so mad at first. But then I thought about it, and he had a point. I was using maybe a half pound of cheap ground beef for a whole pot and leaning way too hard on canned beans to fill it up. So I started browning a full pound of that 70/30 ground beef on sale at Shaw's for $2.99, and I add a can of tomato paste along with the diced tomatoes. Now I let it simmer for a solid 45 minutes so the flavors really meld, instead of rushing it in 20. The texture is way meatier and the taste is deeper, all for maybe a dollar more per batch. Has anyone else gotten a blunt comment from a friend that actually made their cooking better?}