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darkstar

(5,756 posts) Mon Dec 8, 2025, 02:03 PM Dec 8

It's chili season. Do you have any "secret ingredients" you wish to share? [View all]

I’ve really only learned how to make it over last season. I used green salsa in mine last year and it bumped things up a notch with out too much heat. And oh yeah, a tiny bit Worcestershire sauce when I’m cooking the ground beef.

I’m not really after heat bc of my wife’s tastes, but if you have some spicier suggestions, bring ‘em on! I might make me a batch for myself to freeze.

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It's chili season. Do you have any "secret ingredients" you wish to share? [View all] darkstar Dec 8 OP

Cocoa.... lisa58 Dec 8 #1

Cinnamon Endlessmike56 Dec 8 #2

fresh roasted, peeled, diced green chili peppers: Poblamos and Anaheims Attilatheblond Dec 8 #3

Guinness Stout AZJonnie Dec 8 #4

Use beef and pork (n/t) PJMcK Dec 8 #5

Plate Chili EarthAbides Dec 8 #6

I'll have to get more ambitious and make some chili. However I've been on the Keto diet for some time and one easy thing CentralMass Dec 8 #7

May I introduce you to Keto Chaffles for hamburger buns? Niagara Dec 8 #11

Nice! justaprogressive Dec 8 #13

Thank you for the reminder i do have a mini-waffle iron and have made and like chaffles CentralMass Dec 8 #14

Nice! Niagara Dec 9 #15

They are also very inexpensive to make. CentralMass Dec 9 #18

Not only inexpensive, but fairly easy to make as well Niagara Dec 9 #19

a little garam masala along with the other spices mike_c Dec 8 #8

Sometimes I add a couple of cans of Fire Roasted diced tomatoes, and... LudwigPastorius Dec 8 #9

Dark brown sugar! 🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 8 #10

You could add justaprogressive Dec 8 #12

If I'm making pork green chili I like to brown my pork in lard. If I'm making red chilie with beans Hotler Dec 9 #16

If you like beans in your chili, have at it. Paladin Dec 9 #17