ditchman Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 did this last night ..when i fried up the onions i added loads of grated celery and grated carrot...and loads of chili flakes and powder....if i had eaten it yesterday it would have blown my head off but i left it till today and it has matured beautifully....enough left for a quick go at it for tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Looks superb! I love a good "chilli gon barmy", however, it can have a devastating effect on the distal aspect of my rectum terminal. 🥵 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Another nice looker, always put a red bell pepper in mine and burn the pieces slightly with a blow torch, gives a slight BBQ flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 25 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Another nice looker, always put a red bell pepper in mine and burn the pieces slightly with a blow torch, gives a slight BBQ flavour. sounds interesting...have to get theMAPP gas burner out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Looks nice, though my version has a bit more meat to beans ratio. I have heard that putting a little very dark chocolate in improves it, but i have a vague recollection of trying this once and deciding that it made no material difference. Perhaps I didn't put enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 16 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: Looks nice, though my version has a bit more meat to beans ratio. I have heard that putting a little very dark chocolate in improves it, but i have a vague recollection of trying this once and deciding that it made no material difference. Perhaps I didn't put enough? im cutting down on my meat intake...and using more vedge...which has benifited my colon and anus no end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: im cutting down on my meat intake...and using more vedge...which has benifited my colon and anus no end I eat loads of veg (and salads), and (relatively) little meat, and keep the fibre up by having wholemeal bread, brown rice and pasta (when I have them). But I do like the flavour of meat (and poultry, game and fish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: Looks nice, though my version has a bit more meat to beans ratio. I have heard that putting a little very dark chocolate in improves it, but i have a vague recollection of trying this once and deciding that it made no material difference. Perhaps I didn't put enough? There's plenty of info online about adding chocolate to chilli con carne. In my experience it makes it smoother/silkier if that makes sense 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 11 minutes ago, JKD said: There's plenty of info online about adding chocolate to chilli con carne. In my experience it makes it smoother/silkier if that makes sense 🙂 I"ll try it again some time. I'm not even quite sure I tried it (though I think I did), but assuming I did, I didn't think it made enough improvement it to add to the regular recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 @ditchman do you freeze some portions? I remember watching delia and she put a few sprinkles of sugar in hers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 6 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: I"ll try it again some time. I'm not even quite sure I tried it (though I think I did), but assuming I did, I didn't think it made enough improvement it to add to the regular recipe. It's not for adding flavour, because only a small amount is used, but it does make it smoother. I don't always add any, just now and then, but it definitely makes a difference. I'm only cooking for myself, so one chilli makes two meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 i have cut down on my sugar intake....as high blood sugar levels premote yeast infections.....now i have cut down i feel alot better 9 minutes ago, ph5172 said: @ditchman do you freeze some portions? I remember watching delia and she put a few sprinkles of sugar in hers i have a very small fridge freezer....and i try to cook for the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 17 hours ago, ditchman said: i have cut down on my sugar intake....as high blood sugar levels premote yeast infections.....now i have cut down i feel alot better i have a very small fridge freezer....and i try to cook for the moment I also had a small fridge freezer (where the freezer was on the top) I used decant curries and such into plastic sandwich bags. Meant I could squeeze them into the random small spaces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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