Dish · american
Chili con Carne
A thick stew of ground or cubed beef in a chile-and-cumin sauce, usually with beans and tomato, eaten as a bowl or ladled over other food.
Where it comes from
Its origin is disputed: stories point to Texas cattle drives, San Antonio street vendors, and prison cooks, none confirmed. Dried chiles and cheap beef made it a way to stretch meat for feeding large groups.
What cooks argue about
Texans argue that beans and tomato do not belong in real chili at all, while most home cooks add both, and cooks disagree on grinding the meat versus cutting it into small cubes.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
ground beef
chili powder
diced tomatoes
kidney beans
onion
cumin ground