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Chili fridge magnet Pinto
Flat fridge magnet. Pinto on a clean field, Orlando in the type.
Catalogue
Cook’s catalogue
Regional styles, dried chiles, method notes, and a cook’s pantry , Lodge iron, Maseca, ancho and guajillo. Click a card for Pinto.
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Chili-bowl fridge magnet Pinto
Bowl-and-spoon magnet search. Pinto stays on our print file.
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Chili car magnet Pinto
Same Pinto mark on outdoor vinyl. Orlando stays in the type.
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Cast-iron kitchen magnet Pinto
Cast-iron magnet search. Cookware pages stay cookware.
style
Texas red Bowl of red
Meat and dried red chile. ICS Traditional Red and CASI cups forbid beans and pasta. Home Texas methods often skip tomato so the red is chile, not paste.
Read the contest page before you cook for a cup.
Texas red
Meat and dried red chile. ICS Traditional Red and CASI cups forbid beans and pasta. Home Texas methods often skip tomato so the red is chile, not paste.
style
Cincinnati chili Ways, not a bowl of red
Thin Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce on spaghetti or a coney. Two-way through five-way. Oyster crackers on the parlor table. Not a descendant of Texas red.
Cincinnati chili
Thin Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce on spaghetti or a coney. Two-way through five-way. Oyster crackers on the parlor table. Not a descendant of Texas red.
style
New Mexico chile Chile as the food
Green and red from the New Mexican pod type. Chile verde is often pork and fresh green chile. Carne adovada is pork in red chile, a method more than a chili.
New Mexico chile
Green and red from the New Mexican pod type. Chile verde is often pork and fresh green chile. Carne adovada is pork in red chile, a method more than a chili.
style
Oklahoma chili Texas red, usually with beans
Oklahoma Historical Society: traditional list looks like Texas red; compiled cookbooks generally add beans. Parlors also served it on spaghetti and coneys.
Oklahoma chili
Oklahoma Historical Society: traditional list looks like Texas red; compiled cookbooks generally add beans. Parlors also served it on spaghetti and coneys.
style
Springfield chilli Two L’s, with beans
Chicago Tribune, 1986: Springfield called itself the Chilli Capital of the World, spelled with two L’s, always made with beans. A parlor register, not a Texas cup.
Springfield chilli
Chicago Tribune, 1986: Springfield called itself the Chilli Capital of the World, spelled with two L’s, always made with beans. A parlor register, not a Texas cup.
style
White chili Named register
Poultry, white beans, fresh green chile, often cheese. A named American pot. Origin is thin on the public pages. Not a house recipe here.
White chili
Poultry, white beans, fresh green chile, often cheese. A named American pot. Origin is thin on the public pages. Not a house recipe here.
style
ICS Traditional Red Contest category
Meat cooked with red chili peppers and spices. Beans and non-vegetable fillers such as rice and pasta are not allowed. Meat cut is not preferred.
ICS Traditional Red
Meat cooked with red chili peppers and spices. Beans and non-vegetable fillers such as rice and pasta are not allowed. Meat cut is not preferred.
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CASI chili One chili, no fillers
Cooked on site from raw meat. Beans, macaroni, rice, and hominy are not permitted. Onions, peppers, tomatoes, and garlic may go in if even and mixed through.
CASI chili
Cooked on site from raw meat. Beans, macaroni, rice, and hominy are not permitted. Onions, peppers, tomatoes, and garlic may go in if even and mixed through.
style
ICS Homestyle Beans required
Meat and/or vegetables cooked with beans. Homestyle may be any color. People’s Choice also requires beans. Visible beans are the assignment, not a garnish.
ICS Homestyle
Meat and/or vegetables cooked with beans. Homestyle may be any color. People’s Choice also requires beans. Visible beans are the assignment, not a garnish.
chile
Ancho Dried ripe poblano
Broad, heart-shaped, wrinkled mahogany. Raisiny sweetness, mild heat. With guajillo, the everyday body chile in a red pot.
Ancho
Broad, heart-shaped, wrinkled mahogany. Raisiny sweetness, mild heat. With guajillo, the everyday body chile in a red pot.
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Guajillo Dried mirasol
Long, smooth, brick red. Earthy-sweet, tomato-jam note, relatively mild. Supplies color more than fire. Tough skins want a real blend.
Guajillo
Long, smooth, brick red. Earthy-sweet, tomato-jam note, relatively mild. Supplies color more than fire. Tough skins want a real blend.
chile
Pasilla Dried chilaca
Long, narrow, almost black. Raisin and prune, darker than ancho. Grocery bags sometimes label poblano as pasilla. Shape is the tell: pasilla is thin.
Pasilla
Long, narrow, almost black. Raisin and prune, darker than ancho. Grocery bags sometimes label poblano as pasilla. Shape is the tell: pasilla is thin.
chile
New Mexico dried red Cook’s fruit
Smooth brick-red New Mexican type. Slightly acidic, earthy. A workhorse dried red in U.S. chile powder. Identification for the pot, not a nursery list.
New Mexico dried red
Smooth brick-red New Mexican type. Slightly acidic, earthy. A workhorse dried red in U.S. chile powder. Identification for the pot, not a nursery list.
chile
Chipotle Smoked dried jalapeño
Smoky, chocolaty, tobacco-like sweetness. Use for smoke, not as the whole sauce. Canned in adobo is a common cook’s form.
Chipotle
Smoky, chocolaty, tobacco-like sweetness. Use for smoke, not as the whole sauce. Canned in adobo is a common cook’s form.
chile
Chile de árbol Sharp heat
Small, skinny, bright red. Bright heat with a little smoke. A couple of pods on top of ancho and guajillo. Not a body chile.
Chile de árbol
Small, skinny, bright red. Bright heat with a little smoke. A couple of pods on top of ancho and guajillo. Not a body chile.
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Cascabel Round, rattles
Small and round; seeds rattle. Nutty, woodsy. A table-salsa chile that also takes to a sauce.
Cascabel
Small and round; seeds rattle. Nutty, woodsy. A table-salsa chile that also takes to a sauce.
method
Beans Rule versus home
CASI and ICS Traditional Red: no beans. ICS Homestyle: beans required. Cincinnati kidney beans sit on the plate as a way. Springfield puts beans in the chilli. Do not moralize.
Beans
CASI and ICS Traditional Red: no beans. ICS Homestyle: beans required. Cincinnati kidney beans sit on the plate as a way. Springfield puts beans in the chilli. Do not moralize.
method
Masa harina Thickener, not flour dump
Nixtamalized corn flour. Public Texas methods whisk a slurry at the end. Adds body and a corn note. Wheat flour as a random dump is not on those pages.
Masa harina
Nixtamalized corn flour. Public Texas methods whisk a slurry at the end. Adds body and a corn note. Wheat flour as a random dump is not on those pages.
method
Chile puree The sauce is the fruit
Toast whole dried pods, soak, blend with broth. That puree is chili. Reduction tightens it. Powder in cold liquid is not the same job.
Chile puree
Toast whole dried pods, soak, blend with broth. That puree is chili. Reduction tightens it. Powder in cold liquid is not the same job.
method
Heat Scoville is blunt
Capsaicin lives mostly in the placenta, not the seeds. Bloom chile in fat. Cool a hot pot with dairy, fat, more mass, starch, acid. Not a water dump.
Heat
Capsaicin lives mostly in the placenta, not the seeds. Bloom chile in fat. Cool a hot pot with dairy, fat, more mass, starch, acid. Not a water dump.
method
Cincinnati ways Service is the dish
Two-way spaghetti and chili; three-way adds cheddar; four-way onion or beans; five-way both. Cheese is a heap. Spaghetti is not a garnish.
Cincinnati ways
Two-way spaghetti and chili; three-way adds cheddar; four-way onion or beans; five-way both. Cheese is a heap. Spaghetti is not a garnish.
method
Frito pie Texas concession service
Fritos with chili on top, often in the bag. Texas Highways puts that Styrofoam-cup version next to white tablecloth. Not an Orlando house topping.
Frito pie
Fritos with chili on top, often in the bag. Texas Highways puts that Styrofoam-cup version next to white tablecloth. Not an Orlando house topping.
pantry
Dutch oven Cook’s pot
A heavy pot for a long simmer and a chile puree.
pantry
Masa harina On the pantry shelf
The corn flour named in public Texas thickening notes. Not a house recipe.
Masa harina
The corn flour named in public Texas thickening notes. Not a house recipe.
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Dried ancho chiles Whole pods
Whole dried anchos for toast, soak, blend. Fruit and body in a red.
Dried ancho chiles
Whole dried anchos for toast, soak, blend. Fruit and body in a red.
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Dried guajillo chiles Whole pods
Whole dried guajillos for color and tang in a red.
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Wooden spoons For the pot
A wooden spoon for a chile puree that should not meet a screaming metal scrape all afternoon.
Wooden spoons
A wooden spoon for a chile puree that should not meet a screaming metal scrape all afternoon.
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Lodge skillet Cast iron
A 12-inch cast-iron skillet for browning before the stew pot.
Lodge skillet
A 12-inch cast-iron skillet for browning before the stew pot.
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Lodge comal Griddle
A cast-iron comal for toasting dried chiles and warming tortillas.
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Dried pasilla chiles Whole pods
Long, dark, wrinkled. Raisin and chocolate notes next to ancho.
Dried pasilla chiles
Long, dark, wrinkled. Raisin and chocolate notes next to ancho.
method
Dutch oven vs stockpot Comparison
Wide Dutch oven for browning and boil-off. Tall stockpot for volume and thin sauces. USDA: a big pot of soup cools too slowly. Divide leftovers.
Dutch oven vs stockpot
Wide Dutch oven for browning and boil-off. Tall stockpot for volume and thin sauces. USDA: a big pot of soup cools too slowly. Divide leftovers.
chile
Ancho vs guajillo Pantry comparison
Ancho for fruit and body (USDA names dried ancho). Guajillo for brick color and tang. Pantry kit is whole pods, not grower seed.
Ancho vs guajillo
Ancho for fruit and body (USDA names dried ancho). Guajillo for brick color and tang. Pantry kit is whole pods, not grower seed.
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Masa kit Thickener cluster
Nixtamalized corn flour as a finish, not a house recipe. Slurry, simmer, stop.
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Cook’s apron Kitchen
Bib apron for a chili pot night. Pinto stays on the magnet.
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Kitchen towel Service
Cotton towel for the pot and the board.
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