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Chili con Carne Anonymous
/fit/, food question.

Chili con carne. Its easy to make and tastes delicious.
But is it good health food for a guy trying to shed some weight or do i really need to eat only salad+chicken and shit? :)
>> Anonymous
i don't really see any problem with it, if you're using lean cuts of meat (which, if it's a good chili, you def. are)

packed with sodium, probably, so get a lot of water
>> Anonymous
I would really recommend substituting beef with ground turkey or chicken, yes. Along with chicken or turkey, use brown rice instead of white. It still tastes pretty fucking sweet. Also, loads of recipes for healthy versions, here's one I like.

http://www.tesco.com/recipes/product.aspx?R=582&bci=4294966985%7CHealthy%20Eating
>> faggot !kzxLmJyzX.
Cook it yourself would be step one. It generally boils down to lean mincemeat, can of tomatoes, herbs, spices. Kidney beans aren't that bad, but don't go overboard on them.

Step two would be to consider its nutritional value and work it around your limits. It's generally high in protein, fairly low in carbs if you skip the kidney beans & fat cotnent depends on how you cook it and chosen meat. Serve it with vegetables, not rice and i think its ok to eat a few times a week.
>> Anonymous
>>232395

>mincemeat

you might wanna look that up. other than that, good advice.

true chili con carne shouldn't even have beans, it should be thickened with masa
>> faggot !kzxLmJyzX.
>>232398

Oh fuck what a meal that would be. I guess what i meant was "lean ground beef".
>> Anonymous
try LBJ's chili

http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/FAQs/Recipes/chili.asp

he liked it with venison, yum
>> Anonymous
I usually make a biiiig bowl of tomato sauce with proper meat in it and eat that with sallad a couple of times a week, and i've lost 53 pounds since march - not sure if i can make a conclusion out of that but really, having a big sallad instead of pasta/rice makes it a good meal even calorie wise.
>> Anonymous
I've been on a weightloss diet lately, and I find it much easier with fatty foods.

When I switch to carb-heavy foods, I get hungry.

So I've been eating stuff like bacon and eggs (no toast, hot sauce rather than ketchup) and losing weight without being hungry or feeling tired. But I also eat stuff like whole green peppers for snacks, and no sweets at all.
>> Anonymous
>>232393
>>232395

i'm guessing you guys are british. chili over rice is friggin' weird, man
>> Anonymous
>>232863
Cornbread, however, has pretty much no nutritional purpose.
>> faggot !kzxLmJyzX.
>>232863

Thought everyone ate it with rice. It's normally served with rice or baked potatoes in britfag land.
>> Anonymous
>>232868

i generally have my chili in a big bowl with saltines and cheddar, but cornbread is good shit.
>> Anonymous
I like to eat chili with grated cheese over home-fried hash browns.
>> Anonymous
>>232873
Saltines... fuck, you're a genius.
I know what I'm eating tomorrow.
>> Anonymous
>>232869

in cincinnati they eat it over spaghetti. i'm from california, we generally just have it in a bowl/bread bowl
>> Anonymous
>>232877
I do not trust Cincinnati.
>> Anonymous
My chili recipe. It's fucking awesome:

Ingredients
• Any vegetable oil
• Olive oil
• 500 g stewing beef
• 100 g pork (bacon, etc)
• 1 large cooking onion
• Spice paste
? 4–6 dried mixed Mexican chillies (New Mexicans, Anchos, habanero, etc.)
? 3–4 chipotles, and a little sauce
? 2 cloves garlic
? Oregano
? Cumin
? Coriander seed
• Beef stock
• ¼–½ can crushed tomatoes
• ½ tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 lime
Method
1. Brown beef cubes in two batches, deglazing with stock and adding fresh oil as necessary. Set aside in bowl. Brown pork.
2. Add olive oil and sauté onions. Meanwhile, roughly chop browned beef into bite-size cubes.
3. Meanwhile, make spice paste: Boil small pot of water, turn off heat, and add chillies; let steep for ten minutes. Add chillies, chipotles, garlic, oregano, a little water from the chillies, and cumin and coriander (ground) to food processor. Blend until very smooth.
4. Fry spice paste with onions until fragrant. Stir in meat. Add tomatoes and enough stock to cover and just thin out. Add cocoa.
5. Let simmer for 2–2½ hours, or until all meat is very tender. At about 1½ hours, add beans and lime juice and zest. Check seasoning with salt, pepper, and lime juice throughout cooking.
6. Serve with chopped cilantro, shredded cheddar, sour cream, and corn chips. Best served next day.

Makes 1 small batch (about 6 servings)
>> Anonymous
>>232898
cocoa powder? lolwut?
>> Anonymous
>>232942
Chocolate+Chilli = Fuckwin
>> Anonymous
>>232898

-3 points for beans, +5 points for using stew meat instead of ground beef, +5 points for cocoa powder

+8 chili, very nice
>> Anonymous
>>232947

lol +7, wtf is wrong w/ me
>> Anonymous
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>>232956
Steroids are rotting your brain.


Try Vietnam waiter.
>> Anonymous
>>232947
Weight Watchers is bullshit.
>> Anonymous
>>233168

er, actually, those were just generic, arbitrary fake chili points
>> Anonymous
>>232947
>>232947

Beans extend the chili, add quality veg protein and fiber, add other nutrients, and provide texture contrast. No reason not to add them. It's not like I'm adding shit like celery and carrot, adulterating the flavour.
>> Anonymous
>>233191


i'm just a purist. my definition of chili con carne is exactly that: "chili peppers with meat". should be about the chiles
>> Anonymous
>>233199

Fair enough. I like my chili to be a one-pot meal, though.