Whee! Glad you liked it. It isn't my recipe, but one I got from my friend's mother (one Kitty Beiko, thus the "Kitty's Chili"). It's possible the 14-oz cans of tomato sauce don't exist (Originally the recipe called for a 28-oz can, I halved it, and I know you can get 14-oz cans of other stuff, assumed it was the same for tomato sauce).
Did you make it in a slow cooker or on the stove? Did you have any problems with it being too liquid? It's very soupy when I make it in the slow cooker and I end up thickening it.
We made it in a big pot on the stove, and it's turned out very thick. Let me see if I can figure that one out... we bought whole tomatoes by accident, and Rich cut them with scissors while still in the can (so much easier than trying to slice anything), a 20-oz can or so. Ditto the Hunts tomato sauce - we could only find the bigger can, but it wasn't the full 28 oz. Probably ~ 19. Half a Spanish onion, a whole orange pepper, spices were all as listed.
Brought to a boil, then simmered for about two hours. The only other change I made was to drain the kidney beans (not listed in the directions, but it seemed like too much liquid), and added a small tub of mushrooms. My guess, looking at that all listed out, is that draining the kidney beans (2 14-oz cans) made the difference.
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Date: 2006-06-03 09:51 pm (UTC)Did you make it in a slow cooker or on the stove? Did you have any problems with it being too liquid? It's very soupy when I make it in the slow cooker and I end up thickening it.
Damn it, now I want chili for supper...
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Date: 2006-06-03 09:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-03 09:59 pm (UTC)Brought to a boil, then simmered for about two hours. The only other change I made was to drain the kidney beans (not listed in the directions, but it seemed like too much liquid), and added a small tub of mushrooms. My guess, looking at that all listed out, is that draining the kidney beans (2 14-oz cans) made the difference.