Ingredients here for anyone who doesn't want to scroll:
For Chili:
1 pound (450g) dried dark red kidney beans
6 tablespoons (54g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight), plus more for seasoning
3 whole ancho, pasilla, or mulato chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/2 ounce)
2 whole New Mexico red, California, costeño, or choricero chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/8 ounce)
1 whole cascabel, árbol, or pequin chile, seeded and torn in half
1 1/2 tablespoons (9g) whole cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons (3g) whole coriander seeds
2 whole cloves
1 star anise
5 pounds (2.3kg) bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of silver skin and excess fat
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil
1 quart (900ml) low-sodium chicken broth (preferably homemade), divided
1 ounce (30g) chopped unsweetened chocolate
2 tablespoons (30ml) tomato paste
1 tablespoon (5g) extra-finely ground coffee beans
2 whole anchovy fillets
2 teaspoons (10ml) soy sauce
1 teaspoon (5ml) Marmite
1 large yellow onion, diced fine (about 1 1/2 cups)
4 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
3 fresh Thai bird chiles or 1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon (3g) dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1 (28-ounce; 794g) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup (60ml) cider vinegar, plus more to taste
1/4 cup (60ml) vodka or bourbon
2 tablespoons (28g) dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon (15ml) Buffalo-style hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot (or more to taste)
For Garnish (all suggestions optional):
Scallions, thinly sliced
Cheddar, Jack, or Colby cheese, grated
Sour cream
Jalapeño or Poblano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and diced
Onion, diced
Avocado, diced
Saltine crackers
Fritos
Not sure I'll do exactly that recipe (and also, sorry Texas, but there'll be beans). But unless @Aroogah comes along and solves the thread (as I'm sure happened the last time I asked on this thread) it's a good starting point.
Thanks - should have thought of Kenji
Ingredients here for anyone who doesn't want to scroll:
For Chili:
1 pound (450g) dried dark red kidney beans
6 tablespoons (54g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight), plus more for seasoning
3 whole ancho, pasilla, or mulato chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/2 ounce)
2 whole New Mexico red, California, costeño, or choricero chiles, seeded and torn into rough 1-inch pieces (about 1/8 ounce)
1 whole cascabel, árbol, or pequin chile, seeded and torn in half
1 1/2 tablespoons (9g) whole cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons (3g) whole coriander seeds
2 whole cloves
1 star anise
5 pounds (2.3kg) bone-in beef short ribs, trimmed of silver skin and excess fat
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil
1 quart (900ml) low-sodium chicken broth (preferably homemade), divided
1 ounce (30g) chopped unsweetened chocolate
2 tablespoons (30ml) tomato paste
1 tablespoon (5g) extra-finely ground coffee beans
2 whole anchovy fillets
2 teaspoons (10ml) soy sauce
1 teaspoon (5ml) Marmite
1 large yellow onion, diced fine (about 1 1/2 cups)
4 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
3 fresh Thai bird chiles or 1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon (3g) dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1 (28-ounce; 794g) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup (60ml) cider vinegar, plus more to taste
1/4 cup (60ml) vodka or bourbon
2 tablespoons (28g) dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon (15ml) Buffalo-style hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot (or more to taste)
For Garnish (all suggestions optional):
Scallions, thinly sliced
Cheddar, Jack, or Colby cheese, grated
Sour cream
Jalapeño or Poblano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and diced
Onion, diced
Avocado, diced
Saltine crackers
Fritos
Not sure I'll do exactly that recipe (and also, sorry Texas, but there'll be beans). But unless @Aroogah comes along and solves the thread (as I'm sure happened the last time I asked on this thread) it's a good starting point.