As Scandinavian redneck from Montana, I have to know. Why no beans in chili? mtmuley
It dulls the flavor. (*It actually does...)
My personal chili recipe has maybe 17 different spices in it. It was perfected around ground venison.
I like beans but it completely changed the flavor and the edge that I was looking for. The beans changed the texture, the flavor, the general profile I was working to achieve.
But that's exactly the thing: Chili IS special. It IS personal. It's just not supposed to be the same. And that's what it is for me: personal and special.
Not everyone who crosses my threshold gets my chili. But no-one has denied helping themselves to a second or third bowl either.