This was far and away the best chili I've made and probably even had. Replacing the cayenne with ancho last week and only using jalapeños for heat was a terrible mistake (chili was still good though). This time I used a single hab, two serranos, two jalapeños, some green chiles, a bunch of cayenne as far as 🌶️ goes and it worked out perfectly. I also used 6tsp of smoked paprika this time instead of the 2 last time which I think made a big difference and I doubled the ancho too. Phenomenal mixture of bullshit. Will try with corn in a few weeks and see if it's better or worse. I'm chili'd out for now though.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me.
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Do the coacoa powder next. You won't regret it. It goes amazingly with the ancho and paprika.
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Oh right a few people here and irl have told me to put some dark chocolate in
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that but once the corn question is settled I think this will be perfect so I'm ok with modifying from there
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Do it. It amplifies savory flavors.
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Does it temper the spiciness a bit? What I really want to do is kick my dad's chili's butt and he isn't a fan of lots of heat because old, but this flavor is excellent :(
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Not really. You will probably have to ditch the habanero or use half of one.
The only way to cut spiciness is sugar (gay ingredient for baking), citrus (not really meant for chili), or milk products (sour cream and cheese is a topping so you don't want to do that).
You could add a bit of brown sugar or honey which are nice ingredients for chili, but don't over do it. Get a handle on your peppers.
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Corn does not belong in chilli, neither do beans.
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