The SHOCKING SECRET to great chili

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**RECIPE**
Cut up some onions and peppers. Cook them in a big pot until soft. Dump in canned crushed or puréed tomatoes and undrained canned beans - roughly equal quantities is a good starting point, though I like extra tomato. Dump in a lot of spices until you like how it tastes - cumin + smoked paprika + oregano + garlic powder is a good basic blend. Simmer for about a half hour. If you want to be fancy, melt in a little dark chocolate. Eat and go do something else with your life.

[@fireant202]

Is there a playlist of Adam's "NOOO!!!" recipes? It's definitely a genre of his at this point and requires its own playlist!

[@GallaghersEyebrows]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who loves when he does this!

[@lizaveta8975]

@@GallaghersEyebrows omg yes!!! idk if i remember anything except the veggie soup one but also a fan

[@matthewburdick4966]

@@lizaveta8975 Macarons too!

[@thummumcrysanth]

This one was bad. I did not appreciate the yell.

[@pikachuchild]

OMG he has more vids like this? I'm lmao over this one

[@thelonelyrogue3727]

Just put it in a pot and BOIL IT!

[@jamiedahlin6620]

OK boomer

[@zeldaandTwink]

@@jamiedahlin6620 it's a reference to a previous video on making soup

[@tjenadonn6158]

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS 200 YEARS AGO!

[@quineros9595]

NNNNNYOO!

[@Kragith]

You guys should really run any random search for YTP Adam Ragusea, it's some of the funniest shit no ones ever heard of.

[@The_Jantof]

“Now that I’ve been yelling at you for a while, let me sell you something” got a giant belly laugh out of me. Maybe the most perfect segue ever conceived.

[@Aaackermann]

Pleased grammar Nazi here: Thank you for spelling "segue" correct. ;-)

[@burgernthemomrailer]

“You VILL eat ze beans!”

[@dgoosen4878]

"Is the German WEF in the room with us right now?"

[@burgernthemomrailer]

@@dgoosen4878 “Yeees… Good goy… Call the noticers schizos…. Protect God’s chosen…”

[@glitchedjson4042]

"I don't even know what this is but it's red so I'm putting it in my chili" is my new favorite quote from Adam and I'll be definitely following his advice

[@olovbjornsdotter7206]

I feel a sense of reassurance that I have been following the "just dump stuff in from your spice rack until you like the way it tastes" school of cooking for more than ten years.

[@atenindustries1131]

The best cuisine

[@ilikevideos4868]

I work in a restaurant and I also cook like that (unless I'm doing A la Carte)

[@davidlawson4281]

I DEFINITELY do not agree. He is getting bizarre

[@99bajakid]

same! Only bummer is whenever i really make something special and awesome, I have no freakin clue how to re-create it lol.

[@davidlawson4281]

@@99bajakid Sounds familiar.

[@zedthefatone2864]

Adam when I made this chili I think I outdid myself. Followed your instructions, used beans leftover from your red beans and rice recipe (they were sitting in the freezer for a month at least) and some additional canned beans from the store, bell peppers, poblano, with onion carrot and celery and any tomato sauce I had in the cabinets. We had some leftover turkey bacon and pepperoni so against your instructions we threw that in as well. After the first taste (when the seasonings were done that is) I think I discovered my new favorite weeknight meal. I can never go back to old chili recipes because of you. God bless you.

[@zedthefatone2864]

Also it didn’t even simmer for that long. 30 minutes is a generous estimate for how long it cooked. Honestly this chili is probably perfect for chili dogs as well.

[@disgruntledcashier503]

I've never made a single Binging With Babish recipe, but I've made this chili 3 times since you've put out the video (although I do replace one of the cans of beans with a pound of ground beef, please don't yell at me Adam). Absolutely saved my grocery budget, and it's absolutely amazing

[@barthvader95]

No, you see, closely following recipes is important and any deviation from the written path is disrespectful to NNNNNNOOOOO!

[@barthvader95]

As for Binging recipes: pasta aglio e olio and the potato leek soup are easy peasy and taste nice, give them a shot.

[@bignasty389]

Same man. I mean, I don’t actually make this particular “recipe” I just follow the philosophy. I add what I want until it tastes like what I want it to taste like. If I can’t figure that out, or lack ingredients, I’ll look up recipes and get some ideas. I’ve found that it’s almost impossible to fuck up beans in sauce. My partner loves it and thinks I’m better at it than I am. Buy a bunch of tomatoes, beans, spices in bulk. Get some fresh ingredients. Sling everything together until you like it. Serve in an attractive bowl. Masterpiece. I legitimately appreciate Adam’s unpretentious take on cooking. His macaroons video actually inspired me to put more effort into learning to cook after realizing that it didn’t have to be some tedious rote approach. It’s so obvious in retrospect, people throughout human history just kind of did whatever the hell they wanted when they were cooking and eventually figured out what works. Nowadays, we’ve got all these good tasting things figured out, so you can just buy whatever you want, cook it up, and it’ll probably work out.

[@musican67557]

Most babish recipes are fine and easy to execute with little skills. my problem is that they don't respect your dishwasher, clean up time, or usually have ingredients that make it impractical to make for weeknigths.

[@Ealsante]

NNNN-yeah, I might do that too if I have some beef around, sure.

[@maswoodshaheb3931]

Oh boy I can't wait for Adam to recommend the correct cuts of meat I need to use to produce a great chilli. I'm also looking forward to his authentic spice mix recommendation to make it super authentic!

[@Bidens_Diaper]

Ox tail would be dope in this though

[@Ueiksg]

He also should a an authentic Mexican chocolate

[@roc_cave2107]

NOOOOOO!

[@DeputyFish]

@@stevexracer4309 this is chili

[@830927mjki]

I've tried a few and I like stewing steak the best. Tons of flavour, nice and lean, falls apart after an 8 hour slow cook. I've found a lot of supermarkets have been replacing it with "Diced Beef" recently which I find to be completely tasteless in something like this. Short rib would be similar but much more fatty.

[@amandaleighbump2161]

He's cooking with the energy of a tired parent on a school night, right down to the yelling at us to just eat the food already.

[@SkunkfapGaming]

adam really is the everyman of cooking channels. no need to get expensive, no need to overcomplicate. Just simple hearty homecooked meals for an individual or a family. best cooking channel.

[@bigmacntings7451]

cooking is not meant to be pretentious. most people in the world have families to feed on limited means.That means making the most amazing food possible on as little outlay as possible. absolutely comfort food is where it's at!!! proven by many previous generations that didn't have luxuries like vegetables on demand from wherever globally. It always used to be adjust your cooking to the seasons 50 years ago.

[@thomaso6579]

You are really underserlling how good bean chilli is adam, I would take bean chilli over meat chilli any day.

[@drowsylynx]

"I don't even know what this one is, but it's red so I'm putting it in the chili" is the exact reason why Adam is the GOAT of youtube cooking channels.

[@Bigbahlsen]

Had a good laugh out of this one, I was about to comment the same thing.

[@devon-crain]

YES! This was literally how I started cooking. "huh, this color looks right, smells nice too... in it goes!"

[@drowsylynx]

@@devon-crain Yeah lol. This whole video shows a very realistic home cooking process. No one really follows exact recipes for these kinds of meals. Cooking by "feel" is more than valid.

[@q.z.2897]

Haha ..this one got me as well

[@ngwoo]

Just make sure you aren't dumping cinnamon into your chili

[@travisgreene29]

I was a minute in and said to myself "wow, Adam seems really relaxing today, is he always this calming" and then 'it' hit me and I nearly fell out of my chair. Another classic

[@connerphillips1228]

For real. I found it quite relaxing until the first NOOO.

[@Phyde4ux]

Sadly he's wrong about the beans. #texasstyleFTW #nofarts

[@Kevin-mm8go]

@@connerphillips1228 He's back to true form it's a pleasure to see

[@tanketom]

It was only yesterday when I talked to my wife about how Adam had gotten very serious lately, good thing to see this format back.

[@Rose-ew7bv]

My problem here is he’s usually the one who says “You can make it however you want” but this time he’s saying “NO MEAT IS WRONG DONT EAT THE MEAT!”

[@CROWxMAGNUM]

Ok so this is 100% my favorite video youve made so far. The others may reveal some lost culinary technique or educate me on the nuances of proteins, but this video was the one we all needed to hear. Love it

[@mattbenz99]

I actually add siracha to my chili to give it a little extra spice. I find that it actually works shockingly well as it also adds a touch of sweetness as well.

[@0xszander0]

Yeah I use siracha as well. It's just the right kind of spice and it adds some extra garlicy flavor.

[@agentdills]

Adam falling for Big Bean propoganda

[@gregross2532]

Adam you've really released this just as I have chili simmering on the stove, no joke!!

[@aekaydubs]

No joke either-me too! What a crazy random happenstance

[@bensmith1689]

@@aekaydubs Me too. Making a big pot for my burger van.

[@noobslayer7564]

I have some southern style red kidney bean soup in my slow cooker as I'm watching this. Beans are freaking cool man

[@WillyJunior]

I JUST ATE A FROZEN PIZZA

[@lonestarr1490]

Currently cooking some spaghetti for a quick (and probably dirty) pasta & pesto.

[@wlepine]

This is now my favorite cooking video. It encouraged me to simplify and be creative. I made a delicious chili that also happened to be healthy, convenient, and economical. These are all excellent motivators for cooking good food at home. Thanks Adam!

[@seryugon4201]

Tip from someone who likes chilli alot, in the first step add cumin seeds that already gives the whole chilli a nice flavor.

[@UNITC00K13D0UGH]

1:39 WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY

[@masonjarbeiler9569]

SUS????

[@Aldi__130]

Amogus

[@lopolo2458]

Amoguss

[@Mekagob]

I made like 20+ meals worth of chili using this recipe so will have to freeze most of it . A lot of the beans/ tomatoes that I used were a few years past their best by date but the USDA website said they should be good as long as there is no damage to the can or bad odors when opening. If you're not already working on it I think a video on the history/shelf life of canned foods and home canned food would be interesting.

[@MaximusChivus]

He actually talked about it on the pod a little while back!

[@harryiii3361]

just checking in: you still alive... or?

[@Mekagob]

@@harryiii3361 Yeah I'm still good. Here's what it says exactly from the USDA website: Store commercially canned foods and other shelf stable products in a cool, dry place. Never put them above the stove, under the sink, in a damp garage or basement, or any place exposed to high or low temperature extremes. High acid foods such as tomatoes and other fruit will keep their best quality up to 18 months; low acid foods such as meat and vegetables, 2 to 5 years. If cans are in good condition (no dents, swelling, or rust) and have been stored in a cool, clean, dry place they are safe indefinitely. While extremely rare, a toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum is the worst danger in canned goods. NEVER USE food from containers that show possible "botulism" warnings: leaking, bulging, or badly dented cans; cracked jars or jars with loose or bulging lids; canned food with a foul odor; or any container that spurts liquid when opening. Even a minuscule amount of botulinum toxin can be deadly. Can linings might discolor or corrode when metal reacts with high-acid foods such as tomatoes or pineapple. As long as the can is in good shape, the contents should be safe to eat, although the taste, texture and nutritional value of the food can diminish over time. Home canned foods should be used within 1 year.

[@hi-viz]

Americans when asked to eat less meat: 😡😭

[@dacrook87]

Thank you so much for this recipe! I am a very low skill cook and this felt easy to make and delicious and healthy to eat!!

[@SolarE845]

One thing I love about chilli as a weeknight meal is that you can vary what you serve with it and get a range of different meals. 1. chilli nachos 2. Chilli writh rice 3. Chilli burrito etc.

[@johnmarstall]

Chili dogs!

[@Rockmaster867]

@@johnmarstall sonic approves

[@ActuallyJozu]

I like chili with cornbread

[@jaydoubledee1853]

Chili Mac

[@u-n-i]

personally love chili and cheese on fries

[@azrailyne]

I'm 100% onboard with the philosophy of making 1 large meal that will last 3 or so days. It's so much less of a hassle during the week and also saves a ton on electricity costs. Red lentils have become a favorite thing to make - red lentils stewed with spices that smell right and whatever veggies I have on hand and a lemon or some yogurt mixed in. So simple and healthy, and lasts for days.

[@impyrobot]

Kidney beans are really good as well if you like red lentils just soak them overnight in water

[@bird-war]

​@@impyrobot and make sure to cook them properly, cook it too low and you've made the edible version of death

[@maisarashafiq9322]

South Asian families already making food enough for a week, from the beginning 👁👁

[@icankillbugs]

Lentils and yogurt sounds like the worst struggle food imaginable

[@akirak1871]

Lentil curry is an amazing make-ahead meal. I'll make a giant pot (throw in some freeze dried carrots, celery, and onions to save even more time). The best thing is that when you reheat it, you can add different things every night so that it seems like different meals. Maybe some cooked chicken, a few frozen shrimp, a veggie blend, spinach + chickpeas, etc.

[@bartg5418]

Of all of your videos, this one has stuck with me the most. You're absolutely right that we expect too much from our food. In my opinion, there are four main pillars of cooking: cost, effort, nutrition, and taste. The first three are easily the most important, yet taste is the one we are least willing to compromise on. I make this recipe all the time. It's never exciting, but it's always comfort food. I always add a bit of frozen corn at the end, and to liven it up, I usually eat it with bread or hash browns.

[@Flipflop437]

For a more traditional chili, it’s best to prepare it in a large Dutch oven over a fire next to your horses and fellow cowboys while singing songs about the beautiful lady you’ll marry one day.

[@GrumpyGremlin.]

What I love in chili con carne is that it goes well with rice, tortillas, taco, white bread, pasta, as itself, you name it. It's so simple, yet full of flavor and it's multipurpose food. Edit: I also like beans.

[@jdalbiac]

Baked sweet potato with chili is awesome, I recommend it

[@kane2742]

Corn bread's another good option. Like Adam, I'm a fan of heterogeneous textures, so I often like to have something crispy with my chili - often tortilla chips or other corn chips (like Fritos). Sometimes I sprinkle them on top, other times I use the chili as a dip for the chips. Occasionally, I'll sprinkle corn nuts on top of the chili instead of having chips.

[@Jason-iz6ob]

Try straining off most of the liquid and putting it in an omelet.

[@Mitcheck315]

@@Jason-iz6ob you just changed my life that sounds so good holy shit

[@wheresmymuffins]

mashed potatoes can slap too ngl

[@RyanWaldroop]

"NOOOO!" - so happy you brought this back, Adam.

[@kodalewis1755]

Never thought I'd hear Adam get loud over some beans 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomaso6579]

How dare you suggest that we change an arbitrarily defined dish to better suit our needs!!! I and I alone get to decide what is chilli and what isn't!!!

[@UTeewb]

I will say using whole dried chilies results in a massively different flavor, but I completely appreciate how Adam is one of the few KZbinrs who is actually looking out for the "lazy" cook in all of us . I feel like with every step, ingredient, extra pot, etc. he makes a conscious assessment if the return on effort is worth it.

[@danielhowell167]

Yeah I agree and I think that gets missed here, rehydrating dried chilies adds multitudes of flavor that you won’t get with just sweating some fresh ones

[@UTeewb]

@@danielhowell167 In general any recipe that calls for large amounts of chili powder can be dramatically improved by using whole dried chills, The stuff most of keep in our pantry just doesn't have as much flavor, and it's surprising how much of a difference it makes. But yeah I get his point, not everything needs to be a Kenji Lopez weekend recipe, and good enough has value.

[@dmarsub]

Not just lazy, most people don't have the time for that and still wanna eat healthy and tasty.

[@toolbaggers]

You guys all missed it. The smoked paprika and "red spice" is whole dried chilies!!! It's exactly what you want but pre-ground so the end result is the same since you would blend and stew it until it gets completely incorporated.

[@toolbaggers]

@@danielhowell167 The powders are dried chilies and it rehydrates while you stew it.

[@swirlingtoilets]

My favorite secret ingredient for chili is some Korean gochujang in with the onions and veg when they're sauteeing, sort of like how you'd use tomato paste if you were making an Italian red sauce. It's spicy, has a lot of depth of flavor, and the fermented funk of the chili paste does soooo much to give the chili richness and body. Just let it fry with the vegetables and chili powders until a fond starts to form and deglaze with a bottle of beer. Then, proceed as normal.

[@rangotastic]

Thanks; I’ll have to try that!

[@jonathanboram7858]

This is so smart! You get lots of heat and umami in the same place, absolutely perfect for chili. I'll 100% add some to my next pot of chili

[@DracoDragon369]

im definitely going to take this advice as bean based chilis fuck up my stomach too much, ill try this instead!

[@Ronglar]

Sam, is that you?

[@ashutoshverma8383]

Did you buy a whole set of oxtails to tell us not to use them?

[@shannonwest7560]

I got your knife last year, and a month later, my husband got me a much more expensive Wusthof knife for Christmas. I love and use them both interchangeably. It's a great knife.

[@ryla22]

I think I really needed to hear that part about "not every meal needs to be a trip to the amusement park." I don't eat some days because I just can't be bothered to cook something nice and I just never questioned it. Thank you. This has meant a lot to me.

[@bloodangel13]

On that quote, didn't Anthony Bourdain once said "Your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride".

[@geennaam1201]

You don't eat some days? How do you survive, and or how do people around you survive

[@SnowDemonAkuma]

@@geennaam1201 You can go a day without eating once in a while it's fine.

[@geennaam1201]

@@SnowDemonAkuma Okay sure, I cant

[@caramelapple5562]

@@geennaam1201 then don't

[@joewee]

Pro-tip: BLACK COFFEE is also amazing in Chili - serves roughly the same purpose as the dark chocolate just without the sugar

[@WyattWinters]

James Hoffmann will have a field day with this

[@Dandelion_Stitches]

i toss a spoonful of instant coffee in. Does a great job.

[@jeremyschwed3212]

Or can use plain cocoa powder

[@frazergoodwin4945]

Brilliant - genuinely laughed out loud. And WHY HAVE YOU STOLEN MY SECRET CHILI RECIPE!?!

[@snagzzzzz]

This is probably my favourite cooking video I have ever watched.

[@matrixcode5945]

Based on why you cook this chili and your philosophy behind it I'd wager you have a killer split pea soup recipe somewhere

[@beric_ailey2330]

This is really excellent. Adam acknowledging the notion that food has to be 'impressive' is something I didn't expect, but that liberation really is wonderful.

[@Crokto]

hes talked a fair bit about his own dark past with cooking to impress rather than cooking to please

[@TK-mf5in]

“Just eat beans and sauce”. Hell yeah

[@jacobneesen7869]

Bean chili has been how I've made it for years. My vegetarian ass is happy

[@RichardInSD]

Adam PLEASE do more of these "SHOCKING SECRET" videos. Your penultimate one was 2 years ago. And only 2 prior! "And NOOOO!!" I LOVE those videos.

[@milesrout]

I hope you're being sarcastic because this kind of clickbait title is what is ruining KZbin.

[@maxthepaco3566]

@@milesrout It's not

[@nothingwhy1065]

@@milesrout What’s ruining KZbin is far more than just clickbait titles

[@Wither-xj5cp]

@@milesrout this aint even clickbait

[@lgolem09l]

@@milesrout It is, and this is a parody of that

[@evelineeveline6106]

Love the straightforward and unabashedly honest explanation about the price of the knife and the quality compared to other knives 😂😂😂😂 Stay true and entertaining Adam!

[@getlosttrails]

i don't know how it compares, but if you look at it next to the lower tier Gourmet knife from Wusthof it makes Adam's knife look inexpensive and it looks like a better knife to boot.

[@itsallfunandgames723]

Bean juice tastes funny and one of my favorite parts of making chili is pouring it all down the drain before rinsing my beans off. Chef's kiss!

[@primedvalkyr5993]

I know this is a year old video but, I've been very tight on budget this month and this advice/recipe for chili saved my life thank you!

[@jordishepard8123]

so gratifying that you mentioned chocolate. a bit of unsweetened cocoa powder is a good substitute for chocolate chips of you have one and not the other. another similar addition borrowed from curry is a medium pinch/half a tablespoon of instant coffee if you've got it around, a really good and easy way to make the chili taste way more effortful than it actually is.

[@SimuLord]

Speaking of curry, a little ground coriander seed and suddenly your chili tastes faintly like someone from India opened a Mexican restaurant and couldn't help themselves.

[@irontobias]

Molasses is also nice if you're looking to add sweetness along with a kick

[@imightbebiased9311]

Yup. Either coffee or dark beer will be my liquid addition of choice to the spicy tomato stew.

[@nienke7713]

coriander leaves (a.k.a. cilantro) is also pretty common in mexican food, so why not use some of the seed as well, if they have the leaves, they have the seeds too

[@leafsoup]

I have a chocolatey vietnamese coffee blend... Wonder if that will work haha

[@davidwilson2916]

These 'shocking secret' videos have to be some of the best on your channel. It's really refreshing to see a FoodTuber actually make _food_ , not some ridiculous extravaganza. Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining to watch someone make a really impressive dish, but I think it's equally as important to dial things back and remind people what cooking is really about.

[@callaflower221]

Yes indeed. I’m not trying to win the blue ribbon at the county fair. I’m just trying to get food on the table for these ravenous people in my house.

[@MrKyel17]

He already does "actually make food", whatever that means. His videos are tailored to the home cook and it's quite possibly my favorite thing about his content. He could have done that here *without* being smug and condescending and shitting on his prior videos as well as members of his audience.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Sometimes people just need to cook dinner.

[@gregorsamsa1364]

Have you seen the Cooking With Jack Show?

[@itsmederek1]

@@MrKyel17 Agreed, he doesn't have to be so smug about having one meatless recipe when 3/4 of his recipes are meat focused and he has been sponsored by CrowdCow. I like to cook meatless as well but this rubbed me wrong a bit

[@nadavga]

Personal tip: take about 150 grams raw liver, blend, and add to stew. Enriches the meat taste. Caution: requires extra care and stirring or else stew will be prone to burning on the bottom

[@morten123456789]

Adam: It's just fuel! Not every meal needs to be an trip to the amusement park! Me: If I dont love it .... I DON'T SWALLOW

[@whiterhino4969]

Adam yelling at me was surprisingly cathartic. "Not every meal has to be a trip to the amusement park" is going on my fridge. Sometimes I forget that while it's fun to cook, it's overwhelming on weeknights and I have my expectations way too high.

[@ieshi23]

After THE vegetable soup video I was expecting him to yell "NO!". But a minute of regular toned voice made me drop my guard, only to hit me with a can of beans like a truck.

[@wintergreen729]

Same. I was going into this like "this is suspiciously tranquil when is he- AH THERE IT IS"

[@RastaBananaJah]

I would love more cheap healthy and sustainable meals like this! I love them

[@KerryHallPhD]

These SHOCKING SECRET videos are what got me to actually try cooking for fun. I love it now.

[@firehead5555]

Sorry bean boy, still putting meat in my chili.

[@kristianpowell3760]

Why is Adam acting like he invented vegetarian Chili, like Christ man I think in my entire life I’ve only really had veggie chili

[@paulcantshutup]

While I always add minced beef, pretty much everything else you've done is exactly how I make chili, and have for years. However... dark chocolate? Hm! I've never considered it. But I'm happy to give it a shot. Thank you!

[@thebigNT]

"Now that I've been yelling at you for a while let me sell you something." That was the best ad transition I have ever heard in my life - bravo.

[@Xelbiuj]

Damn, wasn't expecting a "NOOOOOOOooo!" video. Classic.

[@freelancepear87kakkoka11]

THERAPIST: "i am sure Adam will never do another vegetable soup video again, he wont hurt you." ADAM:

[@elahem6940]

Lets go, BEAN CHILI SUPREMACY

[@Temizu]

Hey Adam, wanted to say that I made this and it was a SOLID dish. Loved it! Thank you for sharing the recipe and your methodology of cooking it.

[@DiscGolfDom23]

Oh no am I going to get yelled at to leave it in the damn water to let it boil?

[@lidular]

I agree, this is how i cook most things. I am not trying to represent a particular culture when im making dinner, i just want good delicious food which is fun to make.

[@BogeyCDogRosey]

Chili was created for the workers who built New Deal canals thru San Antonio. It was literally a bowl of meat sauce and a piece of bread. It was, “Whatever’s cheap and ready and some bread.” Just like Po Boys in New Orleans. So “real” chili is actually a thing. But if you want beans, do you.

[@SupremeViola]

I would like to thank these SHOCKING SECRETS "recipes" for helping me gain my confidence in low-waste cooking. Realizing that, as long as I get the timing reasonably right, I can throw basically any cookable vegetable in a pot with canned or dried legumes (maybe a handful of dried whole grain like brown rice if I'm feeling extra adventurous) and get a pretty tasty meal at the end of it has meant we've thrown out a lot less food and had a lot more homemade meals in the last few years.

[@alicialacroix]

Same!!

[@ThreadBomb]

If you are interested in low-waste, the stalks of broccoli and cauliflower are fine for eating. Just cut off the tough outer layer.

[@vaclavbastl500]

That's how I cook at my dorm, just throw shit on the pan, mix it a little, add some spices, cook some rice or pasta and BOOM - easy, cheap, healthy, and usually even pretty good tasting meal ready in around 20 minutes.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

Somewhere in my travels, I came to the conclusion that throwing whatever is in your fridge and pantry into some broth is actually a legit way to make an Asian hotpot.

[@fullmetalguy8357]

4:04 this is exactly how most Indian households function when it comes to weekday meals. Usually a pot of dhal (lentil curry) with a starch like rice or roti can last a few days. Honestly it saves so much time and effort, and usually if you want to spice it up on the second or third day, make a portion of veg or another starch to go along with it, but honestly, the food is dense and filling enough on its own. Glad to see more people adopting this mindset.

[@alsaunders7805]

Re-adopting, that mindset used to be common here too, I grew up with it and never lost it. People are spoiled AF nowadays. 😢🤓🍻

[@Cosmik7]

yeah

[@deadfr0g]

Work larder, not harder. 👌

[@Fluff-gl6yr]

Ngl I’ve made chili where I replaced the chocolate with instant coffee in a pinch before and it was still nice. Such an easy dish to not fuck up

[@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01]

This is how I used to eat at uni. I still used beef because it's not chili without beef imo, but I always bulked it out with loads of onions bell peppers and kidney beans as well as some fresh halved cherry tomatoes. Chili and rice is a meal I can eat every day it's so good 😋

[@yilmazkoker]

Adam yelling at me and telling me to eat beans has been the highlight of my day. Thank you Adam!

[@MrRufusjax]

F*** beans. Next thing he will be telling us to eat bugs for the planet.

[@AngryAlfonse]

Sub your fresh peppers for dried anchos, sub your chocolate for cocoa powder, use mustard instead of mustard powder, use ketchup to provide some of the tomato sweetness (I use spicy, not very sweet canned tomatoes), and add ground beef (with ALL of the rendered fat mixed into the chili) and you've got my standard chili.

[@goshagrandchild6500]

NOOOO!

[@nanoflower1]

Agree with all your choices as that's essentially what I go for. Though I will usually toss in a mix of peppers such as Guajillo, Mulato, Chipotle, cascabel and arbol with the mix varying depending upon what taste and degree of heat I'm looking for. (Helps to have an International Food market down the street so I can pick up most anything I need for chili there.)

[@dripshameless5605]

Found this gem so late. LOVE the video and recipe as a vegetarian, thanks!

[@terrymovold4364]

1st time visitor, and a new subscriber. Got here via a link posted on reddit. The person posting had actually cooked her own beans, prior to making the rest of this recipe. All the positive comments, from others who are familiar with your channel, are what influenced my decision to subscribe.

[@derekboardman9995]

I started adding dark chocolate to chili about 18 years ago after watching Rick Bayless make Chicken Mole. I usually add a couple dashes of cinnamon as well.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Both are great to add, try ditched vs non Dutch coco

[@cv5953]

Mexican cinnamon vs the commonly-found cinnamon you find in every grocery store, that makes a big difference too. If I used the other stuff in my carnitas, they'd be almost sweet. But Mexican cinnamon is a much milder and warmer flavor.

[@Skorpse]

I put ground coffee in mine. Absolutely delicious.

[@bernieburton6520]

Still would have stewed the meat in there. I love beans in my chili but I also love meat in there as well. Gives it that extra depth of flavor

[@Alex-qn6gt]

I like putting corn in my chili

[@cloudsprite8349]

"Now that I've been yelling at you for a few minutes, allow me to sell you something" banger quote

[@markcoren2842]

Made this last night... all of the above plus a can of chipotles in adobo. The perfect combo and no effort required for enough great chili to feed us for several busy holiday cooking days 😁 Have a great one!

[@Hhelloo697]

I just take out 1 out of can. I must be a wush. 😅

[@kadanseward3022]

@@Hhelloo697Nah, that’s reasonable. I like spicy food, but those adobos sure are hot

[@tiguilherman_plays]

that bean can water directly into the chili was messed up though

[@MikeSaltzman]

Adam, Ive watched quite a few of your videoes and this is easily one of my favorites. Between the jokes, the solid/simple recipe with ingredients below, and the transparent/honest ad for a solid product at the time. Its just great. Thanks for making this.

[@silentladyd]

I would also yell with such anger if I didn't have meat with my beans.

[@duck22x]

Oh man Adam you KNEW we all were waiting for more "NOOO"s!! "NO THERE IS NO SUCH THING" really killed me hahahahaahaa

[@Doomscrollin]

Made the best chili of my life after watching this, far from this exact recipe but the extra tin of beans was a great shout

[@fjordfjesta]

I've been living on some variation of bean-heavy chili (sometimes with a bit of ground beef/lamb or smoked sausage for variety, or white bean chicken chili) since April. It's filling, cheap, keeps you regular, and it has helped me lose about 80lbs by not eating random crap or the usual pizza and taco bell. Sometimes I'll even just throw together drained chickpeas, smoked kielbasa, spices, and a couple cans of spicy marinara for a quick and simple chili that cooks quickly and tastes spectacular. Happy to see someone else on the chili wagon. EDIT: I nearly forgot my favorite, super-secret ingredient--Taco Bell Diablo sauce! Really though, any smoky chipotle hot sauce will do, and I'll even dice up some chipotles in adobo as well for that flavor. I just have a million packets in a jar on the counter from the occasional "treat yoself!" moments.

[@a133m210]

❤

[@mrastleysghost]

If you haven't yet, I HIGHLY recommend doing chili verde (with tomatillos), it's incredibly good and no real extra effort other than bringing in a broiler to char the tomatillos

[@CMDRSweeper]

The secret to a good pot like this is to have meat and beans together, if you skip either one of them, you will notice that the dish isn't as good on the taste in my opinion. There is something with the beans and meat that elevates the taste I have found.

[@colbicolbiWTF]

the chunky chili " rooster " sauce is my fav to add to chili for added spice and flavor, will have to try some diablo and already have the chili in adobo but havent used it yet, time to make a run for other ingredients lol

[@siserith]

humans have been eating a similar diet called "perpetual" stew for a long long time.

[@samuelkatz1124]

My brother does his half bean half ground turkey. It's certainly non traditional, but I could eat it 4-5 times in a week and not get too bothered. Once you get all the other components like the vegetables and spices right then you can throw anything in there.

[@SolarzFFA]

CHILI IS BEANS AND SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I've done ground turkey before -- form into ping pong ball sized meatballs, pre-brown them and dump into the crock pot with everything else (INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE HABANERO). I can confirm that turkey chili is amazing. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@johnathanpenczek5499]

Same here but instead of turkey we use chicken. Beyond that what my family used to do is 1 part deer meat (family full of hunters) and 1 part beef. Although I've done only deer meat before and it's not bad.

[@KealanJamesBrady]

Texans getting the assault rifles ready

[@tonyschannel7438]

I wonder what Kevin from The Office would think of your Chili

[@michaelcoffin4556]

greatest chili hack i tried thats not traditional is using a can or 2 of canned chipotles in adobo sauce. it feels like cheating but it totally makes the chili so much better imo

[@Notius]

I mean it's close enough, adobo sauce is chili powder, vinegar, sugar, garlic, and herbs, so theat's almost all of your seasonings that you'd be using anyway, the chipotles just add some heat.

[@cwooley89]

YES!

[@cloudyview]

So glad the chocolate was part of your recipe outline - it's such a great 'secret ingredient' for chili that adds huge depth 👍

[@Are_you_eyeballing_me]

A tiny bit of cinnamon also works some magic

[@reD_Bo0n]

@@Are_you_eyeballing_me Totally, I'm not a huge fan of cinnamon, but in Chili combined with chocolate, a muss

[@jovi_al]

@@stevexracer4309 why not?

[@SimuLord]

Every time someone mentions mole sauce in connection with Mexican chocolate I think of that bit in The Breakfast Club where Bender, mispronouncing Molière, says "this MOH-LAY really pumps my nads."

[@viewer-of-content]

@@stevexracer4309 you're right... tofu would have totally been the better option😉

[@cowsaysmoo51]

This chili recipe changed my whole outlook on home cooking. I cook this pretty much exactly as you do here. The only real difference is I add a sizable glug of a vinegar-based hot sauce (I prefer Cholula) and some worcestershire sauce. I make enough for 4-5 servings for myself. This stuff, like many stews and soups, only gets better over the course of a few days in the fridge. Literally zero meat, and as an avid meat enjoyer I don't miss it one bit in this dish. It tastes extremely meaty already.

[@stevo-dx5rr]

Adam did a pretty good impersonation of Weird Al when he introduced the beans :)

[@richiskinner9810]

I absolutley love this "shocking secret" format XD The vegitable soup video is what started my journey into "intuitive cooking" as i like to call it. I just throw stuff together, sometimes loosly inspired by a recipe and it always turns out fine as long as i stick to a few basic principles. Cooking can be surprisingly simple if you want it to be simple.

[@GoCoyote]

I believe this is a super important method to learning what flavor combinations work for you and helps hit on that "perfect method or ingredient. Rarely are they inedible, sometimes just ok, often quite good, and sometimes have people raving and asking for a recipe that leaves you saying that it is a "special family secret" in order to get out of admitting that you may never be able to recreate it.

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

very true! food should be good but should be like easy enough to make every night

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

Hi fellow Richi, you made me think about it... Seems like I almost never follow any recipes anymore. If I look at a few recipes for a new kind of dish I want to try it's only to get a basic idea about the ingredients and their approximate ratios and the methods used to create that dish...and then I proceed to do what I want anyway! :⁠-⁠D It is most important to know what your doing, not to be able to do what others tell you. In cooking as in live.

[@Nirim000]

I literally do the same base spice mix with some coriander, and lots of smoked chillies(cayenne/chipotle)

[@danielhague734]

I love the sentiment that not every meal needs to be a trip to the amusement park. For anyone out there struggling right now, and I know there are a lot, I take a can of store-brand chili with no beans, store-brand pinto beans, and a can of Rotel and mix it in a pot. It costs about $4, and it's a solid dinner for three days for one person, and it's actually really good. I sometimes put cumin and oregano in as well, but it's not necessary. It's also something you could make a bunch of and freeze, if you wanted.

[@Clone683]

The real recipe is always in the comment section

[@icankillbugs]

Waiting a day or two for it to thaw in the fridge would take a lot longer than the 30 seconds it would take you to open the cans, dump it all into a pot, and set it on low for 20 minutes while you went to shower or whatever lol

[@thats_odd]

@@icankillbugs ? if you freeze it you can freeze it into ice cube trays like ragusea does and thaw a couple out in a pot or in the microwave

[@bleeem]

just learn from brazilians, rice and beans everyday, you cook enough rice for at least 4 to 5 days, and beans for atleast a week or more.

[@icankillbugs]

@@bleeem who the fuck would eat 4-5 day or week+ old food lol

[@dionenewman9031]

This video was so unhinged. 😅

[@lanomin5872]

"I don't even know what this one is but it's red so it's going in the chili" killed me

[@jo_magpie]

Me: Ah, a nice relaxing cooking video from Adam. Adam: No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@simonandersson9179]

Devoties knew it was comming just from reading the title

[@TheMrTMC]

I usually chop up leftovers and throw it in my chili, a lot less likely to get wasted. Extra taco meat, fajitas, roasted chicken, even hamburger patties all work really well.

[@joeyGalileoHotto]

I can already hear the Texans throwing a temper tantrum over his chili with beans