Grammy's Kitchen · Chili · Jailhouse Chili
One of 163 chili recipes we measured
1 cooks on www.southernliving.com rate it 3.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 72% | 23% |
| fat | 2% | 1% |
| aromatics | 52% | 16% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 58% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp. canola oil |
| 1134 g | 2 1/2 lb. boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-in. cubes |
| 8 g | 2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste |
| 2 g | 1 tsp. black pepper |
| 567 g | 2 large (10 oz. each) white onions, finely chopped (about 4 cups) |
| 18 g | 6 large garlic cloves, minced (about 2 Tbsp.) |
| 8 g | 1 Tbsp. chili powder |
| 4 g | 2 tsp. ground cumin |
| 2 g | 1 tsp. smoked paprika |
| 1 g | 1 tsp. dried oregano |
| 1 qt. beef broth | |
| 473 g | 2 cups tap water |
| 340 g | 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer |
| 100 g | 4 (6-in.) corn tortillas, chopped (about 2 cups) |
| Sour cream, cilantro, and lime wedges, for serving |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.southernliving.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“One tablespoon of chili powder? With such a small amount, this will not taste like chili. You need to start with at least 3 or more tablespoons of chili powder.” — a cook, 3★