Original Texas Chili Con Carne

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	106%	23%
fat	2%	1%
aromatics	9%	16%
acid	2%	0%
salt	2%	0%
thickener	1%	0%
vegetables and beans	0%	58%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.8	0.6

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

	3 whole sweet fresh dried chilies like Costeño, New Mexico, or Choricero, stems and seeds removed
	2 small hot dried chilies like Arbol or Cascabel, stems and seeds removed
45 g	3 whole rich fruity dried chilies like Ancho, Mulatto, Negro, or Pasilla, stems and seeds removed
1920 g	2 quarts low sodium canned or homemade chicken broth
30 g	2 whole Chipotle chilies canned in adobo sauce, plus 2 tablespoons sauce, stems and seeds removed
1814 g	4 pounds beef chuck, trimmed of excess gristle and fat, cut into thick steaks
	Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
27 g	2 tablespoons vegetable oil
150 g	1 large onion, finely diced
12 g	4 medium cloves garlic, grated on a microplane grater
1 g	1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
7 g	1 tablespoon ground cumin
0 g	1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 g	2 teaspoons dried oregano
34 g	2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
19 g	2 to 3 tablespoons masa
30 g	2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
	Hot sauce, to taste
	Cilantro, chopped onions, scallions, grated cheese, avocado, and warm tortillas for serving as desired

Method: 6 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Now we're talking! Thanks for the April 2023 update Kenji ♥️note from Kenji's recipe"Beef, chiles, and time are all it takes. I occasionally add an onion and perhaps a few cloves of garlic that I sauté in the pan after braising the beef."Being from Texas, I'd ” — a cook, 5★

“1) My step-father always cooked the chilis whole in water (although I am sure your idea of chicken stock would be good addition). When they had softened, he took the chilis out, split them and scraped the flesh off, and added them and their cooking water to th” — a cook