Steve Pope > wrote in message
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> The Ranger > wrote:
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>> I prefer cubed [..]
>>
> For me, ground beef is fine in a chili with beans (and
> typically, tomatoes) but if it's a bean-less, tomato-less
> chili primarily composed of chili powder in water/broth,
> then cubes or chunks of beef are necessary instead
> of ground beef.

Chile Colorado and Chile Verde both require cubed beef. Texas Bowl
of Red is improved with shredded beef but I've not had complaints
when I've used ground sirloin... The _only_ time someone
complained was when I added kidney beans as a filler because two
families increased the number of dinner guests to twenty.
Actually, it was only _one_ complainer and he's normally a
phallic.

The Ranger