On Wed 28 Sep 2005 06:27:43a, Becca wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> The flavor found in canned chili and in canned "chili beans" eludes
>> me.
>>
>> When I make my own chili recipe it's flavored with onion, garlic,
>> chili powder, cumin, coriander, Mexican oregano and a bay leaf. It's
>> a good basic chili and we like it.
>
>
> It could be the amount of the spices you are using. For every 3 pounds
> of meat, I use 1 tablespoon ground cumin and 6 tablespoons chili powder,
> then I season according to taste.
>
> If I were to guess, I would say you are not using enough cumin.
>
> Becca

Thanks, Becca. I'll up the cumin the next time.

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