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jmcquown wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote: > >>On Tue 27 Sep 2005 09:03:28p, zxcvbob 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. >>>> >>>>However, the canned products have a very different flavor and almost >>>>all brands taste quite similar. The list of ingredients on the >>>>cans, of course, just say "and spices". >>>> >>>>Anyone have an idea what makes up this flavor? >>>> >>>>TIA >>>> >>> >>> >>>Pressure-can some beef stew meat. The long processing time gives it >>>a subtle fishy taste that is what you are looking for. Add a jar of >>>the canned meat to your chili, and thicken it with a little wheat >>>flour and cheap paprika. HTH :-) >>> >>>Best regards, >>>Bob >>> >> >>LOL! I know what you mean, Bob. Some canned products containing meat >>don't smell much different from dog or cat food. >> >>However, this "spice" flavor also dominates the canned "chili beans" >>like Bush's, and contain no meat or meat products. > > > I know what you mean, Wayne, and I wish I knew what it was, too. I'm > starting to think it's like a reverse sort of (non-sexual) salt-peter... > something that makes us *want* to buy the chili or chili beans. I get > cravings for this stuff! I had to add "chili beans" to my sloppy joe meat > (before I turned it into chili mac) last week. The pull was irresistable. > And man did it taste good! > > Jill > > I was kind of serious, you just couldn't tell from my writing style. I think it's hydrolyzed protein. You can get the same effect by adding MSG or Thai fish sauce. Add just a little wheat or oat flour for thickening, and some California paprika. Bob |
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