Anyhoo, I whupped up a batch the other night. Ground beef, cumin, chili powder, chopped onion, minced garlic, black pepper, a little balsamic and something new... some kind of smoke flavoring. Saturn something or other, I'll have to look. And black beans. Best chili I ever ate.
When I used to visit the chili competitions here in CT the chili the served to the public was not the same as what they sent to the judges. It had beans and any variety of veggies. The competition or "compo" chili that went to the judges contains meat only. Anyone know of this is true elsewhere?