What to do with chili powder

Diamond Member Joined: May 10 2010 Posts: 3006

I bought chili powder for a recipe that I wanted to make but now I can't remember what recipe or where I saw it. Any ideas? What do you use chili powder for?

Thanks!

Silver Member Joined: Nov 15 2010 Posts: 605

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups chopped onions
1 2/3 cups coarsely chopped red bell peppers (about 2 medium)
6 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 15- to 16-ounce cans black beans, drained, 1/2 cup liquid reserved
1 16-ounce can tomato sauce

Chopped fresh cilantro
Sour cream
Grated MontereyJack cheese
Chopped green onions

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, and garlic; saut� until onions soften, about 10 minutes. Mix in chili powder, oregano, cumin, and cayenne; stir 2 minutes. Mix in beans, 1/2 cup reserved bean liquid, and tomato sauce. Bring chili to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend and chili thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Ladle chili into bowls. Pass chopped cilantro, sour cream, grated cheese, and green onions separately.

Gold Member Joined: Jul 26 2008 Posts: 2096

chicken
chili
cholent

the possibilities are endless... I go through a whole jar a month!

Gold Member Joined: Jan 11 2011 Posts: 1164

I add a dash to any dish I put paprika in.

Posted: Tue, Feb 21 2012, 2:50 pm Post subject: re: What to do with chili powder

sweet potato cut in wedges, a little brown sugar, chile powder and a bit of salt and olive oil. Bake uncovered until soft.

Platinum Member Joined: Feb 20 2009 Posts: 7635

I use it to spice chicken and potatoes, and baked potato "fries." Also spanish rice, yum.

I also love this meat sauce recipe, I definitely add more chili powder than it calls for- http://imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56745

Senior Member Joined: Oct 14 2010 Posts: 190

My grandmother passed this "secret ingredient" down to me: put a lot into the cholent. also put into the kishke

Posted: Tue, Feb 21 2012, 9:53 pm Post subject: re: What to do with chili powder

part of taco spice mix
for baked fries
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I use it in cholent, chicken dishes, baked fish, even veggie salads.
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usually with ground turkey.

Silver Member Joined: Mar 17 2011 Posts: 551

Combine with maple syrup and other ingredients for a sweet and spicy sauce (chicken, tofu).

Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2012, 3:50 am Post subject: re: What to do with chili powder

I usually use chili flakes, and I put it in almost everything (yes, including mac and cheese) a small amount goes along way and enhances any flavor. Also of course, great in chili, cholent, potatoes, chicken, Israeli salad, any tomato based sauce, etc. etc. etc.
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Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2012, 6:58 pm Post subject: re: What to do with chili powder

Add a little to a cup of Hot chocolate.
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Posted: Wed, Feb 22 2012, 8:02 pm Post subject: re: What to do with chili powder

is it the "hot" chili powder as in "hot red pepper" ?
or is it the chili powder I have at home which adds a great flavor to chicken/meat/cholent/kishka... but is not at all "hot"?!?!?! if its the hot one u need to use it with caution as you can over-spice it then its too hot. the one I have I don't like in veg, or cheese... I use it as a meat/chicken spice in any recipe