This southern chili recipe is a sweet and spicy dish that’s easy to prepare and packed with bold, comforting flavor. Mad ...

The first time I reverse-engineered this recipe, I couldn’t believe how simple it was to recreate that signature Chili’s salsa taste at home. The secret? It’s all in the careful balance of canned ...

This recipe had the highest tomato-to-beef ratio (38 ounces to 16 ounces), so the finished chili's overall flavor was very tangy and tomato-rich, but verged on tinny.

1. Season beef liberally with salt and pepper. Heat a saucepan on high with olive oil and place all short ribs in to sear. Drain off half of the fat and add tomato paste, and let it all simmer for ...

No-bean, -tomato chili recipe by Criswell is a keeper. Nov 25, 2014. Texas Red Chili Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle ) James Nielsen/Staff.

As temperatures soared into the 90s, I thought of early housewives and daughters slaving for hours preserving food for winter. This was hot, tedious work, with no electricity for even a fan.