OK, I did the chili this weekend and it was good, but not great. I went all crazy and actually added veggies, so that probably did it. Or else the lack of Jimmy Dean sausage in Canada might have done it too.
Basically I subbed plain pork sausage for the Jimmy Dean, added a green and red bell pepper and some fresh mushrooms around dump 2 and 2 cans of Red Kidney beans around dump 3. I think the extra water from the veggies made it more soupy, so I added more browned beef rather than cook it out. Mmmmmmmm......meeeat!
I think the main issue is it was a bit too salty, so next time probably use some low salt boullion, beef broth or less salt.
Still good chili. The 4th dump is mandatory and still havent heard reviews from my Super bowl guests wives about the "flatulence quotient" of the chili.....but I bet it scored high..
