Minor cooking experiment.

[cactuswatcher]

I made chili last night. I usually use a lot of chili powder. Last night I tried reducing the chilli powder significantly (by several teaspoons in a large batch) and replacing it with a 1/4 teaspoon of cilantro. It worked well in filling in the flavor. I think too much cilantro would be a mistake, but this amount seemed to work well.

Comments

[deevalish.livejournal.com]

Whenever I make chili, I always forget to pick up all the little fixings. Green onions, cilantro, extra cheese. I don't really miss the fixings but they arenice to have, adds a little more depth.

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Chili can take a lot of different additions very well. This time I forget to get Ritz crackers, but like you say, it's still good.