Sometime ago, someone gave me a can of Whoop Ass Chili Mix from www.whoopinass.com and I have finally gotten around to trying it. The can contains all ingredients needed to make a bowl of red accept for the ground meat and tomatoes. The listed ingredients are: Precooked Red Beans, Chili Packet: Chili Powder, Chopped Onion, Minced Garlic & Spices. Mesa Packet: Mesa Flour. Pepper Packet: Ground Habanero Pepper.
Now the can makes this stuff sound HOT, by giving a heat scale on the side and saying how much of the spice packet to add depending on how spicy you want it. Well, being a true Chili-head, I added all of the spices into the mix and cooked it up as directed. This is truly a 20 minute chili and when I tasted it, I was a bit disappointed because there was little to no heat...So, time to open my own spice cabinet I ended up adding a couple of pinches of Jolokia Powder, Serrano Powder and JalapeƱo Powder. NOW, it has some kick and tastes much better. The general flavor is pleasant and if you doctor it, it is a nice bowl of chili. Although, it will never replace chili made the traditional way, but will work if you are pressed for time.
Now the can makes this stuff sound HOT, by giving a heat scale on the side and saying how much of the spice packet to add depending on how spicy you want it. Well, being a true Chili-head, I added all of the spices into the mix and cooked it up as directed. This is truly a 20 minute chili and when I tasted it, I was a bit disappointed because there was little to no heat...So, time to open my own spice cabinet I ended up adding a couple of pinches of Jolokia Powder, Serrano Powder and JalapeƱo Powder. NOW, it has some kick and tastes much better. The general flavor is pleasant and if you doctor it, it is a nice bowl of chili. Although, it will never replace chili made the traditional way, but will work if you are pressed for time.