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Chili with a Chocolate Kick

November 29, 2011 Alisa's Recipes

I decided to join in for one last hoorah on Taste & Create andΒ was paired up with Kat of the blog Study Food. She’s a relatively new food blogger, which made narrowing down options easier! I ended up going with her Chilli Con Sausage recipe, which was inspired by a Nigella recipe.

I picked this recipe because I’ve always wondered about cocoa in chili. It is a “spice” that I’ve never used before and thought it might be great for making a more full-bodied flavor.

I used a hot sausage, so I skipped the jalapeno and used juste chili powder for a little more heat. We like our chili lightly spicy. A very bad inedible chili experience keeps me timid with the spices these days. I also used all tomato puree plus a little honey instead of tomato puree and ketchup.

For some reason (the weather perhaps?) I’ve been craving richer foods, and though the cocoa powder added to the flavor, I wanted a little more … so I added a chunk of dark chocolate too. Melted that in, and it worked great!

We served it with tortilla chips (no rice) and diced avocado. I forgoed the spoon, since it was nice and thick, and used the tortilla chips for scooping instead …

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8 thoughts on “Chili with a Chocolate Kick”

  1. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
    November 29, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    a chunk of dark chocolate or cocoa powder in chili is something ive always wanted to try. yum!

  2. Christin@purplebirdblog
    November 29, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    I keep meaning to venture into the cocoa-laced chili realm but haven’t quite gotten there yet! πŸ™‚

  3. Hannah
    November 29, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    I, too, have been meaning to make a cocoa/chocolate infused chilli for such a long time! Wish we had good tortilla chips here πŸ™‚

  4. Shirley @ gfe
    November 29, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Holy mole (hehe), girlfriend! This sounds divine. πŸ™‚ I love that it’s thick enough to use chips to eat it. πŸ˜‰ And with avocado topping? Must make this recipe, Alisa.

    Shirley

  5. Katie
    November 29, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    I tried the cocoa in chili thing last fall and I’ve never made it without chocolate since then. You can’t even really taste the chocolate, but you can taste “something”.

    • alisa
      November 29, 2011 at 9:41 pm

      I know what you mean. Adding actual chocolate I think gave it a more well rounded flavor. Maybe it’s that fat carries flavor thing?

  6. Diane-thewholegang
    November 30, 2011 at 4:47 am

    I love chocolate in chili. I won’t cook it any other way. So glad you tried it and liked it. Dark chocolate gives you all the good parts.

  7. Kim(Cook It Allergy Free)
    December 1, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Okay. I have never made my chili with chocolate. But now that will be what I am doing from now on. Yum! Maybe my kids will eat more of it knowing that it is chocolate infused. LOL

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