Chili Tonight, Hot Tamale

[deguspice]

For tomorrow's party, I made my traditional pot of chili. Over the years, it has slowly evolved. This time, I borrowed an idea from the winning recipe of Boston's Firehouse Chili Cook-Off. Instead of browning the ground beef, he grilled the ground beef as hamburgers, then broke them up for the chili. I did the same thing, but used ground turkey

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[jim_p]

Does anyone know where "Chili Tonight, Hot Tamale" comes from?

I saw it one one of the billboards for "South Of The Border", but I don't know if that was the first use...

[deguspice]

That could be where I saw it. I've been to SotB once.

[sunspiral]

Yes, seen it there too a long time ago. But I'm sure they didn't invent it.

[c1]

I use a can of red beans and a can of black beans, and I throw in about a cup of corn as well. One time, I used a bag of frozen pearl onions, and that made an interesting, tasty change in the paradigm.

[deguspice]

I didn't mention it in the ingredients, but I use two different types of beans for a bit of a visual contrast.

I try to avoid using corn. Too many friends have corn allergies.

Using pearl onions sounds interesting.

[sunspiral]

Yay Chili! Now mine will have company!

[chanaleh]

I know it only as a playground joke from way back in the mists of time.

What's the Mexican weather report?
Chili today -- hot tamale!