Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Everyone has an opinion on what makes chili proper or not, but to me, chili is meat and beans and tomatoes and spices: hearty, stewy, with so many toppings. Yes, there are BEANS here. There is also TOMATO (an ingredient I didn’t know was divisive, but have since learned it is!). Anyway, there are two versions of this chili: the long way (using hunks of beef for braising and beans cooked from dried) and the short way (using ground beef or turkey and beans from a can). See? I do care.
For the toppings, I won’t tell you what to do so consider yourself free. I recommend full-fat sour cream, jalapeños, shredded cheddar cheese, scallions AND red onion (pickled and raw), and some sort of corn chips on the side like Fritos or tortilla chips. If you’re a bit of a minimalist and just go for sour cream and scallion, you might want to make a little cornbread. To further upset the masses (brace yourself): My cornbread recipe uses mayonnaise and has a touch of sugar. I will not be taking questions, you can watch the video to watch me defend this bold (and good) choice.
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Video Chapters:
0:28 Welcome to Home Movies
3:10 Cutting and searing the beef
5:10 Building the chili base
8:32 Time to make cornbread
12:07 Baking the cornbread
12:25 Preparing the chili toppings
16:25 Serving a bowl of chili
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Audio: Yves Albaret @yvesarmand
Camera Operator: Daniel Rampulla @danielrampulla
Camera Operator: Johnny Frohman @johnnyfrohman
Graphics: Gordon Landenberger @gordonlandenberger
Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier @finestworksong
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Recipes:
Gorgeous Chili: alisoneroman.com/recipes/gorgeous-chili
Cornbread: alisoneroman.com/recipes/cornbread
Links:
Cast iron skillet: amzn.to/3YEgIJT
Dutch oven: go.shopmy.us/p-9034051
Cutting board: amzn.to/3YEgIJT
Hellmann’s Mayo: amzn.to/40nRJvv
Alison’s jeans: go.shopmy.us/p-4359875
Everyone has an opinion on what makes chili proper or not, but to me, chili is meat and beans and tomatoes and spices: hearty, stewy, with so many toppings. Yes, there are BEANS here. There is also TOMATO (an ingredient I didn’t know was divisive, but have since learned it is!). Anyway, there are two versions of this chili: the long way (using hunks of beef for braising and beans cooked from dried) and the short way (using ground beef or turkey and beans from a can). See? I do care.
For the toppings, I won’t tell you what to do so consider yourself free. I recommend full-fat sour cream, jalapeños, shredded cheddar cheese, scallions AND red onion (pickled and raw), and some sort of corn chips on the side like Fritos or tortilla chips. If you’re a bit of a minimalist and just go for sour cream and scallion, you might want to make a little cornbread. To further upset the masses (brace yourself): My cornbread recipe uses mayonnaise and has a touch of sugar. I will not be taking questions, you can watch the video to watch me defend this bold (and good) choice.
Purchase Sweet Enough HERE: bookshop.org/p/books/sweet-enough-a-baking-book-alison-roman/18720214?ean=9781984826398
Purchase Nothing Fancy and Dining In HERE:
alisoneroman.com/books
Purchase Sweet Enough (AUS & UK) HERE:
cook.hardiegrant.com/sweet_enough
Video Chapters:
0:28 Welcome to Home Movies
3:10 Cutting and searing the beef
5:10 Building the chili base
8:32 Time to make cornbread
12:07 Baking the cornbread
12:25 Preparing the chili toppings
16:25 Serving a bowl of chili
CREDITS
Director: Doron Max Hagay @doronmaxhagay
Producer: Graham Mason @grahambomason
Photography Director: Alex Bliss @albertblimp
Audio: Yves Albaret @yvesarmand
Camera Operator: Daniel Rampulla @danielrampulla
Camera Operator: Johnny Frohman @johnnyfrohman
Graphics: Gordon Landenberger @gordonlandenberger
Editor: Cooper Conley-Currier @finestworksong
Subscribe to A Newsletter: anewsletter.alisoneroman.com
Website: alisoneroman.com
Instagram: instagram.com/alisoneroman
Twitter: twitter.com/alisoneroman
Recipes:
Gorgeous Chili: alisoneroman.com/recipes/gorgeous-chili
Cornbread: alisoneroman.com/recipes/cornbread
Links:
Cast iron skillet: amzn.to/3YEgIJT
Dutch oven: go.shopmy.us/p-9034051
Cutting board: amzn.to/3YEgIJT
Hellmann’s Mayo: amzn.to/40nRJvv
Alison’s jeans: go.shopmy.us/p-4359875
