Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

I added all the ingredients except for the chili paste. I also did not seed the chile's. Overall the flavor was excellent. The only issue I had with this was, it was too soupy. Does anyone have any ideas on reducing this...besides not adding the water? I still loved this recipe and will make it again with a few adjustments...the addition of a can of kidney beans and not adding the water.

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Angel

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2009

this is the perfect chili! good and hot and oh so tasty! i doubled the recipe and made it with venison instead of beef and everyone loved it!

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2009

This chili is KILLER, I love hot and spicy food and this is it, I'll never make another chili, I'm adopting this one as my own - made it about 4 times now and it's great every time, just be warned it's not for the weak - it's HELLFIRE!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

Really good and really spicy. I didn't use the ground pork because I don't eat pork, but I did substitute with a beef sausage and it was amazing. Had to use a little less of the spicy seasonings because I had little ones eating it as well, but it was very flavorful!

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

This chili was incredible-- I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly.

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Reviewed: May 31, 2009

Best chili I've ever had. Thanks for the recipe!

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Drew222

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Reviewed: May 25, 2009

This chili is awesome but unfortunately I ate all the bacon while it was cooking!

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Nick Nowland

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Reviewed: May 20, 2009

I can't handle hot food, but I made this for my family and they were not expecting how hot this recipe really is. They loved it!

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Reviewed: May 8, 2009

I try my best to follow a recipe exactly the first time. Unfortunately, I could not find habanero peppers in my small town so I settled for serrano. And it hurt this recipe, I know, because habaneros and I are old friends. (I grow my own.) I know I lost a lot of heat, but the taste was excellent. I would bet w/habaneros this would be hellfire, but with serranos it was just hell... with the fire put out. Still it would be spicy enough for those who are not leather mouths. And, again, the flavor is excellent. Many thanks, Edd. I will try this again when the peppers come in.

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TENNESSEE

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009

Turned out really good. Obviously "hot" is relative since some people like really spicy foods and others don't. If you don't like spicy food, obviously find a different recipe. If you do, it's fantastic. Great flavor from this chili, not just all burn and no taste. Two things: may not want to use 2 cups of water. It was a little too soupy for my tastes, I like my chili thick. I'd cut it to 1 cup. Also, make it ahead of time. I made it on Saturday and stuck it in the fridge until Monday. Flavors blend together quite nicely as it ages. It tasted much better Monday than it did Saturday.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Great flavor!!! Used Serrano's instead of Jalapeno's, beef broth instead of beer, chicken in place of beef cubes, and I added white pepper plus mexican oregano.Also, used sauce instead of diced and diced in place of whole. I know that sounds like a lot of changes but it was all because of personal taste nothing against the recipe. I always wanted to find a HOT recipe...now I have! Hot but not enough you can't enjoy it.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

This is very good! I forgot to drain the beans and only partially drained the peeled tomoatoes but did not add any water. It warms the mouth without burning, delicious recipe!

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El Jefe

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

This chili is appropriately named, so don't let any of the reviewers who claim "it's not that hot" fool you! (Although jalapenos in particular can really vary in hotness from one batch to the next, so that could account for it.) My husband and I both love our food hot and spicy, and this filled the bill. It makes a LOT, so you'll need to use a minimum 6-quart pot for a full recipe. One warning: In addition to wearing gloves while working with the chiles, try not to breathe - at all! - when seeding the habaneros. WOW! The fumes from those babies made me cough so hard that I had to leave the room four times over six dinky little chiles! I finally tied a scarf over my mouth and nose, but the fumes permeated even that, so be prepared. Bottom line though - this is great chili with lots of spicy heat and a perfect chili texture and consistency. I'll definitely make it again.

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Deborah B

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

Some like it hot...and this chili is spicy! We love it. Followed it to the letter and it was fantastic!

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Great for Superbowl, second time I've made it and the compliments role in. I was hesitant to follow directions but did it anyways and it was dead on!

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Christy Fey

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

This was delicious. It wasn't nearly as hot as I thought it was going to be. I eat Indian food regularly, and this doesn't compare to Indian Vindaloo. My apprehension had to grounds, this chili was incredible! I will be making this again and again.

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Jesse

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

I made this recipe as written except I didn't use the chili paste because I have no idea what that is? I also couldn't find fresh habanero's so I had to use the ones that come in a jar. I think that really hurt my results because, believe it or not, this recipe was just NOT hot enough. I'm sure the fresh ones would have made it hotter. The chili was still very tasty, but I've made other chili that was just as tasty and hot enough for me, with far fewer ingredients.

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

This was Awesome Chili! First let me say I love "HOT" food, I love a good burn!!! I read the other reviews and was sceptical about adding all the peppers, but did anyway. I personally did not find this chili to be hot, not even on the second day. But remember I am used to eating hot foods with Habanero Hot Sauce. So for my liking next time I will be adding some of the seeds from the peppers to create the desired level of Hot I am looking for. But besides, my personal preference, the taste of the chili was Excellent!!!! I did make some minor changes: I added 2 cans of Hot Chili Beans and 2 cans of Kidney Beans (both 16oz cans, both drained), I only added 1 cup of water, I added the full pound of bacon, and also added a pound of ground Italian Hot Sausage. This made the consistancy of the chili thick and meaty.... I sereved hot topped with shredded Mexican blend cheese and sourcream and side of tortilla chips for dipping.... Yummy!! Thank you! :)

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

this now my new chili recipe...but I use about 1/3 of the peppers so I get a "fire chili", insted of a "hellfire chili"

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Cece

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

It was a little too spicy for my own comfort. I didn't even use all of the peppers in the recipe. Nor did I use the bacon. However, with a little bit of adjustments, I think this could be a good recipe.

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