Just finished PENNSYLVANIA's Homage to Hershey Chocolate Chili. We've been waiting with much anticipation for our own state's chili and it fared pretty well. The meat was chicken and, of course, it had some Hershey's cocoa in it (even though I don't think Hershey even makes chocolate in Hershey anymore except in the little fake factory at the amusement park). The spice was from red jalapeno powder and packed a bigger punch than we expected.
Geoff thought that it would have been better served over rice without the beans because it was pretty soupy. Ted would have liked the chicken chunks to be smaller, but Geoff and I feel that when the chunks are small the meat gets dry.
It took a lot of parsley which was a timely thing because I got to use up my whole crop of parsley before it freezes. The final score was a 3.27--worthy of possibly making for our chili party!!
We served the Pennsylvania chili with Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ale (seasonal). Not bad. The deli where we bought it recommended that we try serving it with orange slices. We didn't get that far and before we knew it, the beer was already gone!
Anyone who wants this recipe should let me know at lshane_schneider@yahoo.com and I'll send it to you.
By the way, we found maple pepper for our Vermont chili and ordered it from a Vermont seller (of course). $6.00 for the spice and $10.00 for shipping!!! I'm hoping we fall in love with it like the authors of Chili Nation claim.
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