A while ago I decided to whip up my infamous pot of chili (not so infamous, just add spicy tomato juice for extra flavor and heat)... Sad to say I walked away for too long with the stove on a bit too high and burned the bottom of the pot. I was devastated. The boys (my fiancé and my brother) thought it was pretty good with some cheese added in and crackers to dunk. I still wasn't buying it. I had one bowl and stored away the leftovers thinking I had ruined any chance of recovery.
Then one day, my brother dragged out the last bag of chili from the freezer, put it into a pot with water to thaw it out.
I got to wondering how I could make it better and hide the smoky burned flavor (not the good kind of smoky either..in my opinion).
Add BACON! Duh.
I added a pound of bacon and a little bit of ground hot breakfast sausage...it helped some. I added more seasonings and brown sugar to add sweetness to try and hide the bitter burnt flavor. Gotta say, it worked.. I added some shredded cheese, crackers and I was satisfied.
So the moral of the story is, just add bacon.
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