Southside Chili

Recipe courtesy Mark Amspacher, owner of The Diner in Norman, OK.

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: Diners Times Three

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(12)

Cook Time:
3 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 0 min
Total:: 3 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

2 to 3 tablespoons oil
5 pounds lean ground beef
12 ounces canned diced tomatoes
1/2 large onion, chopped
1/8 cup fresh garlic, chopped
1/4 cup dark chili powder, divided
1/8 cup ground chili pepper, divided
1 tablespoon ground cumin, divided
Salt
1/8 cup paprika, divided
1/4 tablespoon sugar, divided

Directions

For Southside Chili:

In a large pot over medium-high heat and the oil. When the oil is hot add the beef and cook until brown. Stir in the tomatoes, onion, garlic and half of the spices. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 2 hours, stirring often. Add the remaining half of the spices and cook, covered, for 1 more hour. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

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Comments & Reviews

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Sarah Little River, SC 03-02-2010
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Great Chili with some adjustments!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Ok so everyone is right the episode is COMPLETELY different in measurements then the recipe. I think they cut back... everything but forgot to cut back the meat measurement. By watching the episode repeatedly & approximating these are the measurements I have come up with...5 lbs ground beef, an economy size can of tomatoes, 2 large onions, 1/4 cup fresh garlic, 1 1/2c chili powder, 3/4c. chili pepper, 1/4c. ground cumin, 1/8c. crushed red pepper flakes, 1c. paprika, 1/8c. sugar, 1/8c. black pepper, 1/4c. salt. Throw all ingredients in a pot & cook over low for 2 hours stirring every 20 minutes. Then throw in an additional Tbsp of chili powder, paprika, chili pepper & an additional tsp of salt, blk pepper, sugar, crushed red pepper flakes. Then cover & cook an additional hour. Hope that helps future cookers of this recipe.Read more
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B Brighton, CO 02-04-2010
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Mark Amspacher
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I hope guy reads this or someone will pass it on to him. Today I was informed that Mark Amspacher, owner of The Diner in... Norman, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, at the age of 56 years old. Read more
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Jason Jacksonville, IL 12-12-2009
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THIS WAS AWSOME
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I did it the way the show did it. I used 5 lbs Hamburger, 1 Huge (economy size) can Diced Tomatoes with Juice, several cloves... of Garlic, 1 whole onoin diced, Chili Powder, Pepper powders I had, Paparika, Cumin, salt and fresh cracked pepper, and crushed red hot peppers. Threw it all in a pot stirring ocassionaly for two hours. Then added more seasonings and cooked another hour. It was AWSOME. Even better the next day. Read more
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Debbie Justin, TX 12-09-2009
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Very Runny
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Did the receipe by the way he did it on t.v. he added diced tomatoes from a can which has liquid in it i did the same this... stuff is runny like water what is up with that hopefully i don't have to trash it my chili receipe could win 1st place in a cookoff this stuff i wouldn't feed my animals Read more
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Casey Greenville, WI 12-05-2009
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As written, this is NOT chili
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

As stated, the recipe above is not how it was done on the show. I used this recipe and modified it to make my own chili. ... Per the written recipe, it has 5 lbs ground beef and only 1/4 cup chili powder. Really? 1/4 cup? If you make it with 1/4 cup, you will not have chili, you'll have a glorified meat sauce. I added kidney beans to mine, put over 1 full cup of chili powder in it, used 2 lbs meat (drained) and a 28oz can of crushed tomatoes. The recipe above will not get your chili, it'll get you meat sauce. Be a good chef, modify to your liking, it will turn out great! But if you follow the instructions above, you will not get chili. PS, eat it the next day, it's much better!Read more
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Cynthia Casper, WY 12-01-2009
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Recipe comletely off
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Just reading the recipe and one should know there's something wrong here. What I can't understand is that FoodNetwork TV... would bother publishing it when it is so obviously not representative of the real chili.....If the restaurant owner doesn't want to cough up the recipe, then don't put it on the website. I was looking for a recipe for the type of chili one gets at a baseball park-thick, meaty, no beans, spicy, but not too. I think this restaurant serves it, but this sure isn't the recipe.Read more