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Southside Chili Recipe

Southside Chili

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

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  • on March 02, 2010

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    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.

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  • on February 04, 2010

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    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.

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  • on December 12, 2009

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    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.

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  • on December 09, 2009

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    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

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  • on December 05, 2009

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    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!

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  • on December 01, 2009

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    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.

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  • on November 21, 2009

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    Do it like on tv not the written recipe on here..he did't brown the meat first he threw it all in and cooked it for three hours..I did that..its great..Thanks Guy.

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  • on November 17, 2009

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    I made this just from watching the show and here is what turned out to be sooooo good. I used about 3 pounds of ground beef, 2 medium onions, about 6 or 7 cloves of garlic ,1 small can tomato sauce, 1 small can tomato paste and about 7 (14oz. cans of diced tomatoes (one of which I processed in my food processor to break up. I put everything in the pan along with the same spices he used but of course I just guessed on the amount, I would say that it was maybe about 2tbs each but more of the paprika for that really red color. I did everything like on the show and adjusted the seasoning about 2 hours into it adding a little extra of everything. It turned out really good with just the right texture as on the show. The perfect chili to top anything with. If you make this go by what you saw on the show and it will turn out great.

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  • on November 15, 2009

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    I'm comparing the notes I took to the comments people here have made. It seems that the professional chefs who reworked the recipe took a FEW liberties. The Diner chef used big handfuls of spices for his 5 pounds of ground beef and, after two hours, added more. He then cooked it for three more hours. No wonder people say the recipe tastes bland. Compared to what the chef did, I can understand it. It's not fair to the original chef to publish such a dumbed-down version of what he actually did. I'm going to try this from my notes, using the spices more liberally.

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  • on November 14, 2009

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    I was excited to try this. I made as directed (except on TV he did not brown meat, he threw all the ingredients in the pot, so that is what I did. To me this didn't have a lot of flavor. Maybe he uses a special chili powder or left out some key ingredients? I was so disappointed. I don't blame him for not wanting to give away his prize winning recipe, but don't misrepresent what you are sharing. I ending up adding a lot to it, just to make it more palatable to my family. I can't see this winning any chili contests as written :o(

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