help with the spice CUMIN...
I was going to make some chili tomorrow in the crock pot, this will be my first attempt at home made chili..I have a receipe that calls for cumin, I know nothing about this...My recipe also calls for chili powder, which I know is spicey and has a kick to it so I will be using that spareinly.....I dont like spicey foods but I like flavorful foods....I love mexican, but not with the kick of mexican can have sometimes...
so any suggestions on this herb/spice Cumin? and any good chili receipes out there..i want easy but will cook it all day in crock pot...
Thanks
Debby
Agree with the others that Cumin is more smoking. Just gives it that traditional chili flavor. And I wouldn't go too easy handed on the chili powder I don't like a lot of spice either, but usually end up with at least 1/4-3/4 cup depending on how big of batch I am making.
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here's how I make my chili with cumin (powdered cumin, not seed):
1lb stew meat, pulverized in food processor (leaner than hamburger but with smaller chunks than stew meat)
1/2 an onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of cumin
2 tablespoons of chili powder
2 tablespoons of paprika
cook the onion in some olive oil until it's soft. add cumin, chili powder, and paprika, plus the meat. cook for about 5 mins. then add 1 can of chili beans, 1 can of pintos, and one can of tomato sauce. cook on medium for 45 or so mins. Then right before I di**** up I add chipotle flavored hot sauce (Cholula brand) to taste
disclaimer: I'm from the Pacific Northwest, so beans in chili is a-okay. if beans in chili makes you cringe, omit. LOL
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I personally do not care for cilantro or cumin, but I do like chili powder... Guess I'm weird!.Cumin is the seed from the cilantro plant, which is dried and can be used whole, crushed, or powdered.If you do not like cilantro, you probably will not like cumin.(cilantro tastes soapy to me, and I have heard this is due to an allergy, but not sure I believe that)