I am in the middle of making this for editors' pick and as I was putting it together, I realized that there was no chili powder or chiles other t...
...han jalapeƱos. I'm about 2 hours in and it's really sweet. I've sent a note to the author but she hasn't responded. What should I do, pickle friends?
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Chili Con Nikki (with brisket, coffee & chocolate)
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Apologies for the late reply. You're right in that this is not a SUPER HOT chili, but rather a milder one. Nikki has advised that the fresh chilies she used were the very small, really hot ones. After tasting halfway through, she did then add some chilli powder and red chili flakes for more heat. Ideally, this would be done at the beginning with the dry spices.
Chocolate used was the darkest you have ie at least 50-70% cocoa. This is also definitely better the next day!
Maybe as an editor's note you would want to suggest that other cooks attempting this recipe- might want to begin by leaving out the brown sugar and increasing the______, until it has cooked awhile and they have tasted it and decided what to adjust.