Can I make a beef chilli with shin of beef?

Question

Want to make chilli con carne but instead of using beef mince I was thinking to use beef chunks to give it a nicer texture. I have seen recipes that use beef brisket and then it all pulls apart after cooking. I have bought beef shin which I have used in the past for casseroles and it gets really tender. I'm going to do it in the slow cooker. Do you think it will work?

Answer 1

I often cube beef for chili rather than using ground beef.

I think the texture is better.

Although right now a big pot of Beef Barley soup sounds much better than chili and that would be awesome with beef shank. That meat need long slow cooking that a soup or chili would do. (pressure cooker would be even better.)

Answer 2

you can make your chili with what ever meat you want, no matter the animal it came from or how you cut it.

I have had venison chili made with chunks of lean venison...delish! I have had it with chunks of chicken in a white base, scrumptious.

Answer 3

Yes. It should be be delicious!

Answer 4

Yes, shin of beef needs long slow cooking.