True Texas chili: tender cubed beef, dried chilies rehydrated and pureed, cumin, garlic, and dark beer simmered to a thick rust-red gravy; in United States we have verified places to eat it in Houston. Start with where to eat Texas Chili (Chili con Carne, No Beans) in Houston.
Texas Chili (Chili con Carne, No Beans) · Houston
True Texas chili: tender cubed beef, dried chilies rehydrated and pureed, cumin, garlic, and dark beer simmered to a thick rust-red gravy. No tomatoes, no beans, no ground beef.
Chili con carne was first served by the chili queens of San Antonio in the 1880s and codified as a Texas dish by 1893 when Texas State Fair vendors sold bowls for a dime. State legislature declared chili the official Texas state dish in 1977. The Houston tradition holds the original rule of meat-and-chiles only; competition chili across the Texas circuit follows the same rule.
Where to eat in Houston:
- Goode Company Barbeque
- Pinkerton's Barbecue (Heights)
- Lankford Grocery & Market
- Killen's Barbecue
- Truth BBQ
Where to eat Texas Chili (Chili con Carne, No Beans) in Houston: the editor picks