Patience and Choice
This recipe is a good opportunity to talk about two things: patience and choice. There is no wrong way to make chili. I’m sure you could produce a chili recipe that neither yourself nor others would enjoy with no excessive effort. But there’s also a good chance you’ll produce a reasonably tasty result. One thing can help significantly in that regard, and that is patience.
Here’s a very interesting dish for Thanksgiving, one I made last year and which turned out excellently. It’s a John Madden favorite (among others)–definitely not my idea, but I’ve adapted the recipe to be my own. It truly follows Edison’s idiom of 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Really, aside from the truly formidable preparatory labor, this delicious all-in-wonder is no more difficult than baking and basting. It’s not cheap, and it’s not easy, but it is a crowd-pleasing treat.
Here’s the overview. You’re making a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey. But–no, it doesn’t stop there! You’ll add layers of dressings and meats between each layer of bird, creating rings of succulent flavors and textures, and making an artery-clogging mess of your body all the while. Such is the excess and indulgence of the Holiday season?
