The real secrets are a couple of tablespoons of cocoa powder, and about 4 ounces of red wine. Finely chopped spinach is good too, amps up the nutritional value. Also, at least 3 different beans; I like kidney, black, pink, and red. Then at the end, balance the Cumin and Salt, with some lime juice for some acid.
Mine is Chili. I have a recipe that I’ve been refining for decades, and it’s pretty close to perfect.
The trick is to undercook the onions.
I don’t use onions or green peppers.
The real secrets are a couple of tablespoons of cocoa powder, and about 4 ounces of red wine. Finely chopped spinach is good too, amps up the nutritional value. Also, at least 3 different beans; I like kidney, black, pink, and red. Then at the end, balance the Cumin and Salt, with some lime juice for some acid.