Walt Disney's favorite food

[wdwmagic]

I hadnt seen this before, but according to the Disney archives, his favorite meal was chili and beans, which he ate with tomato juice and soda crackers.

 

[General Grizz]

...and now eat it!

WALT DISNEY’S CHILI AND BEANS

2 pounds dry pink (pinto) beans
2 onions, sliced
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 cup chopped celery
2 pounds coarsely ground lean beef
1 teaspoon chili powder, or to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 (28 ounce) can solid-pack tomatoes
Salt, to taste
Optional seasonings for a more
Spicy chili: 1/8 teaspoon each coriander, turmeric, chile
Seeds, fennel, cloves, cinnamon, dry ginger or
1 small yellow Mexican chile pepper

Wash and sort beans and soak overnight in cold water.

Next morning, drain; add water to cover, 2 inches over beans. Add sliced onions and simmer, covered, until tender, about 2 hours.

Meanwhile, heat oil in large saucepot and lightly brown garlic, celery and beef, stirring. Add chili powder, paprika and thyme. Break up tomatoes with a spoon and mix with meat mixture. Cover and simmer 1 hour.

When beans are tender, combine with meat, stirring gently. Taste and add salt, as needed. Simmer 30 minutes longer.

 

[Maria]

That´s a lot of work for chili beans! :lol:

 

[Yellow Shoes]

shhhhhh--don't tell. Some of us will just open 2 cans of beans. Or possibly 3 cans--2 lbs of dry beans probably equal at least 3 pounds of cooked.

 

[FigmentJedi]

I guess the chili and beans I'll serve at my Images Of Greatness presentation on Walt at school will just have to be regular chili and beans.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

I'll bet the boss could clear out a room awful quick. :lookaroun

 

[JBSLJames]

Just order some Skyline. A 4-way been should do the trick. :slurp:

 

[Grumpy56]

and me going to a chili cook-off tomorrow night....how timely

thanks Grizz

 

[Woody13]

Walt ate his chili and beans out of a can with soda crackers. He also put tomato juice in his beer.

P.S. Walt NEVER ate the chili and beans in this recipe:

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/chili/chili32.html

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

http://www.doombuggyproductions.com/Chili.html
Check it out!

 

[Woody13]

Check this out!

Walt ate Hormel canned chili. I quote here from an April 25,2003 article written by Don Freeman, "Walt Disney knew magic bowl of chili":

"It may surprise you to know that Walt Disney was so fanatic about chili that whenever he would pack for a business trip, several cans of Hormel chili went into his suitcase. He never went anywhere without a can of chili nearby."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/freeman/20030425-9999_1c25freeman.html

The Hormel Company was among the first of the corporate sponsors to work with Walt Disney. Hormel made their first canned chili in 1935.