r/chili • u/Early-Package-8082 • Mar 15 '25

Homestyle How to thicken up your chili

What do you add to thicken up your chili. I used tomato paste. It can be a little too much tomato flavor.

60 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

277 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/_noho Mar 15 '25

Cornmeal

3

u/Dirtheavy Mar 16 '25

this is what I do, and is something I always have on hand moreso than masa harina. It's flavorful and doesn't need to be a slurry to work