Humble attempt by an Italian
I love chili and this is not technically my first time making it. However here in my city in Italy I had no access to actual Mexican chili peppers, or so I thought, so up until now I just made it with our Neapolitan red hot chili peppers which don't have a lot of flavor per se and are usually just used for spice.
Well I found out Amazon has real dried peppers so here we go, finally made it with Ancho, Pasilla, Guajillo and Arbor (toasted , soaked and blended with a bit of their soaking water and beef stock) plus some chipotle in Adobo sauce. I used some Italian frying chilis along with the usual bell pepper because they're from my area and I really liked them. Cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika and smoked paprika for spices. Sorry Texas but I added red beans after simmering for about an hour. No toppings because I like to rawdog chili, idk if that makes me a psycho.
What do you think my American friends and/or teachers, could this pass for proper chili? Have I made some crazy mistake? Curious to get your feedback :)