ISO: Steak and Shake Chili

It seems none of the above recipes is close.  I have tried all these and then went to S&S for the real thing.  Something is missing and nothing seems close to the original.

If you give them $2.99, you can buy a 15 oz can of the real S&S chili.  They have a web site www.goodchili.com where you can order a case of 15 oz cans for $45.

The ingredients on the side of the can are as follows
water
beef
beans
Chili Seasonings (Chili Pepper, Flavor (including Paprika), Dried Garlic, Salt, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Extract of Paprika, Natural Flavors

No mention of Coke (diet or otherwise), same for the Cocoa Powder.  Natural flavors can cover a lot of ingredients.  Paprika is mentioned twice on the can ingredients.  None of the S&S recipes posted contain this ingredient.

P.S. - The stuff in the can is identical to the restaurant product in taste and texture.  Hope these hints will encourage some enterprising chef to press forward.

mv

Reviews and Replies:
1	ISO: Steak 'n Shake's Chili Mac
	M. Thomas

2	Recipe: Steak 'N Shake Chili
	botats

3	Thank You: Thanks for chili recipe
	BrendaTX

4	Please let me know how it turns out
	botats

5	ISO: 2 t cocoa? can that be right?
	Linda

6	Yes it is correct Linda Try it !!
	botats

7	special sauce for chili mac
	botats

8	Recipe(tried): Steak 'N Shake Chili - still looking
	Angela - arizona

9	Recipe: Steak and Shake Chili (the original recipe)
	Thomas of Delaware

10	Recipe(tried): Steak N Shake Chili - Using Dr. Pepper
	Rebecca From West Virginia

11	ISO: Steak N Shake Chili
	J. Potter Greer, SC

12	re: Steak 'N Shake Chili recipe
	Katrina in PA

13	Recipe(tried): The low-Down on Real Steak N Shake Chili, ALL TYPES
	Tom, Cincinnati

14	Recipe(tried): Steak and Shake Chili - Sorry...not even close
	Dave

15	Recipe(tried): Steak And Shake Chili
	boling indianapolis indiana

16	Recipe(tried): Steak 'N Shake Chili - still looking
	Lola, St. Louis, Missouri

17	re: Steak N Shake Chili at Shop 'N Save
	Kathy, St. Louis

18	canned SNS chili
	Mark, Michigan

19	Not SNS canned chili
	Michelle - Chicago

20	Recipe(tried): The keys to Steak and Shake Chili
	Joyce NYC

21	re: Steak and Shake Chili
	3's a crowd

22	Recipe(tried): Steak N Shake Chili Mac
	kevin from orlando

23	Recipe(tried): Steak and Shake Chili (the original recipe)
	jennifer st. louis, mo

24	re: Steak N Shake Chili (still looking)
	Butch Haynes born in Illinois

25	Recipe(tried): Chili Mac
	Sandy in Illinois

26	re: Steak and Shake Chili - good but not SNS good
	Dawn....Highland, Illinois

27	ISO: Steak and Shake Chili
	mark in Michigan

28	Recipe(tried): Steak N Shake Chili Mac - Great recipe
	tom fisher

29	Recipe(tried): Steak 'N Shake Chili - Wow- just what I was looking for!!!
	Lora- Pana IL

30	Thank you for posting your variation Lora - we appreciate it! (nt)
	Betsy at Recipelink.com

31	Recipe(tried): Steak 'N Shake Chili
	Gio Mtn Home, AR

32	ISO: Steak and Shake Chili
	Jim in Phoenix

33	ISO: Question re: The low-Down on Real Steak N Shake Chili, ALL TYPES
	JT - Hilton Head

34	re: steak and shake chili
	cheech Illinois

35	Recipe(tried): Steak and Shake Chili (copycat recipe modified from Butch's Hitching Post Chili)
	Gio Mtn. Home Arkansas

36	re: Steak and Shake Chili (the original recipe) - Not even close
	John

37	Recipe(tried): Steak N Shake Chili - Set the Record Straight on Advice from Waitress
	Don, Ohio

38	Thank You: teak 'N Shake Chili - great chilli recipe
	irma p. st. louis ,mo.

39	steak and shake chili found
	ron dammer

40	Recipe(tried): Easy Steak and Shake Chili Mac
	Jack Franklin In.

41	Steak n Shake Chili - ingredients for reference
	gwendolyn