Haha, right!? People say it's not that bad if you use lean meat, but I just don't know. I'm sure you could also smoke the beef separate like a meatloaf, then just take the meat with the fat drained off and crumble that up to put in the chili.
Yeah, that method would transfer just as much flavor. I do something similar with collard greens. I use a smoked turkey leg instead of fatty salt pork. None of the flavor is sacrificed and there's more edible protein in the greens.
Haha, right!? People say it's not that bad if you use lean meat, but I just don't know. I'm sure you could also smoke the beef separate like a meatloaf, then just take the meat with the fat drained off and crumble that up to put in the chili.
Yeah, that method would transfer just as much flavor. I do something similar with collard greens. I use a smoked turkey leg instead of fatty salt pork. None of the flavor is sacrificed and there's more edible protein in the greens.