Using greater amounts of the other ingredients in your chili can offset the sweetness.
Many chili recipes call for the addition of white or brown sugar to give the dish a slightly sweet taste. However, if you overdo it with the sugar in your chili, your creation can taste too sweet. Chili should have a spicy zip to it rather than a prominent sugary sweetness. If your chili tastes too sweet, you don't have throw out the batch. You can remedy the problem with one or more simple fixes.
Instructions
1. Increase the ingredients (other than sugar) in your chili according to their proportions. For instance, if your recipe calls for one can of tomatoes, add another can. Increase all of the ingredients as well so the recipe remains balanced.
2. Add 1 tsp. of white vinegar per quart of chili. Stir and taste the chili to see if the sweetness has faded. Gradually add more vinegar, if necessary.
3. Add 1/2 tsp. dry mustard per quart of chili. Stir it in and taste the chili to see if you need to add more gradually.
4. Pour 1 tsp. of lemon juice per quart of chili. Stir and sample to see if the sweetness is gone. Add more if necessary.
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