My chili recipe is award-winning and slightly spicy with that special secret ingredient!
My homemade chili recipe has taken first place in a chili cook-off that was held in Jacksonville, Florida. The chili cook-off pitted about one dozen local chefs against each other in a friendly chili cook-off. The points were tabulated, and my chili recipe won the bragging rights of the best award-winning chili!
Contents at a Glance
- How Hot Do You Like Award-Winning Chili?
- My Award-Winning Chili Recipe -- This Batch Will Feed a Small Army!
- My Award-Winning Chili Recipe -- Ingredients
How Hot Do You Like Award-Winning Chili?
My Award-Winning Chili Recipe -- This Batch Will Feed a Small Army!
Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to tell you that you can scale my award-winning recipe down in size as this particular batch was made to feed a small army! Usually chili is good for feeding armies or lots of people at work. My hubby mentioned that we were up as the chef of the week to feed the office staff on Friday. So, figuring out what to feed 10-12 people, I opted to prepare my award-winning chili along with a mixed green salad!
My Award-Winning Chili Recipe -- Ingredients
Revealing that secret ingredient!
Award-Winning Chili Recipe Ingredients:
6.75 lbs. Ground Chuck - 80/20
2 - 28 oz. cans DelMonte Diced Tomatoes Garlic/Onion
3 - 15 oz. cans Joan of Arc Spicy Chili Beans
3 - 15 oz. cans Hunt Tomato Sauce
3 - Medium Vidalia Onions
2 pkgs. Lawry Chili Seasoning
1 pkg. Publix Sharp Cheddar Cheese Shredded
1 - 12 oz. can Budweiser Select Beer *
Spice Islands Cayenne Pepper
Salt and Pepper -- season to taste
Lawry Garlic Salt -- season to taste
1 cup of water
*The secret ingredient!
First of All -- Browning the Ground Meat for My Award-Winning Chili
This is probably the most labor-intensive part!
This one frying pan held half of the ground chuck -- about 3.3 pounds. I had two frying pans going at one time to brown the ground chuck over a medium heat. You want to fry the meat until it loses its reddish pink color, being sure to stir the meat to help break up the pieces. After it is a uniform brownish-color, you will remove it from the heat and drain the oil from the pan.
You Need a Good Size Frying Pan For This -- Size Matters!
Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned 15 Inch Cast-Iron Skillet
Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned 15 Inch Cast-Iron Skillet
Amazon Price: $41.58 (as of 11/30/2009)
The Seasonings for My Award-Winning Chili
Get them here!
These are the primary spices and seasonings that I add to my chili. You can feel free to substitute your favorite brand of cayenne pepper -- which is the one ingredient that you can control to make a spicy chili recipe that will knock their socks off! Normally, I make mine about a 7.5 on the Richter Scale!
The Award-Winning Chili Cook-Off Debate!
Hey, all you chefs out there
To be award-winning chili, you need a secret ingredient!
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byAbsolutely and I am revealing mine ...
Gary says:
Chipotle chilis (smoked jalenenos), ancho chilis, beef stock, a bit of cinnamon & unsweetened chocolate and a little simple syrup.
Posted November 20, 2009
leasa says:
coco
Posted October 27, 2009
Naw, award-winning chili doesn't need any secret ingredient to be good.
gemada says:
can't beat the Vidalia onions for a great onion taste- Try this recipe also.
http://www.squidoo.com/best-chili-recipe
Posted October 16, 2009
The-Cooking-Mom says:
If you use good ingredients (quality meat, fresh spices, etc) you can't go wrong!
Posted October 06, 2009
You can make this as hot or as mild as you like it by adding more or less cayenne pepper!
Preparation of the Ingredients for My Award-Winning Chili
While your ground chuck is browning, you can chop two of the onions [one of the onions will be saved for the topping] and add to your crockpot along with the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili beans, and spices. Since I was using two different crockpots, I divided up the ingredients proportionately between the two crockpots. Once you have drained the ground chuck, you will add that on top of the other ingredients. I usually pour the beer on top and mix in as the final step to covering the crockpots, setting it to high. Once it starts to bubble, I turn in down a notch and let it simmer for a couple of hours.
Cooking My Award-Winning Chili -- In a Large Crockpot
You Need a Good Size Crockpot for Your Chili
Rival Crock-Pot 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker
Crockpot SCVI600B-SS 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker
Amazon Price: (as of 11/30/2009)
There Was an Overflow! Cooking My Award-Winning Chili -- In Another Crockpot
The cost per person is approximately $4.00 which allows for the guys to have seconds!
My Award-Winning Chili Recipe -- The Cost to Make
These ingredients were purchased from Publix
Serving up a Bowl of My Award-Winning Chili
I serve it with chopped onions and shredded cheddar cheese
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Do You Have a Taste for Some Award-Winning Chili?
Got a recipe to share do ya?
So, what do you think of my recipe? Have you got a secret ingredient for your chili recipe -- oh? You don't want to share it. Well, that's OK! Go ahead and tell me about it anyhow. I love to share recipes and food tips!
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- admiralglass admiralglass Nov 16, 2009 @ 9:31 am
- Sounds yamy. I love chilis and eaven i say it myself i make quit nice chilis too:)
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- RollingLuggage RollingLuggage Nov 9, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
- Wonderful lens & Great information
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The Facts About Chili -- Formally Known as Chile Con Carne
Chili con carne (literally "Chili with meat", often known simply as chili) is a spicy stew made from chili peppers, meat, garlic, onions, and cumin. Traditional chili is made with chopped or ground beef. Variations, either geographic or by personal preference, may substitute different types of meat and may also include tomatoes, beans, or other ingredients. The name "chili con carne" is a variation of the Spanish chile con carne, which means "peppers with meat." Chili con carne is the official dish of the U.S. state of Texas. It can be found worldwide in local variations and also in certain American-style fast food restaurants.
Award-Winning Chili is in the News!
- Local Woman wins Chili Cookoff at Fort Polk
- ... Ame Ezernack, Lorraine Crosson, and Heather Blalock for the help with decorating, cooking, and serving this awesome award-winning chili; Tully Blanchard ...
- Local Beat 11/13/09
- Chili supper will begin at 5 pm with the auction starting at 6 pm Come and taste the award-winning chili of Mike ?Odie? McCarter and his Black Gold chili ...
- Princeton plans holiday events
- A concession will be set up at the time next to Riverside Plaza featuring award-winning chili, hot drinks, and a patio stove with fire to sit around. ...
- Around your town
- 5 in the Kmart parking lot, 2011 E. Fry Blvd. Award-winning chili cooks from four states will cook up great chili samples. The public is invited to taste ...
So, Would You Rather Buy Some Award-Winning Chili?
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The Art of Chili Peppers and Food -- Can Be Yummy Too!
Oh, for some delicious chili pepper art -- check this out!
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The Art of Food
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Art is all around us. As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so can there be beauty in food; beauty in food art. Have you ever created a food item that was pretty as a picture? Yes, food can be art -- a delectable, tasty art! Various food group it...
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The Art of Chili Peppers
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Art is all around us and in the food that we eat! As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so there is beauty in food; beauty in chili peppers. Have you ever looked at a grouping of chili peppers that was pretty as a picture? Yes, chili peppers can b...
The Spice on the Award-Winning Chili Chef JaguarJulie
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