$20,000 Prize-winning Chili
For starters, the water, beer and sugar take this recipe in the wrong direction. Substitute these ingredients with red wine. Also, forget the pork - this has not flavor in chili. Just add more beef. These small changes would have won them $40,000. I made those changes and had people chasing me for the recipe afterwards.
Yield
16 servingsPrep
15 minCook
2 hrsReady
2½ hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ½ | pounds |
ground chuck (ground beef)
lean |
|
| 1 | pound |
ground pork
lean |
|
| 1 | cup |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 4 | cloves |
garlic
peeled and minced |
|
| 12 | ounces |
beer
light lager |
|
| 8 | ounces |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 1 | cup |
water
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
chili powder
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cumin
ground |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
beef bouillon granules
or six cubes |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
oregano
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
paprika
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cocoa powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
coriander
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
red hot pepper sauce
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cornmeal
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
water
warm |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | kg |
ground chuck (ground beef)
lean |
|
| 453.6 | g |
ground pork
lean |
|
| 237 | ml |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 4 | cloves |
garlic
peeled and minced |
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
beer
light lager |
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 237 | ml |
water
|
|
| 45 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
beef bouillon granules
or six cubes |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
oregano
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
paprika
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
coriander
ground |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
red hot pepper sauce
|
|
| 5 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cornmeal
|
|
| 15 | ml |
water
warm |
|
Directions
In large saucepan or Dutch oven, brown half the meat; pour off fat.
Remove meat. Brown remaining meat; pour off all fat except 2 Tbsps.
Add onion, garlic; cook and stir until tender.
Add meat and remaining ingredients except flour, cornmeal and warm water.
Mix well.
Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer covered 2 hours.
Stir together flour and cornmeal; add warm water.
Mix well. Stir into chili mixture. Cook covered 20 minutes longer.
Serve hot. Makes 2 quarts.
1980 World Championship Chili Cookoff Winners.
