$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 |
|
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.
Comments
Recipe sounds good but mine is better!!! two types of meat and a lot more spices you should try it!!!!
I make this recipe and have been serving it for years. I have never ran across anybody that doesn't like it. I am careful to grind my own meat and trim off the excess fat. It is the best I have ever came across.