Chili Cook-off!! :)

[Linderbee]

My church was having a chili cook-off, and I decided to enter. I HATE chili...so disgusting...and it's too damn spicy for me anyway. I thought it would be HILARIOUS if I could win a chili cook-off under those conditions.

So, I enlisted the help of a fellow Demonian & asked schutd if he'd collaborate with me on a recipe. schutd came through with a fantastic chili recipe...and...well....

I WON! I took first place for "People's Choice" and I took 2nd place with the judges. I have a trophy--that's all I care about.

So, with schutd's blessing, I give you:

schutd's Award Winning Chili Recipe!!!

Pork Chorizo Chili


Ingredients:
1 lb Homemade Chorizo (method follows)
½ lb Slab Bacon (thick sliced if cant find slab)
6 oz Beer
2 15oz cans Pinto beans (not refrieds, whole pintos) drained
1 6oz can Tomato Paste
1 28oz can Crushed Tomatoes
1 Large onion, minced
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 small Green Bell Pepper, ½" dice
6T Ancho chili powder (lessen if you prefer, as chorizo has kick all its own)
1T Cumin
To Taste Garlic powder (if needed)
To Taste S and P


Chorizo:

1 ½ lbs Ground pork (not low fat)
½ lb Ground pork fat (optional, but recommended, especially if ground pork is lean, as it usually is)
3 cloves Garlic, minced
4T Ancho chili powder
2T Dried Oregano (Mexican preferred)
To Taste ( but at least 2 t) Salt
½ t Black pepper
½ t Cumin
1/8 t Ground clove
6 T Cider Vinegar

Directions:
1. For Chorizo: Combine pork and fat, if using, in a mixing bowl. Mix all this lightly as you don’t want your hands to start melting the fat and making the mixture gummy. Add all seasonings, sprinkle vinegar over, and mix well, again, without making it gummy. Cook off a little piece to check seasoning and adjust as necessary. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and leave in fridge for 24 hours, 2 or 3 days if you can, it’ll just get better.

2. Make the chili: If you are using slab bacon, cut into ¾ “ dice. If using thick sliced, cut into squares. Heat a lg dutch oven over very low heat. Add bacon, and cook slowly until well colored and has rendered its fat. Remove from pot and set aside. Add onion, garlic and bell pepper to the remaining bacon fat. Season with a pinch of salt and cook slowly until starting to soften. Turn heat up to medium high, and once pot has heated as well, add Chorizo and sauté until just undercooked, breaking it up as it cooks. Add tomato paste and cook until deep red, and starting to caramelize on the bottom of the pot. Add the beer and scrape up any brown bits that have stuck to the bottom of the pot.

3. Add beans, crushed tomatoes, cooked bacon, and all seasonings and bring to a simmer. As soon as it starts to bubble, turn heat to low and cook for 45 mins to an hour to let flavors meld. If its getting too thick, add a touch of chicken stock. At the end, check and adjust all seasonings. Remove from heat and cool. Let it sit overnight in the fridge. It will be better the next day.

I will be making this for the game Sunday, as well as bringing hot dogs...

I personally thought it was nasty (sorry, schutd--but then, I hate chili ) but HarleyRider loved it, as did everyone else.

Thank you, schutd...you're awesome!!

 

[Ryanwb]

Nice job!

 

[Linderbee]

thank you!

 

[Shane]

I want some Sunday!

 

[Gaddabout]

Congrats! Here's my Tex-Mex-By-Way-of-Cincy Chili mixer ...

Death by Chili
2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 - 25 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
1 - 6 oz. can of tomato paste
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
1 - 30 oz. can of pinto beans
1/2 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
2 chiles of your choice
1/8 cup chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup water
1 heaping teaspoon dried cilantro.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I want some of that chili too.

 

[Linderbee]

I want some Sunday!

I want some of that chili too.

I'll be in Lot F!

 

[DeAnna]

c'mon...did you really use 'homemade' chorizo? 'Fess up!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I'll be in Lot F!

Are you bringing chili? It may be too hot for it. Maybe in November or December.

 

[D-Dogg]

Bring some by to us, Linda!



At a chili cookoff at our church one time, some lady made "Dumb Blonde Chili."

Recipe:

Open can of Cambell's Chicken Noodle Soup.
Heat to taste.

 

[Shane]

I'll be in Lot F!

Uh how bout you bring it to me!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Uh how bout you bring it to me!

Make the chili and bring it to him. Why you're at it, make it a Vegas roadtrip and drive it up to him instead. Maybe he will let you make it in his kitchen so it is fresh.

 

[Shane]

Make the chili and bring it to him. Why you're at it, make it a Vegas roadtrip and drive it up to him instead. Maybe he will let you make it in his kitchen so it is fresh.

Now thats what Im talkin bout!

Im beginning to like you more and more!

 

[Linderbee]

c'mon...did you really use 'homemade' chorizo? 'Fess up!

Yes, I did. I followed the recipe exactly, with the exception of the optional extra pork fat. I didn't need it.

 

[Linderbee]

Are you bringing chili? It may be too hot for it. Maybe in November or December.

chili dogs are good year 'round. I actually like chili dogs. I'm weird, I know.

Bring some by to us, Linda!



At a chili cookoff at our church one time, some lady made "Dumb Blonde Chili."

Recipe:

Open can of Cambell's Chicken Noodle Soup.
Heat to taste.

Of course you can have some--I had you & abomb in mind when I said I'd be making it, silly.

Uh how bout you bring it to me!

will you be in town for the game?

 

[Shane]

chili dogs are good year 'round. I actually like chili dogs. I'm weird, I know.

Of course you can have some--I had you & abomb in mind when I said I'd be making it, silly.

will you be in town for the game?

Yeppers.

 

[Linderbee]

Yeppers.

you mean....I might...actually...get to meet....SHANE??? Where you tailgating at? Come over to Lot F, lamer!

 

[Shane]

you mean....I might...actually...get to meet....SHANE??? Where you tailgating at? Come over to Lot F, lamer!

Im in the blue lot. Will be there when the lots open at 9 AM. But only problem with me relocating is distance. I am coming with three co-workers/friends. We are bringing food of our own and beer for 4 in a HUGE cooler. With other smaller coolers for food. Would be one helluva hike to another lot. Not to mention the hike back after you are already drunk with all of that stuff. To lock it up before kickoff.

 

[Linderbee]

Im in the blue lot. Will be there when the lots open at 9 AM. But only problem with me relocating is distance. I am coming with three co-workers/friends. We are bringing food of our own and beer for 4 in a HUGE cooler. With other smaller coolers for food. Would be one helluva hike to another lot. Not to mention the hike back after you are already drunk with all of that stuff. To lock it up before kickoff.

soooo I get to hike over to you with chili??? Hmmmm....

Is meeting Shane worth it....hmmmm....have to ponder for a bit.

 

[Shane]

soooo I get to hike over to you with chili??? Hmmmm....

Is meeting Shane worth it....hmmmm....have to ponder for a bit.

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Of course it is!

But I wouldnt want you to miss to much with your other tailgating party. I would feel bad.

 

[Linderbee]

we'll just have to see. I don't have any parking pass, so I'll be hoofin' it wherever I go.

 

[Shane]

we'll just have to see. I don't have any parking pass, so I'll be hoofin' it wherever I go.

Ditto. Imagine hoofing it with all that beer and food we will have and then having to hoof it back before gametime. Then hoofing back to the stadium. ALL DRUNK!

 

[Linderbee]

I shan't be drunk, but I will have a bunch of crap to carry From the brown lot. I may need to rethink this....

 

[82CardsGrad]

I shan't be drunk, but I will have a bunch of crap to carry From the brown lot. I may need to rethink this....

Whoa... from the Brown lot?? It's supposed to be well over 100 degrees on Sunday! The Brown lot is miles away - not feet or yards - from the stadium!!!

 

[Linderbee]

I know...they have the buses to take you over; I've done it before, just not w/a cooler.