OT Chile cook off

Go for it! Good Luck. :woohoo:

Good luck to you both. I did a small one last year and even though I didn't win, everyone but the judges loved mine. My pots were empty well before the end of the day and I got several "shocked you didn't win" and "please give me your recipe" type comments.

Just like a BBQ comp, judges are finicky and you don't know what they really want or like.

FlaPoolman wrote:

What recipe are you using?

I'm not in the cook off, but here is what I'm going to try my next batch:

Carey’s (REAL) Chili Mix

1 tablespoon Cumin
2 tablespoons Paprika
1 tablespoon Chipotle powder
1-tablespoon chili powder
1 pound of coarse chopped yellow onions
1 pound of ground Beef (85%) Or the same amount of ground brisket
1 pound of coarse ground pork
About 1 ½ cans of beef broth (Swanson is what I use)
salt
pepper

I lightly brown the pork and the beef in the Dutch oven reserving the fat and juice.

Sauté the onions till they are barely transparent or mix raw onions with the meat pour in about half of the broth add the spices stir in the spices then add the rest of the broth.

Be careful with the brisket, if it’s over cooked it tends to get a ‘mushy’ feel to the tongue.

Dome temp at 350º top off – clear smoke – then add the smoking wood of your choice and cook for about an hour. You must taste test it frequently with a cold on in your hand.

To thicken the chili add Masa flour (finely ground corn meal you can find in the Spanish section of your super market.)

I also float a fresh habanero just lightly crushed on the top as it cooks or, if that’s too much fling a couple of Jalapenos in the pot and wait. Serve with crackers or cornbread and lots of cold drinls.


For a Larger amount:

1-½ tablespoons Cumin
3 tablespoons Paprika
1 ½ tablespoons Chipotle powder
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
*3 pounds of coarse chopped yellow onions
*1-½ pounds of ground Beef (85%) Or the same amount of ground brisket
*1 ½ pounds coarse ground pork

Recipe courtesy of Sundance (Tip o' the hat to Carey)

Have a fun day and good luck to you both.

Looking forward to hearing the results.

Kent