Award Winning Chili With Unusual Twist Recipes

AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• In a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Add the ground meat and cook, breaking up into pieces, until browned. Add the onions, bell pepper and jalapeno and cook until softened. Drain excess grease.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, salt, cayenne, paprika and 1 cup water. Mix to combine.
• Add the kidney beans and black beans, mix and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1-2 hours.
• Serve with desired toppings.

AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-low heat, combine tomatoes, tomato paste, carrot, onion, celery, wine, pepper flakes, bell peppers and steak sauce.
• While tomato mixture is simmering, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Cook beef in bacon drippings until brown; drain. Stir chili seasoning into ground beef.
• Stir seasoned beef, cumin and bacon into tomato mixture. Continue to simmer until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended.
• Stir in beans, cilantro and parsley. Heat through and serve.

AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• Saute meat till browned in olive oil, drain the meat, add all the peppers onions and garlic and spices saute for 15 minutes till onion is translucent. Mix beef base with water or beer, and add to the beef and veggie mixture, simmer on low for about half hour, add tomatoes and beans, and continue to simmer till the cubed stew meat is very tender. cook's notes Well there you have it! Personally, I just flung this together last minute, not expecting to win the cookoff, I just entered for something fun to do......

AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• In a large soup pot or dutch oven, add oil and begin cooking ground beef over medium-high heat.
• When ground beef is mostly cooked, add onions, green pepper, and crushed garlic. Continue cooking, stirring often, until onions and peppers are tender.
• Add cumin, chili powder, salt, smoked paprika, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir and let cook for about one minute more. This helps bring out the flavors of the spices.
• Next, add Rotel, petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, and beef broth. Stir well and taste liquid to see if you need to add any more salt. You may need to add up to ¼ or ½ tsp, depending on how salty the beef broth and tomatoes are or aren't.
• At this point, add the brown sugar and bring soup to a boil. Once it is boiling, turn it down to a simmer and allow it to simmer for at least 20-30 minutes. It is okay to let it simmer longer. I sometimes let it simmer for an hour or two.
• Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, and corn chips.
• Leftover chili can be frozen for up to 3 months or stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
• Enjoy!

AWARD WINNING CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Add sausage, onion, sirloin, pork, jalapeno, green bell pepper and garlic.
• Cook 8 minutes or until sausage and beef are browned. Add chili powder and next 10 ingredients (through bay leaves) and cook 1 minute stirring constantly.
• Stir in wine, tomatoes and drained beans. Dissolve bouillon in water and add to chili. Add more water if necessary for consistency.
• Cover and cook on low for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Uncover and cook on low for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves.
• Serving suggestions: grated cheese, saltine crackers, flour tortillas, corn chips, fresh chopped onion, thin sliced radishes.

BLUE RIBBON AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a very large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add ground beef and Italian sausage, breaking apart as it cooks. Drain excess liquids and grease, return to pot.
• Add all remaining ingredients except garnishes.
• Simmer over very low heat for 1-5 hours, or until chili is thick and becomes a rich burgundy color.
• Serve with cheddar cheese, Garlic Dill Oyster Crackers and sour cream.
• If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!

AWARD WINNING CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• In a 7 Quart or larger pot brown the hamburger and diced onions together. I use a potato masher to break up the hamburger but you can leave it in larger pieces if you like.
• When the ground beef and onions are fully cooked and no pink in the meat, add in the salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, seasoning salt and stir.
• Then add the brown sugar and stir again.
• Add in 8 cups of water and stir.
• Next add in your canned beans. You can use any type of canned beans you like. The chili or pinto beans and any type of white bean is my favorite and I always add baked beans as the sweetness adds a nice flavor along with the brown sugar. Kidney beans and black beans are an option too. If you want to add more or less beans you can do that as well. This is just what I use and it comes out every time.
• Next, put the two cans of diced tomatoes in a blender and blend slightly. Dump into the pot and stir.
• Turn heat to medium or medium low and simmer for about one hour or so. May add a little time if you simmer it slower. Make sure to stir every so often and check to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom. Each type of pot or pan is different so stir fequently to make sure nothing is sticking and burning on the bottom of the pot.
• The chili will start to reduce down and it may look a little runny at first but it thickens up on it's own after you are done cooking it. Taste test it at about this point and if you need more salt, pepper or chili powder you can add more here and stir.
• Serve in a bowl with cheddar cheese or any type of cheese you like. You can add tortilla chips which is what we typically do or you can dump it over fritos and make it into a frito pie. Whatever your preference is! I've even made navajo tacos and nachos with this chili recipe. It keeps well in the fridge for a couple of days and it's a great leftover!

AWARD WINNING CHILI WITH UNUSUAL TWIST

Steps:

• Sauté meats in butter until well done.* Add to bean mixture. Cover and simmer for about 1/12 hours. Add 1/4 can beer. Heat through. Serve with hot flour or corn tortillas, and the rest of that cold beer! Top with chopped onions and grated cheese for an excellent meal!
• *If using the ground meats, brown together, drain and then add 1 cube of butter.Proceed with rest of recipe.
• I grew up on "hamburger" chili, and when I first got the recipe I made it according to directions. It was awesome. Then I exchanged the cubed meats for the ground ones. They both are wonderfully delicious, but now you can have a choice! This doubles and triples very well.Also freezes great.

EDDIE'S AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil (500ºF) Set an oven rack at the top, directly under the broiler. Spread the chiles out on a low-sided oven tray and roast for 15-20 minutes, turning peppers with tongs every five minutes, until their skins are about 60-70% blackened on all sides. Put the hot peppers directly into a paper bag. Roll down the top of the bag so they're tightly contained. Let them sit and steam for 15-20 minutes until the skins are loosened and easy to peel off. Peel off skins, remove seeds and membranes, and chop.
• Add the bacon grease and oil to a large heavy pot or Dutch oven (6-quart), over medium-high heat. Add the chopped chiles, red bell peppers, jalapeño peppers and onions. Cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables just start to become translucent. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Transfer all the sautéed vegetables to a bowl and set aside. No need to wash the pot, you'll use it to brown the meat.
• Add the cubed beef chuck to the pot and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Add the ground beef and sausage and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring to break up the sausage and ground beef, until the meat is no longer pink. Return the cooked vegetables to the pot along with the reserved bacon.
• chili powders, cayenne, coriander, cumin, granulated garlic, granulated onion, paprika, salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, until fragrant.
• Add the tomato sauce and paste. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, to combine. Add beer, chicken stock, kidney beans with their liquid and pinto beans with their liquid. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, and cook for 2 hours, uncovered.
• Ladle chili into bowls. Top with garnishes or put garnishes into small bowls for self serve.

AWARD-WINNING SWEET AND SPICY CHILI

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Reserve the bacon grease for later.
• In a large Dutch oven, brown the beef and sausage over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper. Drain the grease and set the meat aside.
• In the same pot, drizzle about a tablespoon of the reserved bacon grease and sauté the diced peppers and onion. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder and cook until translucent and tender, about 5-8 minutes.
• Add the beef and sausage back to the pot, then add the remaining ingredients: V-8, ketchup, tomatoes, kidney beans, brown sugar, lemon juice, worcestershire, vinegar, mustard, molasses, and sriracha. Mix well.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add the bacon in the last 30 minutes of cooking.
• Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with bread or crackers and top with sour cream, cheese, or any of your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

AWARD WINNING CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a large pot, and cook until hot.
• If cooking in the crock pot, cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 5-6 hours.

AWARD WINNING CROCKPOT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium-sized skillet. When the oil shimmers, stir paprikas, cumin, chili powder and onion powder into the pan. Cook for 1 minute or until spices are very aromatic and remove from heat.
• Add beef, sugar, oregano, onion, vinegar, garlic, tomatoes, green chilies, beef broth, beans and salt to the slow cooker. Transfer spices from the skillet into the slow-cooker and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook for at least 4 hours on high or until the meat is tender-- 6 hours on low.

AWARD WINNING CHILI

Steps:

• Place the green chiles and cilantro in the bowl of a small food processor and process until well blended. Set aside.
• In a large stockpot over medium heat, cook the meat, sausage, onion and fennel until the meat is no longer pink. Drain off the fat; add the beans and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, stir in the chili-cilantro paste and cook for 30 to 45 minutes. Season to taste with salt (doesn't need much). Serve with a dollop of sour cream and cheddar cheese.