Good Chili Recipe?

[Trigger]

Hi guys,

I am fairly new here as a poster, but seem to lurk all day. All of the recipes that have been posted from past Terlingua winners are all good friends. If you want an easy to make pot of chili where you don't have to buy a bunch of spices check out Mild Bill's Spice Company out of Ennis. I am a competition chili cook in my spare time and I buy all of my spices from them. They have 3-4 prepackaged recipes from previous champs for sale. A gentleman named Bob Coats won the cookoff in 1999 and he is my grandfather. The recipe that they have for sale is still being used in competition today!

[sir shovelhands]

I'm one of those people that prefers old school (and time consuming) chili with only 5 ingredients: beef stock (home-made of course), peppers (costenos, cascabels, chipotles, anchos, and pasillas), meat (in chunks, not ground), cumin, and masa harina.

-Simmer the chilis in broth for 15 min, remove them and puree them (use a few spoonfuls of broth to make it blend easier, discard the rest)
-Brown your meat in a dutch oven (and if you like onions and garlic you can add those in, I do)
-Add in chili puree and cumin and some fresh broth (enough to barely cover meat) and simmer for 3 hours or so (depending on how tough your meat is)
-Add in a tablespoon or two of masa harina and stir for a few minutes until it thickens (add more if necessary)
-Serve, and garnish with cilanto


Should look something like this (not my picture)



FYI I'm not a chili purist, my yankee mother always put potatoes and beans in the chili she would make, and I still enjoy it (just not as much as mine).

[dc1211]

She won Terlingua in 05 and 09

Margaret's Recipe

Step 1
2 lbs. course ground beef (chili grind)
1 TBS Cooking Oil
1 TBS Granulated Onion

Add ingredients together and lightly brown meat

Step 2
Add:
1 Can (8 oz) Tomato Sauce
1 Can Beef Broth

Cook for 30 minutes

Step 3
Add:
1 TBS Light Chili Powder
2 TBS Dark Chili Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp Salt
½ TBS Ground Cumin
½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
½ tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Chicken Granules (or 1 cube)

Cook for 1 hour

Step 4:
Add:
1 TBS Light Chili Powder
1 TBS Dark Chili Powder
1 tsp Paprika
½ TBS Ground Cumin

Add water if needed

Leave covered and simmer for 30 minute

On step 3 right now!!!!

[apolloreed]

Cold front just blew through the Houston area. Time for some chili!!!

[Bily Lovec]

this, is chili
I make the beef soup style often, but this is the way I like best....

I'm one of those people that prefers old school (and time consuming) chili with only 5 ingredients: beef stock (home-made of course), peppers (costenos, cascabels, chipotles, anchos, and pasillas), meat (in chunks, not ground), cumin, and masa harina.

-Simmer the chilis in broth for 15 min, remove them and puree them (use a few spoonfuls of broth to make it blend easier, discard the rest)
-Brown your meat in a dutch oven (and if you like onions and garlic you can add those in, I do)
-Add in chili puree and cumin and some fresh broth (enough to barely cover meat) and simmer for 3 hours or so (depending on how tough your meat is)
-Add in a tablespoon or two of masa harina and stir for a few minutes until it thickens (add more if necessary)
-Serve, and garnish with cilanto


Should look something like this (not my picture)



FYI I'm not a chili purist, my yankee mother always put potatoes and beans in the chili she would make, and I still enjoy it (just not as much as mine).

[Slew]

I use this one here! Sorry about the pic and handwriting! Recipes I like I keep pics on my phone so they're handy wherever I might need em!!

[Skeleton]

I guess I need more meat!! This all looks delicious.

[Txtac]

Some great recipes here. Thanks y'all.

[Mountain Man]

On those Terlingua recipes any idea how much those will feed? Getting ready to feed a bunch of people (150) and have been told Chili is one of the items I get to make. Any suggestions are appreciated
Thanks

[bullhead44]

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On those Terlingua recipes any idea how much those will feed? Getting ready to feed a bunch of people (150) and have been told Chili is one of the items I get to make. Any suggestions are appreciated
Thanks

I always figure 1/4 pound per person and adjust recipe from there. My 2 pound recipe will make 6 good servings. (I know my math is wrong. We are big eaters) Of course with chile, you can always add more liquid and make it go a little farther. I usually make more than I need

[Backstrap4me]

First post on the site. I had a book on John Wayne and it contained his chili recipe. Here it is:

3# trimmed round steak cut into 1/2" cubes or chili grind ground beef
2 TBS cooking oil or bacon grease
30 oz. beef stock or broth
8 oz. can of El Pato hot tomato sauce
Two or three dashes of habanero hot sauce
2 TBS Onion Powder
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 chicken bouillon cubes
1 TSP Garlic Powder
2 TBS Cumin
1 TSP White Pepper
6 TBS Gephardt's Chili Powder or 1 - 28 oz. can of Las Palmas Chili Sauce
Salt to taste
3 shots of Tequila.

Brown the meat in the oil and stir in the beef broth, tomato sauce, hot sauce, onion powder, bouillon cubes, and Tequila.

Bring to a medium boil and simmer for one hour. Add water to keep ingredients covered if needed.

A half hour before serving, add garlic powder, cumin, white pepper, chili powder or sauce, and salt to taste.

[Huntin]

Trying this one now (live) Have 7 !/2 lbs deer

She won Terlingua in 05 and 09

Margaret's Recipe

Step 1
2 lbs. course ground beef (chili grind)
1 TBS Cooking Oil
1 TBS Granulated Onion

Add ingredients together and lightly brown meat

Step 2
Add:
1 Can (8 oz) Tomato Sauce
1 Can Beef Broth

Cook for 30 minutes

Step 3
Add:
1 TBS Light Chili Powder
2 TBS Dark Chili Powder
1 tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp Salt
½ TBS Ground Cumin
½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
½ tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Chicken Granules (or 1 cube)

Cook for 1 hour

Step 4:
Add:
1 TBS Light Chili Powder
1 TBS Dark Chili Powder
1 tsp Paprika
½ TBS Ground Cumin

Add water if needed

Leave covered and simmer for 30 minute

[Johnny Dangerr]

You will like it............ I stopped adding salt until it is in the bowl...........

[Huntin]

The grind

[Huntin]

Yes, it taste very good. Thanks