I decided to test out a few tricks to my standard chili recipe this weekend so that I could give a great recipe and how to guide to a friend of mine that will be cooking in a chili cook-off next weekend. And since the ex is out of town this weekend, it’s a good time to have the kitchen all to myself.
Ingredients:
6 strips of bacon – diced
4lbs of Beef Round Bottom Roast
1 can of Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of chipotle sauce
1 can of chipotle peppers in abobo – seeded and diced
1 habanero peppers- seeded & diced
1 large white onion – diced
1 head of garlic – diced
2 tablespoons of ground cumin
2 tablespoons of chili powder
salt to taste
Step 1:
To start this chili right, freeze the beef round. That’s right – toss it in the freezer for 2-3 hours until it’s slightly frozen. Then remove and slice into 1/4 inch slices. Lay the slices of beef out on a tray and return them to the freezer. After another 1-2 hours, remove them and dice into 1/4 inch cubes. This method makes for more uniform cubes of beef, which creates a better texture when all is said and done.
Step 2:
Dice the bacon and cook until crispy. Preserve the bacon grease & set aside the diced bits of bacon to garnish the chili with later. Sauté the diced onion, garlic and habaneros in the bacon grease until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Once the bacon and veggies has been cooked, you can begin cooking the cubed beef in small batches. As you work through the batches of meat, preserve all of the juices.
Once the beef has been cooked, combine all of the ingredients (beef, onions, garlic, habaneros, canned sauces, seasonings, remaining juices ect…) into the pot – stirring with each addition to make sure it all gets spread around evenly. Reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for another 2-3 hours or until the beef is tender to the point of melting in your mouth.
14 responses to “Recipe: Competition Grade Chili”
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apparently bret was raised by a “Yoda”
oh…I get it…..it looks right on the sidebar…sorry Bret I was raised by a wookie 🙂
Wow, the wife is out of town, DONT HURT YOURSELF!!!
The chili looks great, but it’ll have to wait untill fall again, chili and 110+ degree summers don’t get along here in AZ.
1/4 cubes, way to go !!
Try adding 3 Poblano Chili and 1 Fennel Bulb diced up
to onion mix. Long Live Cholesterol
Has anyone heard from my brother, (Nick)?
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Jack, Just what are we gonna do with you? You’re a maker now, it’s great anytime!
Don’tcha know…
Goonie, give me a call when you get a chance.
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Yes, he emailed me this morning, I hope he did not burn the kitchen down !!
oops, wrong quote
I just don’t think its fair to put bacon in compatition chili. I mean every thing tastes great with bacon. I saw a show today where this lady put bannas in with bacon and it looked good.
I won a small competition (5 different chilis) using a cross pollenation of your recipe with This New Mexico recipe It was pretty good in the end. I used the cinnamon and it worked out.