Chili Winner
Tried a new recipe for today's office chili cook off and walked away with the top prize. It was part internet recipe and part Dave free-lance. I'll try to put it all together so I can post it.
Forum Discussion
- Do you use unsweetened chocolate?
- Good move adding the chocolate. That's the way we like it too. BTW I wear my shop safety goggles when chopping onions and 'peños. :c
- Nice reading recipe with a mole kick. Did you use dark or milk chocolate?
1 Jalapeño Pepper - Chopped and Seeds Removed - DON'T RUB YOUR EYES!
Errrrrrr you shouldn't rub your eyes when chopping 5 lbs of onions in the food processor either:S. - Congrats and I'm sure it tastes great. I always put in pork. Seems light on chili powder. I use a heaping Tbs per pound of meat plus one for the pot. You can get a very good chili powder on Amaxon called Frontier. $10 a pound free shipping. I usually add a Tbs of smoked Paprika too. I use the El Patio jalapeño tomato sauce too.
- So, this is the base recipe that I stole for the starting point.
http://www.bbq-my-way.com/chili-recipe.html
SuperDave's Version
•1 TBS of Butter
•2 Yellow Onions - Chopped
•3 Cloves of Garlic - Chopped
•1 Jalapeño Pepper - Chopped and Seeds Removed - DON'T RUB YOUR EYES!
Saute' over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until the onions are soft and translucent, and then remove the mix from the pot.
•2 lbs. of Ground Beef
•2 lbs. of Pork Sausage - Hot
Brown the beef and drain the fat. Then, add in the following ingredients.
•2 Fourteen Ounce Cans of Diced Tomatoes
•1 Twenty-Eight Ounce Can of Tomato Sauce
•1 Four Ounce Can of El Pato Mexican Tomato Sauce
•2 Cups of Beef Broth (I used au jus from my pork butt)
•1 Fifty Five Ounce Can of Bush Baked Beans
•1Tbsp. of Ground Cumin
•2.5 lbs. of Smoked Pulled Pork – Divided (Reserve ½ for Topping)
•1Tbsp. of Chile Powder
•8 ounces of your Favorite Beer (Secret Ingredient)
•2 ounces of Hershey's Chocolate (Secret Ingredient)
•1 1/2 tsp of Fuzzy's "Kicker" (I don’t know what this is so I used my favorite rub)
•Salt to Taste
Add mixed ingredients to a large foil pan and put in the smoker for approximately an hour. I stirred every 20 minutes. For appropriate smoke level, that meant using a small amount of chips at the beginning and the next 2 stirs.
Simmer or crock pot for 3 to 4 hours, occasionally stirring. Then, add the remaining pulled pork garnish. Drizzle with a little bbq sauce and serve.
