Chili is a regular addition at any tailgate party at least sometime during the season.
Here is the recipe submitted from Ute Tailgaters that is the 2 time winner of the Utetailgaters.com Chili Cook Off
Tip’s Ute Touchdown Chili
Ingredients:
- 1 pound each cubed sirloin and pork sausage (I like Jimmy Dean brand)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 green bell peppers diced
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole, peeled tomatoes
- Ground cumin to taste
- Chili powder to taste
- Cayenne pepper to taste (this can make it really hot so be careful)
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14 ½-ounce) can chili beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 (14 1/2-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 package chili seasoning mix (I like McCormick brand)
- Sour cream, shredded cheese, or chopped green onions, for garnish
Directions:
- In a large skillet brown cubed sirloin and sausage (season if desired), drain and set aside.
- Heat a large pot over medium heat with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Add the onion, green pepper, and celery and saute briefly.
- Next, stir in the diced and whole tomatoes.
- Add cumin, chili powder, and cayenne to taste, and cook for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Add the beans, browned meat, and chili seasoning.
- Cover and let simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Serve with Sour Cream, chopped green onions, and cheese as garnish
Serves 8-10 tailgaters
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Submitted by our friends at Ute Tailgaters
Note from Dave at Barbequelovers
I tried this award winning chili cookoff recipe one evening with my family. It turned out awesome! I didn’t use the celery – I am not a big celery fan, but other than that I followed the recipe as outlined.
I can definitely see why this chili recipe is winning awards at the chili cookoffs! It is delicious!
Try it and post your thoughts in the comments section.
Dave
I used this recipe as a baseline and just won a cookoff against about 12 other chilis. my changes:
– I used hot italian sausage instead of pork sausage
– No celery
– For Cayenne pepper to taste, I used fresh cayennes and tabasco peppers from my garden
– I added 2 different hot sauces that I liked to heat it up futher (I multiplied the recipe for quanitity and I think the shear volume of it diminished the heat of the fresh peppers used)
– Melinda Naga Jolokia (Very Hot, but great flavor, use sparingly)
– Pain is Good Jalapeno Hot Sauce ( I like this one because it is more carrot/vinegar based, but still provides some heat)
I think you have to go for that middle ground where people’s mouths feel the heat but keep them coming back for more!
Rebecca, why do you care? Its nothing but spices you would mix yourself already mixed for you. But you go ahead and mix your own if it’s that important to you. Just leave your negative comments to yourself.
I CANNOT believe this won an award and it is made with PACKAGED chili seasoning. A travesty really. Put together your own seasoning and then you can compete.
We had this as part of our Superbowl Party – Great addition to the spread! Highly recommended!
I saw this recipe and had to give it a try. It looked delicious from the pictures.
I made a couple of modifications to it that I wanted to pass along.
I added a package of Hot Italian Sausage as well as the country pork sausage. I also chose the diced tomatoes that were Italian spiced (seasoned with Italian spices).
This recipe (with those two changes resulted in the best pot of chili that I have ever had! My kids ate several bowls of it – and that never happens :-).
It was even better the next day (I made a lot!). The seasoning all had a chance to meld together and when I heated it up in the microwave at work – it was awesome!
This chili recipe is highly recommended! I can see why it was an award winning chili cookoff recipe!