National Champion Chili Recipe (2018)

All of the world champion recipes are also posted on the Chili Appreciation Society Appreciation website.

There are several different ways to make a red chili recipe and this is a competition championship chili recipe so it does not include many of those raw ingredients found in a home version of the traditional comfort food chili recipe such as onions or peppers. In competition, you can't add raw ingredients so you must use powders. If you want to try this at home -- which I recommend because it is DELICIOUS -- you can buy all of the chili powders I named online.

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[davidkosa]

Dump number three happens the next morning.

[Kid_Ellipsis]

So basically beef, ketchup, 2 fistfuls of salt, and 37 seasoning packets from the Mexican food aisle

[salucin]

This video comes up in my recommendations every now and again and I come back to read the comments for a laugh

[greggf.]

The 2oz of water is a vital part of this recipe. It's basically mortar without it.

[TheTXDave]

Just made this and everyone loved it. Low smoked the ground meat for an hour before cooking it on the stove. We didn’t add any salt due to the amount of sodium already in the broths and bouillon but taste it at the end like he said. It was perfect without any additional. We also felt that the meat had a nice, smooth texture by keeping in chunks until the end. Try the recipe, you’ll enjoy it.

[willtwaddell]

Made this a few times now. Had to tweak it though because as everyone is saying, it is CRAZY salty. I don't own any of the chili powder seasonings, so I just used what I could find at my local grocery (McCormick, etc). I've gotten it now where it's really good. Had to use the reduced sodium beef and chicken broth, as well as make sure I wasn't using any chili powder mixtures that had added salt. It makes some really solid chili.

[HermaeusZaza]

you forgot to add scott tenormans parents >:(

[disgustika]

That 2 ounces of water at 3:27 must have been a game changer

[orevla]

"RT" is an abbreviation for "rectal trauma"

[thenickfoxx]

Instructions unclear, i made 6 dumps instead of 2.


Not a single vegetable was harmed in the making of this video.

[deveus]

I still think about this video sometimes because it's such a perfect storm. I love how it goes off the rails immediately from ingredient 1, bacon grease, which he doesn't have and substitutes for something else.

it sets the tone for the entire rest of the recipe, which includes different ingredients, different cooking techniques, a mystery ingredient that he skips (even though it's sold at the same place he bought his other spices), it has it all. He starts off the video telling us we're gonna see a champion chili recipe and immediately starts freestyling it and shrugs out a link in the description.

To top it off, this is all done on a chili video. There is no food that the internet has stronger opinions about than Chili. If you're gonna grab the wheel and start off-roading on a recipe, picking chili is the one way to ensure you're gonna get people critiquing every little thing about it.

I love this video so much.

[HevyGee]

For 35 years, I have been making Chili (no two ever exactly the same) that spawned from a humble Texas Chili recipe post card. The above recipe is now my base: admittedly, it was a difficult choice to leave chunks of beef behind for ground, but the flavor profile in this one is fantastic (especially with the puree of roasted hatch chiles and 2 smoked onions that I added). Thank you!

[demoshzer]

Rt = Texas Red Chili powder also known as (RT Original) A staple in so many championship chili recipes, RT Original is the perfect base ground chili pepper. It's orange-red color, great aroma and mild heat will give your chili that "Bowl of Red" authenticity. RT pairs well with any of our custom chili powder blends and also complements other ground chili peppers such as Hatch, Dixon and Chimayo. RT Original Chili Powder has been an exclusive product of Gunpowder Foods and Mild Bill's Spices for over 10 years.

[Mason-ismr]

But if you’re cooking at home, don’t forget to undercook the onions, because everyone’s going to get to know each other in the pot. #theOffice

[stevenbaggley]

Surprised he didn't start with powdered beef...

[frankclark]

So basically just open the spice cupboard and dump everything you have all at once. Stir and heat through. 👌🏻

[marksanson]

I have made this chili three times. I love it. I however do use fresh onions and garlic. That Saxon Goya makes a huge difference. Thanks a bunch for posting this video. I just got done making a gallon an a half of this chili and my kids love it.

[hponenaing]

Interviewer: So, What kind of seasoning you put in?
Dude: yes

[legodude]

>Powdered spices
>Tomato sauce
>Seasoning salt
>No veggies, peppers, or beans (controversial I know)


More like championship gas station chili if I'm being honest.

[TimSmiley-ls]

For the second dump what are the measurements? It’s just stated 3 tablespoons of the chili powder mix?