Chili Cookoff

[Okiejoebronco25]

Haven’t posted in a while, but wanted to share this. My work is doing a chili cook off, we are in Southern NJ however one of the judges is the boss. A Texan as well as a pit master. For my entry I decided to go bean less “Texas Style” my recipe is 1lb 80/20 ground beef, 1lb Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, 1lb brisket flat. Mixed ground lightly seasoned with Meat Church Texas chili seasoning ,spread in a foil pan on smoker along with a nice small piece of flat I picked up at local market. Seasoned it with coarse SPG. Smoked ground for 1 hr then into pot with 3 cans fire roasted Rotele and large can diced tomatoes. Meat church chili seasoning. Dash of Worcestershire sauce and dash of hot sauce. Smoked 2 Serrano peppers. And diced up removing seeds. After brisket hit 165 internal wrapped in foil smoked till tender(250) degrees on smoker along all day. Diced and folded in chili Because I knew a chance event could be postponed as it’s tied to monthly safety meeting they always are I spread in pan. Froze overnight. Cut into 4-1 1/4lb chunks. Vacuum sealed. Day of I can sous vide to temp and transfer to crock pot

 

[thirdeye]

Sounds like a good plan. And chili seems to improve in flavor after a reheat. For some additional insurance, I would do a very fine grind on the chili seasoning just in case you want to add a "pop" of flavor after it warms up (a fine grind helps it dissolve easier).

Are there any rules regarding accompaniments? I'm thinking side containers of cheese, crackers or chips, etc.

 

[Colin1230]

Chili cookoffs are fun but I get my butt kicked every year at our church event.

 

[Okiejoebronco25]

Sounds like a good plan. And chili seems to improve in flavor after a reheat. For some additional insurance, I would do a very fine grind on the chili seasoning just in case you want to add a "pop" of flavor after it warms up (a fine grind helps it dissolve easier).

Are there any rules regarding accompaniments? I'm thinking side containers of cheese, crackers or chips, etc.

No real rules. Very informal. I was going to to have shredded cheese and pickled jalapenos available on side. I like crackers idea though.