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Quinn's Texas Chili

Quinn's Texas Chili is the best competition chili you can make. All meat no beans.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 quarts
Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. chuck roast trimmed of fat and cut into 1/2 cubes
  • 3 lbs. ground chuck preferably a chili grind
  • Canola oil for browning
  • salt

1st Dump:

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 cans of chopped green chilies
  • 1 (32 oz.) low sodium beef stock or broth
  • 1 (16 oz.) low sodium chicken stock or broth
  • 1 chili adobo sauce
  • 2 tbsp. chili spice blend (See recipe link below)

2nd Dump:

  • 2 (7,5 oz.) cans El Pato Mexican hot tomato sauce
  • 2 (28 oz.) cans good tomato sauce like Dei Fratelli
  • 2/3 cups chili spice blend (See recipe link below)
  • 1 tbsp. chicken granules
  • 2 cups low sodium beef broth
  • 2 tsp. hot sauce such as Louisiana or Tabasco

3rd Dump:

  • 2/3 cups chili spice blend (See recipe link below)
  • 1/2 tsp. cocoa
  • 1 tbsp. brown sugar

Instructions

  1. In large dutch oven or pot heat 1 tbsp. oil on medium high heat.
  2. Brown meat in batches. Salt meat in pot.
  3. Remove meat when brown with slotted spoon.
  4. Let meat drain in a colander. Remove excess grease after each batch or as needed.
  5. Do not overcrowd meat.

1st Dump:

  1. Add 1 tbsp. of oil to pot.
  2. Saute onion, garlic and green chilies.
  3. Cook for 5 minutes. Add 1 tsp. of salt.
  4. Return meat to pot and add next four ingredients.
  5. Bring to boil. Reduce to a medium simmer. Simmer for one hour.
  6. Stir occasionally.

2nd Dump:

  1. Add next six ingredients.
  2. Return to boil and lower to simmer.
  3. Cook one hour stirring frequently.

3rd Dump:

  1. Add final 3 ingredients.
  2. Simmer for another 45 minutes.
  3. Add salt and more spice blend to taste.
  4. Best if cooked the day before serving.

Recipe Notes

First published by Quinn Caudill for DadWhats4Dinner.com ©2015

Click here for my Chili Spice Blend recipe.