Chili Competition

Participated in my first chili cook-off yesterday.  Available categories were beef, alternate, and fire extinguisher.  My cooking partner and I opted for the alternate category and we used a combination of ground beef, bison, and pork sausage as the protein.  We didn't win, but I think we plated a very tasty offering.  Here's the recipe we used:

Medium Heat Three Meat Four Bean Chili


Ingredients:

· 1 lb ground beef
· 1 lb ground bison
· 1 lb ground pork sausage
· 2 ½ Vidalia onions, diced
· 7 cloves garlic, minced
· 3 stalks celery, diced
· 7 Tbsp chili powder
· 3 Tsp cumin
· 6 Tsp oregano
· 3 Tsp paprika
· 1 Tsp cayenne pepper
· 6 Tbsp masa
· 1 can (15 ½ oz) dark kidney beans, drained
· 2 cans (15 ½ oz) light kidney beans, drained
· 1 can (15 ½ oz) pinto beans, drained
· 1 can (15 ½ oz) black beans, drained
· 2 cans (28 oz) peeled and diced tomatoes – reserve liquid
· 2 cans (15 oz) tomato sauce
· 1 can (7.5 oz) chipotle chiles en adobo
· 3 cups chicken stock
· 2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions:

1) Combine meat and brown in skillet. Drain excess fat
2) Add onion, garlic, and celery to a stockpot with olive oil and sauté until onion is translucent
3) Add meat, spices, beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chicken stock. Cook until tomatoes are broken up
4) Puree chipotle chiles en adobo and add to stock pot.
5) Mix masa with 1 cup reserved tomato juice and add to mixture. Simmer on low.