Post by mccjeff on Nov 3, 2016 12:36:21 GMT -5
Just finished tied for last in a workplace chili cookoff. Not surprised in the least as I entered a Veggie Chili. Yes a veggie chili. I knew going in it wouldn't place well out of the 11 entries because, well, it was a veggie chili. I make a totally kick ass regular chili but since Pam is of the lettuce persuasion I have had to develop a vegetarian version. And it is really good... but it is veggie chili. A chicken/white bean won. A different chicken took second and a venison took third. No real surprises there either. It is a poultry health business. And it was rigged.
1 red onion chopped
2 red bell pepper chopped
5 cloves garlic chopped
2 Anaheim chilis diced
1 Serano chili minced
1 TBS Pasilla chili
1 TBS Guajillo chili
1 TBS cumin
1 TBS Mexican oregano
1 tsp salt
1 tsp celerey salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayanne
12 oz brown beer
28 oz fire roasted crushed tomato
1 can red kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can butter beans (no lima beans)
1 can black beans
1 can black eyed peas
1 can whole kernel corn
2 zucchini quartered lengthwise and chopped into 1/2" slices
12 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
12 oz button mushrooms quartered
In a large chili pot heat 2 TBS olive oil and saute onion and red pepper for 5 minutes. Add garlic, Anaheim & Serrano chilis and continue to saute for for 3 more minutes. Add all spices and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze with half the beer. Drink the rest. Add the crushed tomato. Bring to a boil. Add all canned beans, peas and corn. Simmer for a while. While chili simmers heat 1 TBS olive oil/butter mixture and saute zuchini until golden. Add to chili. Repeat with cremini and button mushrooms. Simmer until it's time to eat.
I tied for last place with a chili seasoned solely with Ro*Tel Original Diced Tomatoes with Green Chillis.
1 red onion chopped
2 red bell pepper chopped
5 cloves garlic chopped
2 Anaheim chilis diced
1 Serano chili minced
1 TBS Pasilla chili
1 TBS Guajillo chili
1 TBS cumin
1 TBS Mexican oregano
1 tsp salt
1 tsp celerey salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayanne
12 oz brown beer
28 oz fire roasted crushed tomato
1 can red kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can butter beans (no lima beans)
1 can black beans
1 can black eyed peas
1 can whole kernel corn
2 zucchini quartered lengthwise and chopped into 1/2" slices
12 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
12 oz button mushrooms quartered
In a large chili pot heat 2 TBS olive oil and saute onion and red pepper for 5 minutes. Add garlic, Anaheim & Serrano chilis and continue to saute for for 3 more minutes. Add all spices and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze with half the beer. Drink the rest. Add the crushed tomato. Bring to a boil. Add all canned beans, peas and corn. Simmer for a while. While chili simmers heat 1 TBS olive oil/butter mixture and saute zuchini until golden. Add to chili. Repeat with cremini and button mushrooms. Simmer until it's time to eat.
I tied for last place with a chili seasoned solely with Ro*Tel Original Diced Tomatoes with Green Chillis.
