State Fair Hot Stuff

Recipe by Chuck Nider, Columbus, Ohio
First place, Chili (Hot), 2018

Baking temperature: n/a
Baking time: 3 hours
Yield: 3.5 quarts

Ingredients

• 5 lbs. ground beef
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 small can of green chilies, diced
• 1, 32 can/package of chicken broth
• 1 tbsp. Tabasco sauce
• 1, 8 oz. can tomato sauce

Spice Blend:

• 3 Mexico hot chili powder
• 3 tbsp. Mexico mild chili powder
• 2 California hot chili powder
• 2 Ancho chili powder
• 1 ground Hatch green chili
• 2 ground jalapeno chili
• 4 fresh ground cumin seed
• 2 tsp. sugar
• Adjust with salt and pepper as needed

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in small batches and avoid steaming.
2. Add in onion and brow; then add in garlic and brown.
3. Add green chilies with liquid and simmer.
4. Return beef to pot.
5. Add chicken broth, Tabasco, tomato sauce and half the spice mix.
6. Simmer for 2 hours.
7. Add remaining spice blend; allow to simmer for about one more hour, adjust liquid if needed.
8. Prior to serving adjust spices as needed.