re: Chili Recipe to feed 100 folks

Daddy used to feed 50 to 60 6-8 oz. servings with this one. Easily doubled...if you have a big enough pot.


15 lb. - coarse ground chuck (80/20)
10 lb. - fine ground pork butt
5 - rough chopped large Spanish onions
1 – fine diced large Spanish onion. (for garnish on individual bowls)
4 - rough chopped heads garlic gloves
4 – rough chopped bell peppers
10 – fine diced jalapenos or 5 fine diced habaneros ( add for heat dependent upon your preference.)
1 number 10 size can - hand crushed plum tomatoes
12oz. – tomato paste
1gal. – beef stock
1.5 gal. – water
1pt. bourbon
½ pound - lard or bacon grease
4 tablespoons – cumin
2 tablespoons – paprika
2 tablespoons black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2lb. – fine ground masa

Season meat with salt, pepper, cumin and paprika. In a five gallon pot, add the lard on medium heat or (6 o’clock position on my range). When the lard has melted, raise heat to medium high (3 o’clock) add meat and lightly brown. Pull meat out and drain on slotted pan or paper towels. Discard about a 1/3 of the grease. Turn heat to 6 o’clock. Add all the chopped veggies. Sauté’ just long enough to sweat onions and wilt peppers. Add the drained meat back in. Add the tomato paste and crushed tomatoes. Stir thoroughly and raise heat back to 3 o’clock. Add all the liquids. Bring to a boil. Lower heat to 9 o’clock and simmer for an hour. 30 minutes before serving, add the masa while stirring. Serve in a deep bowl with onions sprinkled on top and with your favorite cornbread recipe.

Otis, meant to ask you this last week but slipped my mind.

Where would you rate this chili on a hotness scale of 1 to 10?

Got some pansies that will be eating this and might need to dial it back a little if necessary.

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Maybe a 6 or so, though I do like spicy foods, and for me, chili needs a kick. I really do not think it is over spiced.

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Perfect. Thanks again good sir.

When you cookin'?

The recipe is built upon some competition technique with my preference for fresh chilies. Have fun.

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