Chili Powder mixture 4 Chilie Cook-off

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kendall

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I don't use ground meat in my chili for guests or cook-offs, but last night I tested my chile powder mix on a little more than a pound of ground beef. I used 10 New Mexicos, and 3 guajillos. It made 1/4 cup of mild chile powder, with excellent flavor. (I go to the Mexican grocers, and get bits of chile off the bottom of the bin, and taste it) You're supposed to burn the skin off, before grinding them. I grinded with skin on, no problem. I don't have a source for fresh dried chiles, or I would have taken the time to burn the skin off. True Texas chili uses no beans, LBJ's chili was beef, chile powder, onions, garlic, tomatoes, wild majoram, cumin. Because it was a text for the flavor I used no other spices, garlic, etc. So it was beef, chile powder, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, and onions. The Okie Cherokee said it was the best chili he ever ate. I said that's because you've never had real chili. I am going to add some hotter chiles in it, probably cayenne or chile petins, habenero is nice too, but I don't want to take a chance because I've never worked with habeneros in making chile powder. I never win anything, and I won't win this, but I'll have enough chile for a coupla months. 5 whole gallons. Don't get me started on white chili, It's pollo con carne. LOL There's no such thing as white chili. Chili meat comes from hooved beasts.

 
Wild marjoram is also called Mexican oregano. I sure will I'm getting fresh butchered

pork and beef from a farm in a little while, I found a how make quantity chili site, to help me know how much chile powder to make, and how much meat to use. NOW I'm craving mole.

 
Be sure to keep track of the quantity of ingredients you are using.

I keep a piece of notebook paper next to me and keep writing on it until the recipe is finished so that I will have a recipe that I can duplicate later. No matter how much you think you will remember it later, you will not. Trust me on this. Good luck, it sounds wonderful. I would go with just a touch of habanero. Cut back on the other heat a bit. It adds such a great flavor. But that's me, I love the stuff.

 
Chili Cook-Off REC so far:

5 lbs Chili Grind-Organic Beef: sweet grass-fed,no hormones or antibiotics
60 New Mexico Dried Chiles
20 Guajillo Dried Chiles
8-10Chiltepins??? Or 8-10 Cayennes??? Or 8-10 Thais???
10 16 oz cans diced tomatoes
10 Garlic Cloves
10 Medium onions
Oregano????
Cumin????
Cocoa Powder???



Scoville Units
Cayenne 30,000 ~ 50,000
Chiltecpin 60,000 ~ 85,000
Thai 50,000 ~ 100,000

 
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