Chili Cookoff Winning Recipe

We had 14 chili crockpots for sampling and eating during our team chili cookoff. The Electrical Division Manager Aaron’s chili was voted best! His wife, Nichole, created the Texas Chili; the recipe is below. Enjoy!

Texas Chili

Ingredients
7-8 pounds chuck roast, cut into bite-sized pieces
4 jumbo or 8 medium chopped white onions
15 cloves of minced garlic
4 cans (small) tomato paste
1 can stout beer
8 tablespoons dried oregano
4 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons cumin
2 tablespoons hot sauce
Salt and pepper
Vegetable oil
4 cups water

Directions:

1. Season beef with salt and pepper. In large pot, heat oil on high heat. Brown meat in batches, adding oil as needed, move meat to separate plate.
2. Turn heat down to medium. Add onions and garlic, cook, stirring often until onions are very soft and just starting to brown.
3. Stir in tomato paste, cook, stirring often and scraping bottom until tomato paste is caramelized (about 15 min)
4. Add remaining ingredients and cook for 2 min, stirring the whole time.
5. Add beef back to pot add beer and water, bring to a boil, then simmer on low for 3 hours, covered. Stirring occasionally.

Aaron Robarge

Aaron is a master electrician for residential and commercial customers. He’s been performing electrical services at All Comfort Services since 2010. “I like it when everything all comes together when the lights turn on, and I see the satisfaction in the customer’s face,” says Aaron.