Pools Brew Red Chili


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How to Make Pools Brew Red Chili
Photo of the dish: Ryan Dausch

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Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6 - 8

A traditional chili recipe from Bob Plager, winner of the World's Championship Chili Cookoff (WCCC) held by the International Chili Society (ICS) two years in a row (2012, 2013).



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


Main ingredients:

  • 1,500 g beef chuck, rump (top part of the thigh cut trimmed of fat), cut into 2.5 cm cubes.
  • 3 tablespoons of vegetable margarine
  • 3 cups lightly salted beef broth
  • 3 cups lightly salted chicken broth
  • 1.5 cups tomato sauce
  • 3 pitted prunes
  • Tabasco sauce (optional)

Spice group No. 1:

  • 1.5 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 tsp dry concentrated beef broth
  • 1.5 tsp dry concentrated chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons New Mexico chili powder
  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons ground New Mexico chili pepper

Spice group No. 2:

  • 1.5 tbsp. ground cumin
  • 3/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
  • 2 and 1/4 tbsp. chili powder
  • 2 and 1/4 tablespoons Texas chili powder
  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons ground New Mexico chili pepper
  • 2 and 1/4 teaspoons mild New Mexico chili pepper powder

Spice group No. 3:

  • 3 teaspoons Texas chili powder
  • 1.5 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 heaping teaspoon garlic powder



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Melt the margarine in a large, wide saucepan over medium heat. Fry the beef in small batches on each side for 5 minutes until golden brown. Place in a colander, drain, rinse with water, and return to the saucepan.
  2. Add beef broth, chicken broth, tomato sauce, prunes, 10 cups of water (2.5 l), and spice group #1 to the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender.

  3. Add spice group #2 and cook for 15 minutes, then add spice group #3 and continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Season with salt and Tabasco sauce to taste. In this article, you'll learn about the types and using Tabasco sauce.



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