The Blue Board

This one kills. Ingredients will yield about 8 gallons, so obv scale to your needs.

Ingredients
36 tablespoons olive oil
12 large onions, minced
24 cloves of garlic, minced
10 pounds of ground beef
12 strips of bacon, chopped
14 Italian sausages, boiled and chopped
30 cups of water
16 cups canned tomatoes
10 green peppers, minced
¼ cup lemon juice
2 cups burgundy
6 teaspoons celery seed
4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
12 teaspoons cumin seed, crushed
12 bay leaves
24 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons basil
15 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons oregano
6 teaspoons brown sugar
6 teaspoons black pepper

Add to taste:
Bourbon
Guiness Stout
Unsweetened chocolate

Add to thicken:
White cornmeal

The Process:
Prep
Peel and mince onions and garlic.
De-seed and chop green peppers
Boil and chop Italian sausages
Crush cumin seed
Chop bacon strips

Saute
Heat olive oil in giant skillet
Add onions and garlic and saute until golden brown.
Add green pepper
Add beef, bacon and sausage. Brown

Cook
Transfer meat mixture to huge cauldron (8-10 gallon capacity)
Add the remaining ingredients while stirring
Bring to a boil
Reduce heat to simmer

Simmer uncovered until ready to serve.

Add cornmeal to thicken if desired.

I don't have the recipe handy for the actual amounts... this is for a chili and rice style of dish. It's ingredient-heavy, but tasty.

Chili powder
Garlic powder
Smoked paprika
Curry powder
Cumin
Cayenne or chili flakes
Cocoa powder
Bay leaves
Salt/pepper
Diced tomatoes
Tomato sauce
A few shakes of tapatio
A few shakes of worcestershire
And some balsamic vinager

I do this every year for BAMA/LSU......

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts - chopped
2 med. onions - chopped
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp salt
3 15oz cans Bush Great Northern Beans
2 15oz cans Bush Navy Beans
1 26oz box chicken broth
2 4oz cans chopped green chiles
1 4oz can diced jalapeno peppers
1 4oz can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (minced)
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 cups sour cream
1 cup whipping cream

(Mozzarella cheese & sour cream to add to bowls)

In large pot saute chicken, onion, garlic, & oil until chicken is cooked. Add beans, chiles, broth, & seasonings. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat & simmer uncovered 1 hour or until thickens. Stir in sour cream & whipping cream. Remove from heat. Once in bowl, add some sour cream & sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. 12-15 servings (Makes 2 recipes).

I will post my recipe later.

I will tell you, though, you MUST use real ground chilies.

The Chile Shop in Santa Fe offers the best ground chilies to be found IMO. I recommend the Dixon Medium Hot as their best all around, with more than enough heat for most people. For those that like really hot, I'd go with the Nambe.

1 pound of ground beef
1 sweet onion
3 fresh tomatoes chopped
1 can of corn
1 can of kidney beans
1 can of black beans
1 can of tomato soup
1 can of beer
2 tablespoons of chili powder
1 tablespoon of Cumin
1 tablespoon of Red Pepper
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
2 cups of water

Brown the ground beef and then mix all ingredients into a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.