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Orlando Crimeline 2020 Winning Chili

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Tori’s Texas Red Chili

This is the recipe for Tori’s Texas Red chili that won the Professional category at the 2020 Orlando Crimeline Chili Cookoff.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 410 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 med yellow onions – diced
  • 1/2 each green, red and yellow bell pepper – diced
  • 5 cloves garlic – finely diced
  • 1/2 cup chili powder good quality
  • 3 TB ground cumin
  • 1.5 TB smoked paprika
  • 1 TB cayenne pepper optional
  • 3 TB unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1.5 TB Better Than Beef boullion
  • 3 4oz hatch green chilis (2 mild, 1 hot)
  • 2 15oz black beans – rinsed
  • 2.5 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
  • 2 28oz petite diced tomatoes
  • 2 14oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 TB tomato paste
  • 32 oz chicken stock
  • 12 oz Yuengling beer
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • olive oil
  • salt / pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over medium high heat and cook the turkey, breaking it up into small pieces while cooking. When the turkey is cooked, remove to a dish and cover.
  • Add another drizzle of Olive Oil to the pot and add the onions. Cook the onions for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add the peppers and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook for another 3 minutes.
  • Lightly salt and pepper the veggies. Add the spices and stir, toasting the spices for 2 minutes. It’s important to keep the spices moving during this step.
  • Add the Crushed and Diced tomatoes, chicken stock, Hatch green chilis, beer, tomato paste, Beef Bullion, and Black Beans.
  • Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 7minutes. Taste for salt. This is an important part of the process. The chili still has liquid to cook out, so it will thicken and intensify in flavor. I like to get my salt close at this stage, and then do my final salt at the very end.
  • At this stage you’re looking for balance in the spice ratio. I usually end up adding more chili powder and Cayenne.
  • Add your turkey to the chili, juice and all. Simmer the chili for at least 45 minutes or to desired thickness.
  • Final salt and pepper. Serve topped with extra sharp cheddar cheese, diced red onion and

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Keyword Chili, Red Pepper, Texas

Margaritaville Margarita Recipe

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Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at age 76, was known for his songs of paradise and affinity for margaritas.

The “Margaritaville” singer inspired devotees, known as Parrotheads, to celebrate a more laid back lifestyle with his music, including the song named after the cocktail.

“What’s most important is to please the Parrotheads, because there’s more to the music than just the music,” he told Entertainment Weekly in 1995. “It’s become a lifestyle. I wish I could take credit, but it’s fan-generated.”

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Shotgun Red’s Secret BBQ Sauce

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2 cups Hunts ketchup
1 can mild Rotel’s (drained and blended)
3 anchovies (blended with the Rotel’s)
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup apple juice
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. garlic powder and 1 tsp. onion powder
2 or 3 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup grape jelly
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tsp. worchestire sauce
1/4 tsp. liquid smoke
(optional) 1/2 cup (finely diced onions)

Simmer for 1 to 2 hours stirring frequently
Chill in the refrigerator for 3 days.

Hash Brown Casserole – Cracker Barrel CopyCat

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Cracker Barrel hash brown casserole is so creamy, so cheesy and so like the real thing, you never need to leave your house again for this restaurant favorite. Serve it with eggs and bacon for a lazy Sunday brunch or alongside meat and veggies as an easy Wednesday night dinner. You can even make this recipe ahead of time and pop it in the oven whenever you need a comfort food fix. With this ultra-versatile recipe, anything and everything goes—literally, we doubt you’ll have leftovers.

Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown casserole needs just 5 minutes of prep making it the a great side or potluck dish! The perfect breakfast casserole!

There are lots of recipes out there for this cheesy casserole but this is the one I’ve found to be the closest! This hashbrown casserole is made with condensed cream of chicken soup. I’ve also made it with cream of cheddar soup if you can find it. Both work perfectly in this recipe!

Here is the two versions of this recipe that I make. Less butter and no sour cream on the left. The casserole dish on the right has 8oz sour cream and a full stick of butter. (FYI: The dishes in the photos have been halved.)

While I’ve had a version of hash brown casserole without sour cream, I definitely prefer it with, it adds a little bit of creaminess and tang to the recipe. Since this is a copy cat hash brown casserole recipe, my list of ingredients is inevitably different than the original but the flavor is just like my favorite Cracker Barrel Hash brown Casserole (in fact, it’s even BETTER in my opinion)!

Pro Tip: Thaw hash browns on a triple lined paper towel sheet pan, after 30 minutes place 3 paper towels on top, cover with another sheet pan and flip the hash browns over, continue to thaw.  The paper towels will wick the moisture out of the potatoes and make for a better consistency with the casserole.

Mike’s Famous Buffalo Wings

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Although there are several versions of the origin of the buffalo wing, a common ground between each version involves the Bellissimo family and the year 1964. The family owned a small restaurant called Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York  (hence the name: buffalo wing).

I have been working on this recipe for many years now. I have taste tested several different versions with my fantasy football league and family members. Many have said these are the best wings they have ever tried. I suppose you will have to be the judge.

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Balsamic Chicken Marinade

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This balsamic chicken marinade elevates chicken to a whole new level of YUM! It’s seeping with complex savory, tangy, slightly sweet, herbilicious notes. The marinade is made with balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, honey, Dijon mustard, Italian herbs and seasonings that inject the chicken with loads of effortless flavor. And the best part of this balsamic chicken marinade? It does ALL THE work! Come dinner time, just cook the chicken (grill, oven and stove methods included) and serve with your favorite sides like mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus or in salads, wraps, pasta, or sandwiches.

Balsamic is one of my favorite ingredients to use in chicken marinades! I’ve used it in my Greek chicken and Bruschetta chicken for its fruity tang, mellow tartness and rich, complex sweetness. Today, however, I’m excited to bring you this balsamic chicken marinade dedicated ALL to glorious balsamic. It creates chicken dripping with so much intoxicating flavor you will be obsessed. It’s savory, fruity, juicy, tender and goes with practically everything!

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Crazy Yummy Holiday Herb Oil

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This will be the first in a series of articles that I will present that include my personal recipes for Thanksgiving that have been tested with my family for over 10 years. I begin the first with a recipe from ChefSteps, yes the joule sous vide people. The chief over there is named Grant Crilly and this chef has serious, mad skills. Last year he came up with this oil infusion procedure which blew my mind. It is the yummiest and most flavorful holiday condiment recipe I have.

This recipe bottles up all the flavors of Thanksgiving into a fragrant, delicious herb oil so you can use it to liven up any holiday meal. If you’re anything like the rest of America, you’re probably loading your cart at the grocery store with one-ounce packs of fresh herbs for holiday meals. Not only are those expensive, but they wither and blacken quickly in the refrigerator. It’s a much better idea to make this oil instead.  Make this herb oil and you will have a flavorful oil for drizzling on everything in the next month.

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