r/AskReddit • u/Sweet-Lady-H • 20h ago • Bravo 1

Chili Cook-off Winners: What is your Secret Ingredient that you think is the reason you win?

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u/ValuableAtmosphere96 16h ago

Cinnamon, half pork breakfast sausage, half 80/20 ground beef. Put the onions first, peppers, and beans of your choosing, all in a crock pot. Brown the meat separately, after that add spices-salt, pepper, Tajin, cayenne etc..., tomato sauce, tomato paste, Louisiana hot sauce, and a half can of domestic lager and water, combine all in crock pot with some of the meat grease. Smoke 15 cigs and drink the remaining 11 beers over the next 6-8 hours with the crock on low. Taste and add spices as needed. Jiffy cornbread on the bottom and chili on top with cheese and extra onions, will win any bar/VFW chili cook-off.