Terilingua Competition Chili
Step 1- 2 lb beef chuck cubed in 3/8" chunks
1 tsp. cooking oil
1 TB dark Chili powder (use McCormick,
Texas
Style)
2 tsp. chopped garlic
In a heavy, 3 qt saucepan brown meat with
oil, adding chili powder and garlic to mix
late in browning process. Remove from heat.
Step 2- 8 oz can tomato sauce
14 1/2 oz can beef broth
1 tsp each chicken bouillon granules
and
powdered jalepeno
1 TB onion powder, 2 tsp garlic
powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp white
pepper
2 cup bottled spring water 1/2 tsp
salt
1 TB dark chili powder 2 seranno
peppers
In a large bowl combine sauce, broth,
bouillon
granules, jalepeno, onion and garlic powders,
peppers, water and chili powder and salt.
Return pot to stove and bring to a boil;
Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Float
seranno (pierced) on top.
Step 3- 1 TB paprika
1 envelope Goya Sazon seasoning
1 tsp each: onion and garlic powders
1/2 tsp white pepper
2 1/2 TB each medium and dark chili
powder
Combine in Bowl the paprika, sazon, onion,
garlic, pepper and chili powders. Add to
beef. Bring to boil and reduce heat and
simmer 20 minutes more. Add water or more
beef broth if necessary. Remove serannos if
they become soft and begin to shrivel.
Step 4 2 tsp cumin 1/8 tsp salt
Add cumin and salt to chili. Simmer 10
minutes. remove from Heat and serve. Even
better the next day!
This recipe won the Terilingu Cookoff 2 years
in a Row! from Cindy Reed, Houston Texas.
NOTE TO NORTHERNERS!
Don't add BEANS to this mix or the Phantom
will come and GET YOU!
Tamale Pie Acapulco
1 lb sausage 1/2 c cornmeal
1 onion, diced 1 c grated cheddar
cheese
1 bell pepper, diced 1 1/2 TB cold
water
12 oz can corn 1-2 lbs ground
chuck
1 cup sliced black olives 1/2 cup chopped
celery
salt pepper Accent 2 1/2 lb can
tomatoes
1 cup cold water 2 or more TB chili
powder
Cook sausage with small amount of water and
break it up. Drain the yukky fat and add the
chuck and brown. Add onion, pepper, and
celery and sauté. Then mix in the tomatoes,
corn, chili powder salt and pepper, MSG.
Simmer 15 minutes. Mix 1 cup water and
cornmeal and blend into recipe. Cook slowly
till thickened and mix in olives. Place in
greased 2 qt cassarole and Bake at 350 for 1
hour. Add cheese and return to the oven to
melt. Enjoy! Makes a bunch! about 8. NOW for
another one!
Chimichangas
1 lb ground beef 1 chopped onion
1 10oz. can Rotel Tomatoes 1 1 1/4 oz taco
seasoning
1 garlic clove chopped hot oil or
shortening
12 burrito sized flour tortillas
toothpicks to fasten
Brown ground beef and drain the yukky fat!
Stir in onion and sauté. Stir in tomatoes,
seasoning, garlic and cook fo 15 minutes.
Spoon 1/4 cups meat mixture along one edge of
the tortillas. Fold tortilla's nearest edge
to cover the meat. Fold in both sides and
roll and secure with toothpicks. Fry in hot
oil or shortening till golden. Top with
cheese, chili, sour cream, lettuce and
tomatoes, green onions or whatever you desire
although chocolate pudding might not be so
good. ;-(
Texas Microwave Pralines
1 c brown sugar 1 c white sugar
1 TB corn syrup 1 tb butter
5 TB water 1/2 lb pecans
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Combine sugars, corn syrup, butter and water.
Cook till soft boil (238°F) Remove from heat
and beat till mixture holds its shape when
dropped from a spoon onto waxed paper. Add
nuts before or after dropping. To do in
microwave zap it for 7 minutes on medium
stirring twice.
Sweet Tater Pie
9" unbaked pie shell 1 cup sugar
2 17 oz cans yam or fresh cooked yams
1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves 1/8 tsp nutmeg
3 beaten eggs tsp vanilla
1 cup half and half or eggnog
jigger Maker's Mark bourbon
Bake piecrust 10-15 minutes in 400° F oven
till half baked. Drain yams and mash.
Combine with the rest of the ingredients and
pour into pie shell. Bake 25 minutes at 400°
F. Chill and serve with whipped creme.
Tater Salad for a MOB
1 gal (16 large) cooked and sliced taters
10 hard boiled eggs 1 cup chopped onion
2 cups salad dressing 1 cup half & half
1/3 c white wine vinegar 1/3 cup sugar
3 tb prepared mustard 1/2 tsp salt , pepper
Place the taters in a large bowl! Separate
eggs and chop whites and add with onions to
taters and toss GENTLY! In another bowl mash
the yolks with the salad dressing (prefer
miracle whip) , creme, vinegar, sugar,
mustard, and salt. Pour over the taters and
stir to coat. Chill and cover . Serves 16-20
Spanish Rice for any Occasion
8 slices bacon, cooked 1 cup chopped
onion
1 chopped green pepper 1 lb can tomatoes
1 cup water 1/2 cup chili sauce
1 cup uncooked long grain rice 1 tsp salt
1 tsp brown sugar 1/2 tsp Worchester
dash pepper
Fry up the bacon. Crumble. Cook onion and
greeen pepper in part of the bacon fat. Add
can of tomatoes and the rest of the
ingredients and cook covered for 35-40
minutes or until the rice is tender. Put the
bacon over the top! Enjoy. I have looked a
long time for a good spanish rice recipe and
this a a good one!
Damm good Pintos
1 lb dry pintos, soaked overnight
water to cover
3 beef bouillon cubes 1 TB crisco
1 tsp or more garlic 1 TB minced onion
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper or Texas gunpowder
1 TB chili powder (dark)
To taste garlic salt, MSG, salt and pepper.
ham cubed, bacon, ham hocks etc as much as ya
want....
Soak beans overnight in water to cover. Pour
off water and drain and rinse beans. Put in
crock pot or stove burners and add rest of
ingredients Cook for 3-4 hours till beans are
tender...and enjoy....If ya want then put em
through a food processor and add somemore
chili powder to make refritos....
DAVE's CHILI
This recipe comes from a DJ on KPRC in
Houston Tx and was much requested. It is a
bit strange for chili but very tasty....
2-3 lb ground chuck large onion and green
pepper diced.
2 stalks celery, diced 1/2 med potato,
diced 1 -6 oz tomatoe paste 1- 8 oz tomato
sauce
1 - 14 oz tomatoes 3 canned jalepenos,
diced 1 env. chili mix and 1 env. taco mix
(Lawry/McCormick) shot glass olive oil To
taste: salt, pepper, garlic, oregano, thyme,
red pepper flakes, bay leaf 1 can Budweiser
BEER a few shakes parmesan cheeze and
additional H20 (water) if necessary...
Cook by browning meat, then adding veggies,
and then spices and such... During the last
hour add the Bud and cheese... Cook the
chili slow for 3-5 hours
Dee's BBQ Meatballs
3 lb hamburger meat 1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten 1/2 tsp pepper 1
1/2 cup chopped onion 2 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp garlic salt
sauce:
2 cups catsup 2 cups brown sugar
2 tb liquid smoke 1/2 c chopped onion
1/2 tsp garlic salt
Combine ingredients for the meatballs and
place in 350°F oven for 30 minutes to brown
Mix together sauce ingredients and cover
meatballs and bake another 30 minutes...
Enjoy....
LeFantome's Chow-Chow
6 lbs green tomatoes 4 large onions
5 green peppers 1 qt vinegar
3 TB salt, celery seed, onion salt
6 hot peppers, red, sweet or pimento
1 cinnamon stick 1 or 1 1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp whole cloves few bay leaves
1 1/2 TB dry mustard 1 TB whole allspice
1 small head cabbage chopped.
Chop tomatoes, onion and peppers. mix with
chopped cabbage along with salt and let stand
overnight. Drain and add hot pepper,vinegar
and spices in a bag and the sugar. Boil
slowly 15 minutes or until tender. Pour into
sterilized jars and process 15 minutes at
180° F
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Ingredients:
½ C Butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
½ C Shortening
2 C Confectioner's sugar, divided
1-¼ t Vanilla extract
1 t cinnamon
2 C Sifted flour
¼ t Salt
1 C Finely chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, shortening and 1 cup
Confectioner's sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
Gradually add the flour and salt. Use your mixer for the first cup of
flour, and work in the remaining cup of flour and the finely chopped
pecans with a wooden spoon.) Dough will be stiff.
Form dough into balls (1 level tablespoon each). Place on an ungreased
baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake at 325°F on middle oven rack until
light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
While cookies are still warm, place the remaining cup of Confectioner's
sugar in a shallow dish. Roll the cookies in sugar to coat completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.