Events/2019/Chili Cookoff

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Hacksburg will be competing in the 2019 VT CRC Chili Cookoff. This page documents the details and our plans for the competition.

Basic Info

  • Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
  • Location: The Plaza between 1900 Pratt and 1861 Pratt Drive
  • Rules

Chili Recipes

The rules specify a red "homestyle chili" including meat and beans. The rules suggest one 16 oz serving for judges and 200 3 oz. servings for the public.

General Suggestions

  • Start with dried beans - soak with baking soda to degas
  • Sweat the onions and peppers (french style)
  • Add bitter chocolate and coffee to meat
  • Use stew meat instead of ground
    • Brown under broiler
    • Save the fat

Ingredients quantities

  • A cow's-worth of stew meat
  • Absurd amounts of canned tomatoes (petite diced or crushed)
  • Ridiculous numbers of onions
  • Crazy quantities of poblano peppers
  • Far too many red kidney beans
  • Some coffee
  • A bit of bitter chocolate

For serving:

  • Sour cream
  • Green onions
  • Shredded cheese?

Booth Decoration

It appears that booths were decorated and competitors wore costumes in previous years. We were thinking of a medieval theme for our booth given what we have on hand.

  • Cauldron of chili (using smelting furnace and cast iron pot)
  • Costumes
    • Dragon Knight (Cameron-confirmerd)
    • Wizard (John-confirmed)
    • Wands from wand competition

Other Hacksburg themed decorations could include

  • Scrolling LED sign (James)
  • Turned wood bowl
  • Wood carved serving implements