Chili cooks have one thing in common: They all think their recipe
is the best. We can sit around and debate the fundamentals (beans
or no beans, hot or not, chicken or beef) forever, but there's
really only one way to settle the score: an old-fashioned chili
cook-off. By the end of the night, everyone will leave full and
happy—and someone will go home with bragging rights.
WHAT
TO SERVE
Tex-Mex Corn Chip Chili »
Cornbread with Honey Butter »
Apple and Celery Slaw with Blue Cheese Dressing »
Banana Chocolate Cones »
HOW TO
KEEP SCORE
1. Assign each chili a letter—this is a blind tasting!
2. Evaluate color and aroma on a scale of 1 to 4. Then rate the
texture, flavor and heat.
3. Tally the scores and
print your own scorecards.
SET
THE SCENE
Tight Rope
Wind twine tightly around candleholders and vases to give them a
Tex-Mex twist.
Hot Plate
Spice up your serving tray with jalapeño chiles.
Prize Fight
Attach award ribbons to small, medium and large bottles of hot
sauce to make trophies.
By Tracy Saelinger | Photography By Tina Rupp
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