Open Source Irish-Mexican Deer Chili
October 31st, 2006 by Neal Locke
I can now officially call my chili “award winning.” Of course, the institution conferring these credentials happens to also be my employer, so perhaps they’re a little biased. Out of about 30 entries at our Second Annual Faithbridge Chili Cook-Off last Sunday, my chili won the award for “hottest Chili.” Not exactly the best all-around category, but I’ll take it. Anyhow, it was:
- Open Source – I’m more than happy to share the recipe with anyone on request (assuming I can remember it–it was a bit improvised!).
- Irish – No water was used in the cooking of this Chili–only Guinness beer.
- Mexican – I used Serrano peppers in honor of one of my favorite former students.
- Deer – Yes, it’s Venison. I like to hunt, and I believe in the ecological principle, “if you kill it, you grill it.”
- Chili – And all the other stuff, plus lots of chili powder.
My Texas-born-and-bred wife and son dressed for the part too. I’m a Texas import. I just brought the chili…
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November 1st, 2006 @ 8:33 am
Hey thats cool I think your refering to me in that peppers part. Well take care ttyl!
November 1st, 2006 @ 8:52 am
Yep, that’s right, Victor “I know lots of stuff” Serrano–I was referring to you. I was in the grocery store when I saw some Serrano peppers: I confess I don’t know much about different types of peppers, but I said to myself, “Victor Serrano made a great student, so maybe Serrano peppers will make great chili!”
November 5th, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
In order to be Open Source GPL compliant, I must request that you post the source code for your chili in a public forum.
November 5th, 2006 @ 6:51 pm
Ok, fair enough. I’m going to designate the comment trail of this blog entry as a public forum. Here is the source code (as best I remember it):
-Use Guiness beer to cook a bag or so of kidney beans
-Brown a couple pounds of Venison. Add Guiness from time to time.
-Chop a few onions (some red, some yellow) and add to the venison
-Chop Serrano peppers and add to the venison
-Chop up a whole ton of tomatoes,
-Boil them (in more Guiness) for awhile in a very large pot.
-Add the Venison, onions, peppers, and kidney beans to the pot.
-Add a bit more Guiness.
-Add large quantities of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, paprika, chili powder, Texas Habanero heat sauce, pepper, and a little bit of cumin.
-Stir until it gets thick.
-Serve with chopped white onions, sour cream, and fritos.