The contest rule was that you had to use the CASI Terlingua Championship Mix to cook anything, but a pot of chili. There were two categories in the contest: Sweet and Savory. Click on the links to the right to see the winning recipes in each category. Review some of the past champion's chili recipes by clicking on the individual names below:
Thousands of cooks from all over North America work each year to qualify for a spot in the granddaddy of all chili cook-offs - The Terlingua International Chili Championship. This recipe comes from Susan and Alan, a husband and wife team from Johnson City, Texas. Susan used this recipe to best 324 other qualified cooks at the 2008 Championship.
Add granulated onion, beef bouillon, chicken bouillon, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, chili powder, and Serrano peppers (whole). 2001 Terlingua International Chili Championship Winner A native of Houston, Texas, I have lived in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the past 5 years.
THE TERLINGUA CHILI COOKBOOK: CHILI'S LAST FRONTIER (TEXAS ... The Terlingua Chili Cookbook features the sparse desert community of Terlingua, known for their infamous annual chili cook-off.