Terlingua Chili Cookoff Winning Recipes. Just Now 2 hours agoTerlingua ChiliCookoff Winning Recipes. In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot, heat the bacon grease over medium heat. Add the onion, chilipowder, oregano, cumin, red pepper flakes, and cayenne until the onions have softened, about 4 minutes.
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.
What is the Original Texas Chili Recipe? The original recipe for Texas chili is Tolbert’s Original Red Chili Recipe by Frank X. Tolbert, from his book, A Bowl of Red, which was published at Texas A&M University in 1953. Frank founded the Terlingua International Chili Championship in Terlingua, Texas.