Major Cojone's Chili

Recipe courtesy Steve Conn and Colerain Firefighters Local 3915

Show: All-American FestivalsEpisode: Chili Festival

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (45)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(45)

Cook Time:
6 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 plus servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 6 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

1 pound bacon, diced into 1-inch pieces
2 pounds pork sausage
3 pounds ground beef
4 jalapeno peppers, coarsely chopped
1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cans (28 ounces) chili beans
2 cans (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes
3 pounds onion, finely chopped
1 can (28 ounces) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons red chili powder
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 cup ketchup (recommended: Heinz Kickin' Hot Ketchup)
4 dashes hot sauce
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water
1 cup sugar

Directions

In a large frying pan, cook bacon until crispy; drain and add to a large pot. Then brown the sausage in the frying pan; drain and add to pot with bacon. Then brown the ground beef; drain and add to the pot with the other meats. Add all the remaining ingredients to the pot, and simmer for 4 to 6 hours for best results.

Cook's Note: This is a toned down version of the very "hot" chili we make at our firehouse (hence the name). For the full experience, feel free to add whatever is needed to get the temperature up! For a topping, consider cheddar cheese and oyster crackers. Cincinnatians also like it served over spaghetti (to the horror of the rest of the world).

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recipe Major Cojone's Chili
Anthony Garden Grove, CA 04-12-2010
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I LOVE THIS RECIPE
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First thing I need to mention, this recipe will SERVE A SMALL ARMY! I would highly suggest cutting everything in half, you... will still have plenty for a family of four or so. My small changes... -left out the sugar completely. didnt even use brown sugar like others suggested. the sweetness from the sweet onions and bell peppers was more than enough. -yes, i used sweet onions instead of your regular white or yellow. i believe they were Vidalia. a little pricier but well worth it. -i used cubed stew beef chunks instead of the sausage. Why? because i had a whole bunch in my freezer i needed to get rid of. i cubed them into half inches, they will shrink into smaller bite sizes, so dont worry. -i doubled the red pepper flakes, shot a whole lotta Tapatio, and some asian garlic chili. its still not that hot, to me at least. i might throw in some Thai Chili peppers later. Don't be in a hurry. Let the pot simmer for AT LEAST 3 hours so that all the meat is super tender. I'm going to have to freeze a lot of this for later. my wife doesn't like chili. sucks to be her. THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE!!Read more
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Jason Gloversville, NY 04-08-2010
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Best chili ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this for a chili fund raiser and got plenty of compliments. I cut the sugar in half and kicked up the heat some.
recipe Major Cojone's Chili
Wendy Woodridge, IL 03-23-2010
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Great chili
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I won first place in our company chili cook-off using this recipe as a base. I cut out the sugar entirely - increased the... chili powder, crushed red pepper and tabasco. I also added 1 1/2 tsp. of ground cumin. Read more
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CK Mableton, GA 01-12-2010
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Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This chili is always a favorite at our house. I will say that I tweek the recipe a little by adding more chili powder and... some cumin. Also, chipolte Tobasco hot sauce is GREAT in this chili. Read more
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Jennifer Chalfont, PA 11-12-2009
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Awesome Chili!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I LOVE this chili, and I'm not even a big meat person. My husband loves it too and I make it for our church's chili bake off... each year. It's a big hit. I highly recommend it. It is expensive to make, because of all the meat in it, but it's worth it! I also cut the sugar in half as recommended by others who posted here, so I recommend that too.Read more
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Mike Ten Mile, TN 10-25-2009
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Please leave out the sugar!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

i cooked this chili exactly like the recipe says. It is kind of expensive to make with 6 lbs. of different meats in it. I... was very disappointed in the results. There is just too nuch sugar in the recipe. It reminded me more of cereal than chili. It had good flavor, but was just too sweet. If I make it again, I will leave out the sugar all together, or add a little orange juice instead. I thought I shouldn't add that sugar, but I doubted my own judgement.Read more