It’s the perfect season for making authentic Texas chili, and this award-winning chili recipe has over 100 5-star reviews on the blog, as well as 30 readers who have won their own local chili cook-offs, using this tried and true Texas recipe.
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We think this is the best Texas chili recipe and the internet seems to agree. In this recipe, we use the flat of a brisket for creating tender morsels of chili meat that doesn’t come out tasting like pot roast.
This recipe is in the style of Texas barbecue restaurants and is a chili recipe with no beans.
It’s a bit like a chile con carne recipe, but we slowly simmer these chunks of beef until they are one solid “soup”. In fact, you might find that using an immersion blender after the chili cooking gives you even more of a Texas quality chili. Just buzz it a few times to make it extra broken up and mixed well. 🙂
Ingredients Used:
• 4 slices thick cut bacon
• 3-4 lb. beef brisket, trimmed
• Kosher salt, pepper, onion powder – for liberally sprinkling on the meat while browning.
• 2 c. white onion, small diced (one large onion)
• 5 garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press
• 1 T paprika
• 1 T. cumin powder
• 3 ½ T Texas chili powder, such as Mexene or Gebhardt’s
• ½ t. dried thyme
• ½ t. chipotle chile powder
• ½ t. salt
• 1 quart beef broth
• ½ c. strong black coffee (you can save this from your morning coffee)
• 28 oz. can whole tomatoes, in juice
I have full step-by-step instructions on the blog and you can read lots of reviews by readers who have won chili cookoffs using this recipe, made this chili and modified the recipe, or even substituted smoked brisket.
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31 Comments
I made this today. Great recipe! Thank you!!!
On a scale of 1-10 how spicy would you say this is? I love the flavour of chili but I can no longer take the heat and spice. Would you say this recipe os NOT for me ?
Not sure what part of Texas you are from, but this isn't traditional Texas chilli from Hill Country, this seems like eastern chili
I've sharpened the knives before this saws some brisket off with blunt knife 🙂
Sorry I’m sure it’s good but you really should not let the pot get black!! Brown yes but burnt black?! No way. Brown the meat in a lower heat/temp and it shouldn’t turn burnt black. Brown is good flavor called fond. Burnt black is an absolute no.
I can't find gebhardt's chili powder anymore. Did they shut down?
Looks good. Can't wait to try it…
Awesome 👏
yummy THANK YOU for sharing your recepy
Sorry, No beans?? Just a fancy Sloppy Joe.
i went to a chili cook-off back in the day and the winner was a receipt just like this. the contestants were so made that they claimed it was not a real chili recipe, they claimed it was a Mexican dish carna guisada, they were going to everybody in the crowd saying to vote for a revote. they were so mad
We made this in the winter of 2022, and it was probably the best chili that i've ever made, and eaten. I'm looking forward to our first cold front so that i can make this again.
Thank you for doing the real Texas chili without using ground beef or adding beans. When you added the coffee, I said, "Yes! Yes!" out loud. Never throw that leftover coffee away, cookie. I prefer using fresh chili peppers and fresh tomatoes these days, but when I started making chili in the 19th century, sometimes they were out of season and all you could get was chili powder and canned tomatoes from the supermarket… I lie.
You lost me at Wal-Mart brisket
You are gorgeous and why so long to come across my recommendations.
Another comedy video that just wasted minutes of my life.
I’ve tried and tried but I just can’t get Chilli.
Give me a good Indian (dots not feathers) or South East Asian curry ANY DAY
???…….BUT THE FOND IS ALL BURNING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN..…??? It’s supposed to be caramelised NOT CARBONISED.
How can you cook with that…???
It's super hard to find Texas chilli powder here in Australia, is there anything you could recommend as a substitute, i really want to make this recepie!
Young Lady….I just happened across this vid of yours as I was looking for chili recipes and it made me so hungry I wanted to lick the screen on phone…
I do like a good chili.
I'm wondering, of the people that made this chili, how many ordered the Texas chili powders that she mentioned? They are very expensive. I've saved them on my Amazon wish list. Also, why didn't you use the chili powder that you mentioned in this demonstration? Just curious, it confused me.
NO TOMATOS in Texas chili. Thats spegetti sauce.
My have hot peppers too
What's especially telling is that there are no negative comments here, out of (at the present moment) 2213 comments.
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Wow! Makes me wanna try this. Looks really good.
So glad I found your channel. Looking forward to more wonderful recipes. Thank you, ma'am!
🌟 I know you posted the link to the knife Sharpener you use, but Amazon has been changing items in the links. Can you post the actual model and name so we know it's the correct item?
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Great show and thanks for the info 👍👍👍👍👍👍😋😋😋
Where's the beans?