ICS | International Chili Society



			Laverne Harris

		1978

This was an instrumental year for the Society and chili cooks world wide. Cash prize awards for chili winners was established with $15,000 going to Laverne "Nevada Annie" Harris, the 1978 World's Champion. Annie was the Nevada Champion, making it two in a row for the Nevada State Championship Chili Cookoff held every year at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Laverne Harris
Las Vegas, NV

Winning Recipe

Nevada Annie's Champion Chili




Ingredients:
3 medium onions 2 medium green peppers 2 large stalks celery 2 small cloves garlic � (or more) small fresh Jalape�o pepper, diced 8 pounds lean chuck, coarsely ground 1 7 oz can diced green chilies 2 14�-oz cans Hunts stewed tomatoes 1 15-oz can Hunts tomato sauce 1 6-oz can Hunts tomato paste 2 3-oz bottles Gebhardt chili powder 2 tablespoons cumin Tabasco sauce to taste 1 12-oz can Budweiser beer, divided into two portions 1 12-ox bottle mineral water 2 or 3 bay leaves garlic salt to taste salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Dice and saut� the first five ingredients. Add the meat and brown it. Add the remaining ingredients, including � can beer (drink the remainder, says Annie). Add water just to cover the top of the mixture. Cook about three hours on low heat, stirring often.

Servings:	24 or more