I think I’m done looking for a go to chili! I made it using ground venison, hot Italian sausage and smoked brisket. Really impressed with your chili seasoning! Couldn’t wait the full 8 hours to have a bowl so I grabbed some after about 4 1/2 hours. Maybe the best chili I’ve ever tasted. It’s still simmering on the stove. I’m looking forward to eating another bowl tomorrow!
My husband passed away January 1 2023 and I decided to master the Treager to fill my time. You have helped me do that. I’m 81 and loving every minute of it. Since it is just me I enjoy cooking for Ventura County, CA Fire Station 21. They always came when I needed help with my husband (a retired Srgt with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.)Thank you for giving me meaning to life.
You can find meaning to your life in the Bible…….but by all means, keep supporting those 2nd responders, don’t forget the first responders at the Sheriff’s dept…🤣
My wife and in-laws were blown away by this Chili. They all said this is the best chili they have ever had. Thank you pit-master! I love all that you do at Meat Church! Thank you for teaching us to cook on the next level!
I have used the same chili recipe for years and won countless cook-offs with it but I decided to try this. It’s very similar other than the chipotle in adobo and the breakfast sausage. It was amazing and I plan to use this for my next cook-off and see how it does. One thing I did different was purée the chipotle peppers to infuse into the whole dish with the flavor. Amazing job, Matt. It’s a hit.
Hey Matt! This recipe never gets old and myself and my family have been using this recipe when it first came out almost 3 years ago. You are right; its a hit at almost any event as we use it for any family function and it could be summer time as its just that dang good! Keep the cooks and videos coming as we look forward to them every time.
Chili is one of my favorite recipes to play with, this is one of the best without going through the trouble of rehydrating peppers yourself! I do like to mix and match tomatoes, also usually add in a tbs of cumin
Followed the recipe to a T and it is probably the best chili I have ever had. Certainly the best I've ever made. My husband definitely agrees. The smoked chuck roast is such a great idea and the meat church seasoning is amazing. Thanks
I made this recipe for Father’s Day today. 8 hours at 225 deg. F. in my smoker. This recipe makes a little over 5 qts. of chili to start so a 5 qt. Dutch oven will be very full, 7 qt. or larger would be optimal. I used a 9 qt. Dutch oven and It cooked down to 4 qts. after 8 hours. I followed the recipe rather closely, subbing sirloin for chuck roast and 1 lb. of hot Italian sausage instead of hot breakfast sausage. The chili came out awesome! Everyone in my family loved it. I’m not a fan of beans in chili myself and here in the Northeast in New England it’s almost impossible to find chili without beans. The heat level is moderate and just about anyone should be able to eat it. The 1 lb. of cubed meat definitely makes it a hardier meal alright. This is a solid recipe that would be great as a base for a lot of future experimentation and different variations. I’m no chili expert or connoisseur by any means but I know what I like and I like this one! Thanks for posting this video.
Made this chili for Super Bowl party and deemed the best chili everyone had ever tasted! I do like the smoked chuck roast instead of beans. As far as your videos, keep them coming and I truly like the step by step method in which you do things. And I smoked mine on my 1st gen Traeger (for those who remember the Little Tex now the Pro 22).
Matt love the channel. A couple of years ago I saw your Brisket chili and I make it several times a year. My family went from tolerating chili to loving it and requesting it. Your chili seasoning is the bomb and I always now have 2 bags on hand. Keep up the good work!!
I just won the church chili cook off with this recipe a few weeks ago by watching the video from a couple years ago, AND finally took down the reining champion.............my wife. I told her I was coming for her and needed something special, so this was what I went with. I love it!
Great video, MeatChurch! As a historical note, the original reason why Texas Red (or any genuine Texas chili) doesn't have beans is because that's what Cookie fed the cowboys on for most of the cattle drive. Beans were cheap, plentiful, didn't spoil, easy to cook and packed lots of protein. Beans were served daily and the men got tired of them after a while. On those rare occasions when they had fresh beef, the last thing they wanted to mix it with was beans!
Not a fad, @@abmtz8537 ... the original Texas Red had no beans because cowboys wanted something without beans! The main reason beans were put into chili is because beans are cheap filler. Chili was a poor folks meal and beans would make a pot of chili go further. Beans were put in by necessity, not choice.
True, @@ryankiblinger3382 good point. Honest to God chili doesn't have tomatoes because Cookie didn't have them in his chuck wagon. He had masa flour, dried chili peppers, garlic, cumin, onions (if he was lucky) and that's about it!
@@abmtz8537 if it is a fad that fad started in the 1730's. Read up on the history of the dish and Chili queens. Also read or join the Chili Appreciation Society International or CASI who sanctions cook offs
I’ve made this recipe twice in the last 2 weeks. Hands down the best chili recipe out there! You would think award winning chili should be more complex to pull off but no, super easy! It’s a fantastic way to keep a big crowd nice and warm! Thanks Matt for the work you and your team do!
@@strouth64 I used Matt’s seasoning. Theory being..why fix it if ain’t broke AND wins awards at office competitions. But if you like making your own, there’s nothing wrong with that either.
@@Cdhowe45 Well, a) because I don't want to pay $11 to $14 for the spices alone. b) I like the idea of using fresh ground spices, and, c) I don't mind taking the time to make my own spice dump (as Matt did for his Texas Red chili). But, yeah, it's great to have the option of using a ready made chili seasoning.
I have a tried and true chili recipe that I’ve used for over 10 years, but I just got a smoker and decided to try this one. I can confirm that it’s better. I loved it, family loved it. This is my new go to!
I've learned so much from these videos. My food has been coming out better and better each time I fire up the pit. Thanks for all the tips and time you put into the videos Matt!
Made this last night in my crock pot ( Dutch oven comes today) This chilli is phenomenal! I stick to a low carb diet so chilli was off the table because of the beans. Not anymore! Thanks Matt! Can’t wait to make it again on the grill in my Dutch.
Won my chili cookoff at work with this, awesome recipe thank you so much! Only change I made was I used Guinness instead of a Boch style beer as it was what I had on hand, and used hot italian sausage. Hats off, your seasoning on point!
Add another winner to the mix! Thank you so much for this recipe. You said make it your own; this is what I did: - I seasoned a brisket overnight. Butcher shop cut me a 1.88 lb slab - seared it on both sides in a cast iron skillet (so it developed a nice crust) early am the day before the contest, then roasted it with a baste wrapped in foil slow & low all day then let it rest - after work, added 1 lb of sirloin, 2 lbs of ground beef and 1 lb of ground breakfast sausage - used a Guinness and added a tbsp of cacao powder and a few drops of liquid smoke (I don’t have a smoker and this is the taste I was going for) - followed everything else step by step that you did only added a few things bc I had more meat and was envisioning a specific flavor. Oh added 1 more tbsp of your delicious seasoning - judges blindly tasted all chilis and words to describe this were “phenomenal” “best chili I ever had” “depth & complexity in flavors are outstanding”
Thanks for not showing all the basic steps we all know I watch mostly food videos and am tired of spending time watching onions etc being diced. Just show dice sizes etc Here’s how to brown beef! Not being sarcastic just confirming your choice to show the important stuff Love your videos. Hope someday to go to your shop You rock!! Keep em coming Thanks
My husband is from Texas, I'm from Tennessee.. I grew up on chili with beans and clearly he did not. There is a divide in this household and I'm determined to find a recipe that brings this home together on game day! I can't wait to try this recipe it sounds amazing!
As an Ozzie who lived in America for a while, I miss Texan BBQ big time. We just don't do BBQ anywhere near as good as you guys. In fact, we Australians should be sitting at the kiddies table when you guys light up a firebox. Yes, we are that bad! This chilli vid popped up on my stream and I'm so happy it did. For once the youtube algorithm has work! Mate, what a great video. Thankyou for the hours of vids on your channel that I can now watch, reminisce, and try. Cheers mate.
Took this recipe and made it my own. Turned out to be the best chili I ever ate. I appreciate the videos you make and showing people how to make good food.
Just made this. It’s amazing. My wife and kids can’t handle spice and wanted beans in it. So I made chili magic beans on the side for them too add to theirs.
I just made this recipe. This was The BEST chili i have ever made. The smoked chuck and then smoking the chili was amazing. It was perefect for me, there was a little too much heat for my wife. I will be making this chili recipe for a very long time. I just need to bring the heat down a little for my wife. I love your channel, and your kitchen! Thank you!
Finally made this. I concur, this is absolutely amazing. The wife picked up "salsa style" fire roasted diced tomatoes by accident. It was a good thing. In addition to the fire roasted tomatoes, it also had bits of fire roasted jalapeno's and chipolte's as well (not much, but it's there). Other than that, straight as in the video (28 oz tomato sauce, and 4 cans of the fire roasted). If you have not made this, you need to!!!
Got a batch of this on my pellet smoker right now. I've been using the methods from this video aside from adding beer and the meat church seasoning. This time is my first time with the meat church seasoning and do the season I smoked a turkey breast and then also cooked some ground turkey. We're at 6 hours on the smoker and I just had a taste. Sensational
Great job. Thanks for the shout out for the Terlingua cook-offs. Your chili resume isn't complete until you've cooked at least once in Terlingua. First Saturday in November. Since 1967! Make this chili at your campsite and enjoy a visit to the Big Bend National Park.
I pulled out the leftover prime rib roast from Christmas and made my version (with beans). I've had my dutch oven in the smoker all day and it's the best flavor. The smoke really kicks up the flavor.
THIS is the chili recipe I've been looking for... not for the debate of beans or not... but, for how it's put together with different cuts of meat. It's not flat with all ground beef as a base... But, combining ground beef with seasoned sausage, and then adding sliced pieces of smoked steak, is genius. Multiple levels of texture and flavor is a winner. Some folks are commenting about the spiciness, but, I'd tone it down a bit so I could enjoy more of it. This will be an RV camping recipe to try soon... with the chili in the crock pot while I slow cook a steak on the charcoal grill to cut and add to it. Cornbread muffins or campfire russets would be perfect as sides. Congrats on the busy cooking meetings with the teams, and the re-grand opening of the place. Glad you had time to make a good chili video... looked like you had fun cooking in front of the camera again. Cheers! Pete in Arizona - KI7LIL
Matt, I made this chili tonight. Awesome!! Your chili seasoning is spot on, and the chipotle/adobo is the game changer. Now I’m waiting for the weather to warm up a little so I can try out some Holy Cow. 👍🏻
I just won a chili cook off at my church with this recipe! Made it exactly your way, with no extras! It was the first to disappear, in fact I only got a small taste of it!
I gotta say I'm very proud of my personal chili recipe. Smoked brisket and venison chili ground meat, a little dark roast coffee and a touch of semi sweet chocolate at the finish. Won a few contests with it. But I'm very interested to try this one, if only to enjoy a different recipe. Gonna order your chili seasoning and give it go. Only thing I worry about is my wife doesn't anything with ANY pick in it whatsoever and this recipe calls for one can of chilis in adobo. Guess we'll have to see if she can take it because I'm cooking it.
I cannot wait to make this, you had me hooked as soon as I saw the smoked Chuck roast. I've done three so far just to serve at parties, never thought about putting it in Chile
I've been on a quest to find a solid chili recipe for the past year. I've had several "best chili" recipes, only to be disappointed. This one absolutely rocked the house! Bold flavor. I think the only thing I would change the next time I make this would be to use more chuck roast. This was my first time to try a Meat Church recipe. I'm eager to try some more!
You're the man, brother. You got the Midas touch with food. Everything you make is off the charts. God bless Texas and I pray this mess at the border gets straightened out. It's getting hairy down there. I'm sorry about your Cowboys too. As a Broncos fan I know how frustrating that is.
Matt you rocked it again! I will have to make this for our annual January Hard Water fishing weekend (that's ice fishing for those of you south of Wisconsin).
I add an extra pound of meat to mine, 5 lb Champion Chili! Fry a pound of bacon in the Dutch oven, the brown the grind in the bacon grease, drain. I also smoke some chilies and jalapenos at the same time as the chuck. Good stuff, thank you for the video
Ive had a traeger for about 8 months now. Picked up a cast iron dutch oven this week. Got my meat church chili seasoning and will be making this this weekend
So glad to see this video, inspires me to get to cooking instead of all the holiday baking! Matt, you’re my master smoking tudor, and I really appreciate it! Some of the best food I’ve cooked is thanks to you!
Another great recipe! The best chili I've made was when I cubed up some leftover brisket with my ground beef and sausage, and then I went with Guinness for the extra liquid. Now I know what I'm gonna make on Saturday!
When I make chili these days, I try to add another beef product to the ground beef and brown it in the same pot as the ground beef before adding the onions, garlic etc. I haven't yet added smoked meat. I'll have to try that. Oh, yeah, I loved your Texas Red chili video. When I made it before seeing your video, I didn't do a rue, but the peppers were prepared the same way. Thanks for the vids !!!!!
Just made this recipe. Pan seered the chuck roast and used a slow cooker on high for 3 hours instead of on low all day (I had to try this out when I got home after reading it!), it turned out great! It was super easy to make. The most difficult thing about this is dicing the onions and searing the chuck roast. If you know how to do those two things, you can make this dish lmao. I added a modelo instead of a dark lager. Also, I used some other chili-seasoning because I did not have yours on hand. Either way, this will be my go-to base recipe for chili!
I’ve been watching TH-cam for 20 years and never commented on anything….just not my bag…until today! I tried this recipe ingredient for ingredient except the chili seasoning (didn’t have and too pricey at this time). Used the new four sixes chili mix and a bottle of Michelob Amber Bock! Man! Absolutely amazing recipe!
For decades I have said that beans ruined Chili, and that you need that ground/chuck mix to get the best results. You are my brother from another mother 💯👑
I've been using your TX chili recipe for years now. I've never had better! Everyone that I have served it to have loved it as well. Thanks Matt, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
My new go to chili! I used ground venison, hot Italian sausage and smoked brisket. I’m really impressed with your chili seasoning Matt. Couldn’t wait the full 8 hours so I pulled a bowl after about 4 1/2 hours and I think it’s already the best chili I’ve ever eaten! I’m looking forward to getting another bowl tomorrow after it’s finished cooking and has rested overnight.
Growing up my parents would buy either 1/4 or 1/2 cow from a local farm, depending on how many people were on waitlist. The first thing my mom would make is chili. Then, during the fall she made venison chili during hunting season. She ONLY served it from mugs. I only found that wasn’t “normal” when my buddies dad made us chili one day.
I knew after the first eight minutes I’ve been doing chili wrong all these years all you had to say this is Texas style hell man I’m from Texas, I didn’t even know this, having using cheap recipes that call for beans and such over the years, but this, this what you have presented here, now that is one bowl or many bowls of awesome.. I love the German part of it as I’m half German and I will use beer. Thank you for this I will be using this recipe from now on
I used this recipe and the seasoning (with beans because I did not have the brisket) for my very first pot of chili. We had a charity chili cook off at my local cigar shop and I won! Thanks for helping out!
There's insulated. Mugs are awesome and I do the exact same thing. When I make milkshakes I put them in my yeti tumbler because guess what it's insulated and it doesn't melt! Soup and chili fit perfectly in those mugs and you can hold it easily without having to hold on to a hot bowl and your chili stays nice and toasty. Gotta love it 👍🏻
I like you cooking shows they are some of the most informative, I wouldn't min a 25-30 minute video. I think it gives a little more insight. Your free how-to shows are great and I have supported your business.
I do like to watch the cooking process of all the meat! It’s like eye candy to me since I can’t taste the end product. It makes me want to go get my own ingredients the next day! 😅 But I can appreciate the effort I make it a quality teaching video! Thanks M!
I make a similar chili with some root vegetables like rutabaga, carrot, and radish. Last year I had a bowl of chili from the Keyhole Bar in Mackinaw City, Michigan that had jerk seasoning in it. I added some quality jerk seasoning to the serving bowl of my recipe, and wow cannot believe how good it is. Thanks for the videos.
Great video! Just ordered my chili seasoning and plan on making this as soon as it makes it to South Florida. Thanks for the awesome content and recopies.
Matt, forget the haters out there. I love your videos and your love of cooking. Gonna get me some dog bowls for serving. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
My dad use to make 10lbs of chili every winter and freeze it in blocks. I remember he would buy chili meat at the store i don't think it was ground beef i miss my dad he made some good chili he died in 1994. True Texas chili has no beans but u can add them if u want happy eating. merry Christmas
Great video Matt! I’m definitely going to try this out. I’m definitely a bean chili guy with brisket, but there’s always room to try new things. Thanks for sharing!!!
Now that Looks like my kind of chili. Matt, we met in Kansas City at meat Mitch barbecue. I'm the guy that drove in from Wyoming. That evening was awesome with the food and meeting you and Mitch. We couldn't have asked for a better night. My mrs. meat church and i will be making some of this chili very soon. Thanks for the recipe and all of your other cooking demonstrations👍🖖
I won 1st prize for my Chili Cook Off with this recipe, both in judging and in people’s choice. I did a few batches in preparing for the competition. I was able to tweak the ingredients and amounts and get it just right 👌 crazy good reviews. Stood out amongst the rest, including a few full time chefs that competed.
Streamlined videos please but love when you add extra tips while you’re doing cutting etc. If that makes sense? A mix of both type of videos would be awesome. I’ve learned so much from you!
Can confirm. This chili is amazing. Once I found this recipe, I've never used another one. Keep up the Lord's work sir.
Thanks for the feedback Luke!
Ditto…It doesn’t get any better!! Thanks Matt!
Chili was good. Naturally sweet. Onions killing me this morning.
Beans??? They're for the poor vegetarians. Meat chilli all the way!!!
I think I’m done looking for a go to chili! I made it using ground venison, hot Italian sausage and smoked brisket. Really impressed with your chili seasoning! Couldn’t wait the full 8 hours to have a bowl so I grabbed some after about 4 1/2 hours. Maybe the best chili I’ve ever tasted. It’s still simmering on the stove. I’m looking forward to eating another bowl tomorrow!
My husband passed away January 1 2023 and I decided to master the Treager to fill my time. You have helped me do that. I’m 81 and loving every minute of it. Since it is just me I enjoy cooking for Ventura County, CA Fire Station 21. They always came when I needed help with my husband (a retired Srgt with Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.)Thank you for giving me meaning to life.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Monster hug from BC Canada
You can find meaning to your life in the Bible…….but by all means, keep supporting those 2nd responders, don’t forget the first responders at the Sheriff’s dept…🤣
God bless you and I’m sorry for your loss.
Thank you for giving love to others. You’re a wonderful human in my book.
I want to give you a HUG! I LOVE YOU MOMMAS!
Nothing wrong with the long video! You make these videos as long as you want and I will watch every minute
I personally enjoy watching you cook everything start to finish on camera.
My wife and in-laws were blown away by this Chili. They all said this is the best chili they have ever had. Thank you pit-master! I love all that you do at Meat Church! Thank you for teaching us to cook on the next level!
The most impressive thing is he did all this in a white shirt ! Look how clean that is. True Master !
I have used the same chili recipe for years and won countless cook-offs with it but I decided to try this. It’s very similar other than the chipotle in adobo and the breakfast sausage. It was amazing and I plan to use this for my next cook-off and see how it does.
One thing I did different was purée the chipotle peppers to infuse into the whole dish with the flavor.
Amazing job, Matt. It’s a hit.
Hey Matt! This recipe never gets old and myself and my family have been using this recipe when it first came out almost 3 years ago. You are right; its a hit at almost any event as we use it for any family function and it could be summer time as its just that dang good! Keep the cooks and videos coming as we look forward to them every time.
Love to hear it!
Chili is one of my favorite recipes to play with, this is one of the best without going through the trouble of rehydrating peppers yourself! I do like to mix and match tomatoes, also usually add in a tbs of cumin
Followed the recipe to a T and it is probably the best chili I have ever had. Certainly the best I've ever made. My husband definitely agrees. The smoked chuck roast is such a great idea and the meat church seasoning is amazing. Thanks
I made this recipe for Father’s Day today. 8 hours at 225 deg. F. in my smoker. This recipe makes a little over 5 qts. of chili to start so a 5 qt. Dutch oven will be very full, 7 qt. or larger would be optimal. I used a 9 qt. Dutch oven and It cooked down to 4 qts. after 8 hours. I followed the recipe rather closely, subbing sirloin for chuck roast and 1 lb. of hot Italian sausage instead of hot breakfast sausage. The chili came out awesome! Everyone in my family loved it. I’m not a fan of beans in chili myself and here in the Northeast in New England it’s almost impossible to find chili without beans. The heat level is moderate and just about anyone should be able to eat it. The 1 lb. of cubed meat definitely makes it a hardier meal alright. This is a solid recipe that would be great as a base for a lot of future experimentation and different variations. I’m no chili expert or connoisseur by any means but I know what I like and I like this one! Thanks for posting this video.
Made this chili for Super Bowl party and deemed the best chili everyone had ever tasted! I do like the smoked chuck roast instead of beans. As far as your videos, keep them coming and I truly like the step by step method in which you do things. And I smoked mine on my 1st gen Traeger (for those who remember the Little Tex now the Pro 22).
Matt love the channel. A couple of years ago I saw your Brisket chili and I make it several times a year. My family went from tolerating chili to loving it and requesting it. Your chili seasoning is the bomb and I always now have 2 bags on hand. Keep up the good work!!
I just won the church chili cook off with this recipe a few weeks ago by watching the video from a couple years ago, AND finally took down the reining champion.............my wife. I told her I was coming for her and needed something special, so this was what I went with. I love it!
NICEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Great video, MeatChurch! As a historical note, the original reason why Texas Red (or any genuine Texas chili) doesn't have beans is because that's what Cookie fed the cowboys on for most of the cattle drive. Beans were cheap, plentiful, didn't spoil, easy to cook and packed lots of protein. Beans were served daily and the men got tired of them after a while. On those rare occasions when they had fresh beef, the last thing they wanted to mix it with was beans!
I’m from Texas, and honestly I can’t even imagine chili without beans. I honestly think that the whole “no beans on chili” is just a fad.
Not a fad, @@abmtz8537 ... the original Texas Red had no beans because cowboys wanted something without beans! The main reason beans were put into chili is because beans are cheap filler. Chili was a poor folks meal and beans would make a pot of chili go further. Beans were put in by necessity, not choice.
Chili doesn't have beans. Ever. But Chili also does NOT have tomatoes.
True, @@ryankiblinger3382 good point. Honest to God chili doesn't have tomatoes because Cookie didn't have them in his chuck wagon. He had masa flour, dried chili peppers, garlic, cumin, onions (if he was lucky) and that's about it!
@@abmtz8537 if it is a fad that fad started in the 1730's. Read up on the history of the dish and Chili queens. Also read or join the Chili Appreciation Society International or CASI who sanctions cook offs
Add another notch to the wins category. Thank you, Matt. I won my church chili cook off with this recipe.
I’ve made this recipe twice in the last 2 weeks. Hands down the best chili recipe out there!
You would think award winning chili should be more complex to pull off but no, super easy! It’s a fantastic way to keep a big crowd nice and warm!
Thanks Matt for the work you and your team do!
His spice blend is where the complexity is. Might have to try it.
I agree 100%. Do yourself a favor and get some!
Did you use the chili seasoning in this recipe or make your own? I prefer not to purchase pre-made seasonings.
@@strouth64 I used Matt’s seasoning. Theory being..why fix it if ain’t broke AND wins awards at office competitions.
But if you like making your own, there’s nothing wrong with that either.
@@Cdhowe45 Well, a) because I don't want to pay $11 to $14 for the spices alone. b) I like the idea of using fresh ground spices, and, c) I don't mind taking the time to make my own spice dump (as Matt did for his Texas Red chili). But, yeah, it's great to have the option of using a ready made chili seasoning.
I have a tried and true chili recipe that I’ve used for over 10 years, but I just got a smoker and decided to try this one. I can confirm that it’s better. I loved it, family loved it. This is my new go to!
I've learned so much from these videos. My food has been coming out better and better each time I fire up the pit.
Thanks for all the tips and time you put into the videos Matt!
Yes sir Matt! I made this recipe a while back for my work. There were 4 other chilies and mine took first place.
AWESOME!
Made this last night in my crock pot ( Dutch oven comes today) This chilli is phenomenal! I stick to a low carb diet so chilli was off the table because of the beans. Not anymore! Thanks Matt! Can’t wait to make it again on the grill in my Dutch.
Old Folks is hands down the best breakfast sausage!
It’s goooooood! 😋
Won my chili cookoff at work with this, awesome recipe thank you so much! Only change I made was I used Guinness instead of a Boch style beer as it was what I had on hand, and used hot italian sausage. Hats off, your seasoning on point!
Captain Team Beans checking in. 🤘
Boooo
Add another winner to the mix! Thank you so much for this recipe. You said make it your own; this is what I did:
- I seasoned a brisket overnight. Butcher shop cut me a 1.88 lb slab
- seared it on both sides in a cast iron skillet (so it developed a nice crust) early am the day before the contest, then roasted it with a baste wrapped in foil slow & low all day then let it rest
- after work, added 1 lb of sirloin, 2 lbs of ground beef and 1 lb of ground breakfast sausage
- used a Guinness and added a tbsp of cacao powder and a few drops of liquid smoke (I don’t have a smoker and this is the taste I was going for)
- followed everything else step by step that you did only added a few things bc I had more meat and was envisioning a specific flavor. Oh added 1 more tbsp of your delicious seasoning - judges blindly tasted all chilis and words to describe this were “phenomenal” “best chili I ever had” “depth & complexity in flavors are outstanding”
Thanks for not showing all the basic steps we all know
I watch mostly food videos and am tired of spending time watching onions etc being diced. Just show dice sizes etc
Here’s how to brown beef!
Not being sarcastic just confirming your choice to show the important stuff
Love your videos. Hope someday to go to your shop
You rock!! Keep em coming
Thanks
That is the feedback we were looking for. Thanks!!
My husband is from Texas, I'm from Tennessee.. I grew up on chili with beans and clearly he did not. There is a divide in this household and I'm determined to find a recipe that brings this home together on game day! I can't wait to try this recipe it sounds amazing!
Can you please make a Cuban sandwich
I like the streamlined videos. I've watched enough step-by-step. Appreciate the abridged version.
Thanks for that feedback.
Agreed, everyone knows how to brown meat and sauté veggies by now i hope..
As an Ozzie who lived in America for a while, I miss Texan BBQ big time. We just don't do BBQ anywhere near as good as you guys. In fact, we Australians should be sitting at the kiddies table when you guys light up a firebox. Yes, we are that bad! This chilli vid popped up on my stream and I'm so happy it did. For once the youtube algorithm has work! Mate, what a great video. Thankyou for the hours of vids on your channel that I can now watch, reminisce, and try. Cheers mate.
Took this recipe and made it my own. Turned out to be the best chili I ever ate. I appreciate the videos you make and showing people how to make good food.
Just made this. It’s amazing. My wife and kids can’t handle spice and wanted beans in it. So I made chili magic beans on the side for them too add to theirs.
I just made this recipe. This was The BEST chili i have ever made. The smoked chuck and then smoking the chili was amazing. It was perefect for me, there was a little too much heat for my wife. I will be making this chili recipe for a very long time. I just need to bring the heat down a little for my wife. I love your channel, and your kitchen!
Thank you!
When you smoked the chuck roast did you do it at 180 for 8 hours or so?
Finally made this. I concur, this is absolutely amazing. The wife picked up "salsa style" fire roasted diced tomatoes by accident. It was a good thing. In addition to the fire roasted tomatoes, it also had bits of fire roasted jalapeno's and chipolte's as well (not much, but it's there). Other than that, straight as in the video (28 oz tomato sauce, and 4 cans of the fire roasted). If you have not made this, you need to!!!
Got a batch of this on my pellet smoker right now. I've been using the methods from this video aside from adding beer and the meat church seasoning. This time is my first time with the meat church seasoning and do the season I smoked a turkey breast and then also cooked some ground turkey. We're at 6 hours on the smoker and I just had a taste. Sensational
Great job. Thanks for the shout out for the Terlingua cook-offs. Your chili resume isn't complete until you've cooked at least once in Terlingua. First Saturday in November. Since 1967! Make this chili at your campsite and enjoy a visit to the Big Bend National Park.
I used Venison which turned out great. Instead of Chuck roast I used the backstops. Amazing, Thanks for all your great cooks!!!!!!
The longer you’re talking the more we learn! Made Texas and white chicken for Christmas and everyone loved it! 11 people almost emptied both pots!
I pulled out the leftover prime rib roast from Christmas and made my version (with beans). I've had my dutch oven in the smoker all day and it's the best flavor. The smoke really kicks up the flavor.
THIS is the chili recipe I've been looking for... not for the debate of beans or not... but, for how it's put together with different cuts of meat. It's not flat with all ground beef as a base... But, combining ground beef with seasoned sausage, and then adding sliced pieces of smoked steak, is genius. Multiple levels of texture and flavor is a winner. Some folks are commenting about the spiciness, but, I'd tone it down a bit so I could enjoy more of it. This will be an RV camping recipe to try soon... with the chili in the crock pot while I slow cook a steak on the charcoal grill to cut and add to it. Cornbread muffins or campfire russets would be perfect as sides. Congrats on the busy cooking meetings with the teams, and the re-grand opening of the place. Glad you had time to make a good chili video... looked like you had fun cooking in front of the camera again. Cheers! Pete in Arizona - KI7LIL
Matt, I made this chili tonight. Awesome!! Your chili seasoning is spot on, and the chipotle/adobo is the game changer. Now I’m waiting for the weather to warm up a little so I can try out some Holy Cow. 👍🏻
I just won a chili cook off at my church with this recipe! Made it exactly your way, with no extras! It was the first to disappear, in fact I only got a small taste of it!
I gotta say I'm very proud of my personal chili recipe. Smoked brisket and venison chili ground meat, a little dark roast coffee and a touch of semi sweet chocolate at the finish. Won a few contests with it. But I'm very interested to try this one, if only to enjoy a different recipe.
Gonna order your chili seasoning and give it go. Only thing I worry about is my wife doesn't anything with ANY pick in it whatsoever and this recipe calls for one can of chilis in adobo. Guess we'll have to see if she can take it because I'm cooking it.
I cannot wait to make this, you had me hooked as soon as I saw the smoked Chuck roast. I've done three so far just to serve at parties, never thought about putting it in Chile
Like you said, it’s a great base. I won a chili cook off on the ice with this. And I also use my yeti 30 oz tumblr cup for stews and chili for lunch!
yep, second time I followed your recipe and everyone that ate it said "Best chili I've ever had"!! love me some Meat Church!!
I love that! Thanks for the feedback, Chip!
I've been on a quest to find a solid chili recipe for the past year. I've had several "best chili" recipes, only to be disappointed. This one absolutely rocked the house! Bold flavor. I think the only thing I would change the next time I make this would be to use more chuck roast. This was my first time to try a Meat Church recipe. I'm eager to try some more!
You're the man, brother. You got the Midas touch with food. Everything you make is off the charts. God bless Texas and I pray this mess at the border gets straightened out. It's getting hairy down there. I'm sorry about your Cowboys too. As a Broncos fan I know how frustrating that is.
Matt you rocked it again! I will have to make this for our annual January Hard Water fishing weekend (that's ice fishing for those of you south of Wisconsin).
Sounds great!
I add an extra pound of meat to mine, 5 lb Champion Chili! Fry a pound of bacon in the Dutch oven, the brown the grind in the bacon grease, drain. I also smoke some chilies and jalapenos at the same time as the chuck. Good stuff, thank you for the video
Just made this yesterday for the first time. Amazing!! Will definitely be making this again.
An expensive option is brisket. Changed how I looked at chili. Great video.
Ive had a traeger for about 8 months now. Picked up a cast iron dutch oven this week. Got my meat church chili seasoning and will be making this this weekend
So glad to see this video, inspires me to get to cooking instead of all the holiday baking! Matt, you’re my master smoking tudor, and I really appreciate it! Some of the best food I’ve cooked is thanks to you!
I really appreciate you being here.
Another great recipe!
The best chili I've made was when I cubed up some leftover brisket with my ground beef and sausage, and then I went with Guinness for the extra liquid.
Now I know what I'm gonna make on Saturday!
Made this chili 2/18/24 and it turned out great. Love your show.
When I make chili these days, I try to add another beef product to the ground beef and brown it in the same pot as the ground beef before adding the onions, garlic etc.
I haven't yet added smoked meat. I'll have to try that.
Oh, yeah, I loved your Texas Red chili video. When I made it before seeing your video, I didn't do a rue, but the peppers were prepared the same way.
Thanks for the vids !!!!!
This is literally my favorite chili recipe. Found it last fall and have made it many times since!
Just made this recipe. Pan seered the chuck roast and used a slow cooker on high for 3 hours instead of on low all day (I had to try this out when I got home after reading it!), it turned out great!
It was super easy to make. The most difficult thing about this is dicing the onions and searing the chuck roast. If you know how to do those two things, you can make this dish lmao. I added a modelo instead of a dark lager. Also, I used some other chili-seasoning because I did not have yours on hand. Either way, this will be my go-to base recipe for chili!
I’ve been watching TH-cam for 20 years and never commented on anything….just not my bag…until today! I tried this recipe ingredient for ingredient except the chili seasoning (didn’t have and too pricey at this time). Used the new four sixes chili mix and a bottle of Michelob Amber Bock! Man! Absolutely amazing recipe!
TH-cam been going 20 years?? Jesus mary and Joseph, time flies
For decades I have said that beans ruined Chili, and that you need that ground/chuck mix to get the best results. You are my brother from another mother 💯👑
I adore the chili seasoning. Surprisingly my favorite thing to use it in is chicken tortilla soup.
I've been using your TX chili recipe for years now. I've never had better! Everyone that I have served it to have loved it as well. Thanks Matt, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thaks so much and Merry Christmast
My new go to chili! I used ground venison, hot Italian sausage and smoked brisket. I’m really impressed with your chili seasoning Matt. Couldn’t wait the full 8 hours so I pulled a bowl after about 4 1/2 hours and I think it’s already the best chili I’ve ever eaten! I’m looking forward to getting another bowl tomorrow after it’s finished cooking and has rested overnight.
I like your videos just the way you do them, we already know how to cook down onions and garlic! Keep up the good work!
Just made this chilli with my cheap smoker and my crock pot..Freaking awesome!! This will be a must have for next year's hunting season..
Growing up my parents would buy either 1/4 or 1/2 cow from a local farm, depending on how many people were on waitlist. The first thing my mom would make is chili. Then, during the fall she made venison chili during hunting season. She ONLY served it from mugs. I only found that wasn’t “normal” when my buddies dad made us chili one day.
I knew after the first eight minutes I’ve been doing chili wrong all these years all you had to say this is Texas style hell man I’m from Texas, I didn’t even know this, having using cheap recipes that call for beans and such over the years, but this, this what you have presented here, now that is one bowl or many bowls of awesome.. I love the German part of it as I’m half German and I will use beer. Thank you for this I will be using this recipe from now on
Outstanding videos. Glad to come back to these each year seasonally. Got a chili cookoff in early November and I'm gonna make this. RTR Matt
I used this recipe and the seasoning (with beans because I did not have the brisket) for my very first pot of chili. We had a charity chili cook off at my local cigar shop and I won! Thanks for helping out!
There's insulated. Mugs are awesome and I do the exact same thing. When I make milkshakes I put them in my yeti tumbler because guess what it's insulated and it doesn't melt! Soup and chili fit perfectly in those mugs and you can hold it easily without having to hold on to a hot bowl and your chili stays nice and toasty. Gotta love it 👍🏻
Glad to see you back in your outdoor kitchen!
Did this recipe with a tri-tip smoked like a brisket. But I seasoned the tri-tip with the Meat Church Chili Seasoning. Turned out great!
I don't know why I never thought of it, but putting the smoke check roast in there is a fantastic idea. I'm going to give this a try this weekend
Just made my first 7qt pot of Meat Church Texas Chili just in time for this crazy winter weather. MC TX Chili for the win!
Seasoning ordered, look forward to trying this one out over in Ireland!
Thank you!!!!
Did this recipe last year, but instead of Chuck, I did backstrap in it. Amazing. Best chili I’ve ever made.
I like you cooking shows they are some of the most informative, I wouldn't min a 25-30 minute video. I think it gives a little more insight. Your free how-to shows are great and I have supported your business.
I do like to watch the cooking process of all the meat! It’s like eye candy to me since I can’t taste the end product.
It makes me want to go get my own ingredients the next day! 😅
But I can appreciate the effort I make it a quality teaching video!
Thanks M!
Modified this recipe. Great base recipe and won my church's competition. Thank you Matt!
I make a similar chili with some root vegetables like rutabaga, carrot, and radish. Last year I had a bowl of chili from the Keyhole Bar in Mackinaw City, Michigan that had jerk seasoning in it. I added some quality jerk seasoning to the serving bowl of my recipe, and wow cannot believe how good it is. Thanks for the videos.
I'd try it!
Great video! Just ordered my chili seasoning and plan on making this as soon as it makes it to South Florida. Thanks for the awesome content and recopies.
I used half venison half brisket. Came out awesome. Thanks church
Matt, forget the haters out there. I love your videos and your love of cooking. Gonna get me some dog bowls for serving. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
Happy holidays!
I love the drinkin chili around camp aspect. That’s pretty cool.
My dad use to make 10lbs of chili every winter and freeze it in blocks. I remember he would buy chili meat at the store i don't think it was ground beef i miss my dad he made some good chili he died in 1994. True Texas chili has no beans but u can add them if u want happy eating. merry Christmas
Matt, your videos are amazing and thank you for always posting them. What size dutch oven do you recommend for this recipe?
He did a video a couple years ago, of the same recipe. He used a 7 quart in that one, and it had more room in it than the one used in this video.
Made this recipe a few times and it gets better every time. Keep up the great recipes
Thanks for that feedback!
Great video Matt! I’m definitely going to try this out. I’m definitely a bean chili guy with brisket, but there’s always room to try new things.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Hope you enjoy!!
Now that Looks like my kind of chili. Matt, we met in Kansas City at meat Mitch barbecue. I'm the guy that drove in from Wyoming. That evening was awesome with the food and meeting you and Mitch. We couldn't have asked for a better night. My mrs. meat church and i will be making some of this chili very soon. Thanks for the recipe and all of your other cooking demonstrations👍🖖
Yes!! Love watching you cook it all step by step!!
I won 1st prize for my Chili Cook Off with this recipe, both in judging and in people’s choice. I did a few batches in preparing for the competition. I was able to tweak the ingredients and amounts and get it just right 👌 crazy good reviews. Stood out amongst the rest, including a few full time chefs that competed.
Making this Sunday and it’s all I’ve been thinking about since watching the video.
Meat Church BBQ: I like the short videos, but I'd really appreciate it if you could show how you prepare and cook the meat also. Thanks.
That Chili looks BomB bro !! thanks for the Video , and thanks for the recipe .
When you busted out the Yeti bowl, I almost spit out my TX Whiskey LOL! I try all of your recipes, but this is one of my favorites! Keep on smokin!!
I’m going to try this. I wont have your seasoning on time for my family but I’ll have it for next time. This sounds delishious.
Streamlined videos please but love when you add extra tips while you’re doing cutting etc.
If that makes sense? A mix of both type of videos would be awesome. I’ve learned so much from you!
Just took first place with this recipe. Used brisket burnt ends instead of the check roast. Love all your seasoning
@@JasonMorrissette-b8b this is what I’m talking about. Congrats!!!!
Epic chili recipe. I’m gonna have to try my own spin on this.