Comments on: Maple Bourbon Chili

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:10:04 +0000

In reply to Elise.

I too made this for ofc chili cookoff and won 2nd place! It’s really delicious! I used a chuck roast and did the whole thing in crockpot! I WILL be keeping this recipe!!!

By: Linda A. Hughes

Linda A. Hughes — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:31:55 +0000

Followed the recipe to a T. It had a great taste. I must admit that it was much thicker than I expected so I added another can of tomato sause as well as a cup of water. I really liked the combo of Maple syrup and teh Bourbon.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 01:19:37 +0000

Delish!

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 04:46:25 +0000

I made this for a chili contest party and won second place! Thank you!

By: Elise

Elise — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:19:12 +0000

Delicious and easy. This is one of our weekday go to meals.

By: Bee Marr

Bee Marr — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 23:36:13 +0000

My husband loves chili but I do not—until now. This is a game-changer. I use pinto beans when that’s what I have on hand and they work too.

By: Keri H

Keri H — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:47:49 +0000

This has been my go-to chili recipe for a few years now, & after sharing the link yet again, I figured it’s high time I rated it. We eat it monthly probably, & it’s amazing every time. I make it in the Instant Pot, high pressure for 13-15 min with 10min natural release & it is so good! I’ve made it with ground turkey, and as a stew with lamb or beef. The flavors work with all of it! I also usually add a diced pepper or can of green chiles, and I’ve added sweet potatoes before which were delicious. I can see why others have won so many chili cook-offs with it!

By: Madeline

Madeline — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:32:34 +0000

I used knob creek and expensive maple syrup and this turned out great. It didn’t last long in my home!

By: Greg Hansen

Greg Hansen — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 20:15:30 +0000

Absolutely delicious! Wonderfully simple and amazingly tasty recipe. Made the test pot for myself and now it is onto Sunday funday with 20 friends. Can’t wait to hear their feedback.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:33:51 +0000

Let me preface my comment by saying that it makes me furious when people comment on recipes from a persons page, and they have changed half of the ingredients and processes the first time they make it, especially when they have negative things to say. “You didn’t make the freakin recipe!!” is what I shout at the monitor. Anyhow, I was specifically looking for a replacement recipe for my current bourbon brisket recipe, which is good but kind of fussy and unnecessarily difficult, when I found this one. So being a direct replacement, I will I admit, I changed it right out of the gate thereby becoming that which I loathe. LOL

What I did was instead of using ground beef, I smoked a brisket and used the specified amount of meat in the recipe. I used a good amount of salt and pepper in the brisket rub which became the bark, so I didnt add any more as the recipe called for. That could be adjusted at the end per taste. Lastly, I used fire roasted canned diced tomatoes. They were what I had on hand and they are delicious. Since the meat was already cooked. I just sweated the onion and garlic, then added and cooked the spices per the recipe. I added the brisket with the canned ingredients. I let the chili sit for a while before reheating it for a neighborhood chili cookoff. I actually tripled the recipe for the cookoff.

How did it turn out? Tremendously! I won the cookoff hands down. It was a ferrari in a land of bicycles. This is my new brisket chili recipe, period. The other one will be lit on fire and used to start the grill. Thank you for sharing it.