Oct 17

Oct 17 Soul-Full Sisters: 1st Place Chili

*Photo by Soul-Full Sisters,* *Quinn Carlton Bostic, Paten Carlton*

From the recipe box of the Soul-Full Sisters

There was much deliberation over this chili! We had to ask ourselves, “What do we like most about chili?” – the consensus, meat. Our meat to bean ratio is 3-1. Our three meats are as follows: lean ground beef (93/7), bratwurst for fat content, and stew beef for great meaty texture.

When developing this recipe, smoke and a little heat are also important to us. Now, when we mention heat, we don’t like it to hurt. Subtle heat is good heat in our book. We want to be able to taste all of the other chili components without our taste buds burning to the point of no return. We like just enough heat so that chili can be topped with dashes of Texas Pete in the end. No matter how perfectly balanced a chili is, we still want that hot sauce finish! So, our chili was calculated with that mind.

We achieve “our” perfect level of heat with this pepper combo: 3 poblano peppers + 2 jalapeno peppers with seeds and veins removed. Jalapeno is likely the most familiar of the two. These babies are HOT but there are hotter peppers out there. On the pepper heat scale, they are considered one of the mildest. Poblanos are as mild as a bell pepper, but carry a really nice earthy sweetness.

For steps on how to make this soul-full chili, click the link below.

Written by the Soul-Full Sisters, Quinn Carlton Bostic, Paten Carlton

Soul-full sisters: 1st Place chili recipe

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Soul-Full Sisters

The Soul-Full Sisters are just sisters who really love food. Both sisters, Quinn Carlton Bostic + Paten Carlton, are Duplin County natives, rooted in Raleigh, North Carolina. For these two, it all started with them watching, listening, and tasting. They were brought up with the divine instinct that food must be appreciated in its most simplistic form. The dishes they loved the most were the ones with the shortest ingredient list you’d ever seen. They were taught to appreciate fresh food in season. Their essence and style of cooking has been planted like a seed within them by the women and generations before them. Their layers of love and flavor are reflected in the food they prepare.

They promise to bring their deep roots and unique flavor combinations to help create long lasting memories leaving your palate comforted and full of soul. Welcome to their humble abode.

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