Steve's Jambalaya Chili
by Stephen Bezazian
Chicago Fire Department - Engine Co. 78

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Ingredients
½ stick of butter
1 ½ lengths of andouille sausage, skinned and minced
1 ¼ pounds of tasso (Cajun) ham, minced
2 large yellow onions, chopped
2 green peppers, diced
2 red peppers, diced
2 jalapeno peppers, diced or minced
1 red hot pepper, minced
2 cans or SMART PAK cartons Hormel Hot Chili with Beans or Hormel Chili with Tabasco Pepper Sauce
4 cans chili-style tomatoes
1 package 2-11 Alarm chili mix (do not add all at once, season as you go)

Directions
Melt butter over medium heat. Add onions to butter. Saute for five minutes. Add andouille 
sausage and tasso ham and continue to cook 20 minutes. Combine with onions and peppers 
and cook for a half-an-hour. Add Hormel chili and tomatoes along with spices and heat 
until done.


July 31, 2005 — Local Chicago firefighter to compete for $10,000 at National Hormel Chili 
Cook-Off Competition. 

Firefighter Stephen Bezazian can add a new title to his resume: "Top Chicago Chili Chef." 
Bezazian competed in and won the second annual Five-Alarm Hormel Chili Cook-Off held 
at the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago on Thursday, July 28.

With his winning Steve's Jambalaya Chili recipe, he was awarded a $1,000 prize for a 
fire safety-related non-profit organization of his choosing. Bezazian's recipe will go on 
to compete in the national competition.

"Firefighters take cooking seriously, so this was a tough competition," said Stephen 
Bezazian. "I'm thrilled that Steve's Jambalaya Chili won, and I can use the prize money 
to help save lives and homes through fire safety prevention."

The local Five-Alarm Hormel Chili Cook-Off is part of a bigger program in which Hormel 
Foods recognizes firefighters - heroes in the community - for their service and community 
excellence. The Chicago cook-off is part of a summer-long program of cook-offs in seven
cities, concluding with a national cook-off in the fall that showcases fire department 
employees who make a great "bowl of red."