Chicken Cooking Contest

Recipe Deadline Approaching

 

The chicken cooking contest recipe deadline is Monday, September 19.  The recipes are to be emailed to info@shelbycountychamber.com, fax to 936-598-8163, or dropped off at the Chamber office on the Center square. The East Texas Poultry Festival Chicken Cooking Contest, sponsored by Tyson Foods, is promising many delicious dishes to be exhibited, so break out those recipes and get ready to cook. The 2016 contest will be held Wednesday September 28, immediately following the Doo Dah Parade on the Historic Downtown Center Square with judging at 5:00 p.m.  Participants will need to be set up and ready to go before judging begins.   In the event of bad weather the location would move to the active Shelby County Courthouse community room. 

Chicken Cooking Contest Chair is Natalie Oswalt.  There will be three categories for competition—Youth, High School Youth and Adult.--with a $100.00 prize for 1st place in each category, $50.00 for second and $25.00 for third place. There will also be a Peoples Choice Award and Best Dressed Table Award. 

Entrants will be provided with approximately 36 inches of covered presentation area to decorate. Participants are asked to prepare their recipe to create 25-30 sample size servings and bring serving utensils.This year contestants have a choice of bringing prepared dishes or cooking outdoors in a tailgate fashion, but all judged dishes will be exhibited in the presentation tent. Electricity will not be provided so an alternative fuel source must be used-- for example, chafing dishes, battery operated appliances etc.  Participants must be set up before the Doo Dah Parade in order to maintain the time schedule.    All participants must have some type of cover for their dish. 

Once the judging is completed the area will be opened for a sample tasting to attendees for $5.00 per person. Chicken Cooking Contest Recipe books will be available for $2.00.  Chicken must be the main ingredient of the recipe. Gold sponsors for the event are K & L Contractors and Triple J Feed.

For more information call the Chamber at 598-3682.