The battle for chili supremacy in Federal Way has taken a new direction.

The Federal Way police won first, second and third place, as well as the People’s Choice Award, at the 2010 Federal Way Farmers Market Chili Cook-off. This victorious sweep ended South King Fire and Rescue’s chance at a chili dynasty, as the fire department won the cook-off in 2008 and 2009.

Proceeds benefit Special Olympics and the South King Firefighters Foundation. Event organizers are still determining this year’s total, but last year’s event raised about $3,200 for the charities.

Attendees of all ages danced under the sunny skies to the live music of the Barry Burnett Band.

Judges awards

First place: WMD “Weapon of Mass Deliciousness:” PD Command Staff Assistant Chief Andy Hwang, Commander Chris Norman, Commander Steve Neal, Commander Kyle Sumpter, Commander Stan McCall.

Second place: Cops for Special Olympians: FWPD Patrol Officer Stacy Eckert, Federal Protective Service Officers including Mike Nielsen, Anne Kuwada, Shari and Rob Moyer.

Third place: Red Hot Chili Coppers: FWPD Lieutenants Ed Fadler, Cary Murphy, Lt. Brett Hatfield, Lt. Dennis Wilcox, and assistant Kai Fadler.

People’s Choice Award

First place: WMD “Weapon of Mass Deliciousness:” PD Command Staff Assistant Chief Andy Hwang, Commander Chris Norman, Commander Steve Neal, Commander Kyle Sumpter, Commander Stan McCall.

Second place: COPS (Civilian Operations Personnel): “Crime Scene Chili” Chef Jeffrey Broderson (King County AFIS), Cathy Schrock, Johnny Hernandez, Lindsey Tiroux, Michelle Roy, Gayle Tucker and assistant Claire Schrock.

Third place: Red Hot Chili Coppers: FWPD Lieutenants Ed Fadler, Cary Murphy and assistant Kai Fadler.

Sponsors:

Umpqua Bank

Heritage Bank

Federal Way Mirror

Waste Management

Scarff Ford

Laurus Financial

Wolf Chiropractic

Buclaw Chiropractic

Jex Chiropractic

Redondo Family Chiropractic

Summers Chiropractic

Spencer Chiropractic

Jack Dovey — Blue Water Wireless

Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse Grill

Federal Way Kiwanis Club

Federal Way Lions Club

Three Chicks Catering

Smith Brothers Farm

Trader Joe’s

Costco

Print Marketing Now

D.J. Trophy

Mail Copy and More

Ed Streit Images

Judges:

Skip Priest, state representative

Linda Kochmar, Mayor of Federal Way

Dini Duclos, Federal Way City Council

Jack Dovey, Federal Way City Council

Judge Dave Larson, Federal Way Municipal Court

Janice Siebenaler, Umpqua Bank

Chad Maiuri, Heritage Bank

Fred Oldfield, artist

Scenes from the 2009 Chili Cook-off (video slideshow):

Recipe: Super chili cheese dogs

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef

2 8-ounce cans of tomato sauce (with garlic flavor)

1 medium onion (optional)

1 package Carroll Shelby’s Chili Kit

1 package of Nathan’s beef franks

1 package of hot dog buns

Directions:

Brown the ground beef in a large skillet (with optional onion), then drain fat. Put beef in a Crock Pot. Add two 8-ounce cans of tomato sauce and one and a half 8-ounce cans of water (as opposed to one can of tomato sauce and two cans of water, as the recipe states). Add contents of chili kit, but only use about half the masa flour. Salt to taste. Add beef franks to the chili. Cook in the Crock Pot for at least two hours. Garnish chili dogs with shredded cheese. Serves four to six hungry people.