Venison Chili.
To make Venison Chili you need 12 ingredients and just 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients
- You need 2 lbs of ground venison.
- It's 2 cloves of garlic, chopped.
- Prepare 1-8 oz. of can tomato sauce.
- It's 2 tbsp. of Chili powder.
- It's 1 tsp. of Ground cumin.
- You need 1 tsp. of ground oregano.
- You need 1 tsp. of Salt (I use fresh ground sea salt).
- You need 1/4 tsp. of Cayenne pepper.
- You need 1/4 C. of Masa Harina (I make an arrowhead and polenta grits mixture).
- You need 1-15 oz. of can of kidney beans (I use red).
- Prepare 1-15 oz. of can of pinto beans.
- You need of Cheddar or onion or tortilla chips or lime wedges for serving.
Venison Chili directions
- Place the meat in a large stainless or cast iron pot, depending on your cooking surface, and throw in the garlic.
- Cook over med heat until browned. Drain off excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and cayenne..
- Stir together well, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 hr stirring occasionally. If the mixture gets overly dry, add 1/2 cup of water at a time as needed..
- After an hour, place the masa harina in a small bowl and add 1/2 cup of water and mix with a fork. Dump it in the chili and mix well then give a taste to adjust seasoning. You can add more paste if to loose and some water if to thick.
- Just add the beans and simmer for another 10 mins then just pick your preferred garnish.
- CHEFS NOTE: venison is a leaner meat than beef, I take a little veni or beef fat and food process it to as close to liquid as possible so it renders into the chili, just a very little before the hour simmer.