VENISON CHILI
It’s hard to beat a steaming bowl of chili, especially if flanked with a fine chunk of cornbread or a plate of corn dodgers, when you have a mighty craving for hearty fare. Here’s a recipe to use some of that ground venison you hopefully put in the freezer back in deer season.
- 1 pound lean ground venison
- 1 (10- to 15-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 (16-ounce) can pinto or kidney beans
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (4-ounce) can mushrooms, drained, or a cup of fresh mushrooms, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Cook the venison in a large skillet, stirring to break up the meat, until brown and crumbly. Combine with the other ingredients in a large pot. Simmer for an hour or longer (longer is better).
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In company with his late wife, Ann, Jim Casada wrote a number of cookbooks focusing on game or foods from the wild. One of those, The Complete Venison Cookbook, is available from him or the Sporting Classics Store. Jim’s next book, Fishing for Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir, is due out from the University of Georgia Press in mid-2022. He is currently taking advance reservations for copies. To reserve a copy or learn more about his many other books, include his recent multi-award winning A Smoky Mountain Boyhood: Memories, Musings, and More, visit his website at www.jimcasadaoutdoors.com or e-mail him at jimcasada@comporium.net.
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