Venison Chili Recipie

With the weather cooling down and hunting season fast approaching, I knew it was time to get cooking! Every year we have several deer processed between the 3 hunters in my family. This recipie has two types of venison but one is normally fine.

Sarah's Venison Chili

16 oz pinto beans

1 clove of garlic

1/2 chopped onion

1 pound of ground venison

1 link of venison sausage (the meat was processed using Sklenarik's Proceessing in Miles, Tx)

1 can of fire roasted tomatoes

1 tbsp of chili powder

1 tbsp of salt

1 tsp of oregano

1 tsp of paprika

1 can of water (use tomato can for measuring)

wash beans, cover, and soak overnight. (You can also use the quick soak method) put all ingredients into crock pot putting the ground beef on bottom, then sausage, beans, and seasoning. Important note, make sure that the liquid just covers the meat/beans. If you do not have enough liquid the crock pot will burn your chili.  Cook time on this recipe relies heavily on your chosen method of soaking beans. The longer you soak the less you cook. Note- always start with the crock pot on high and turn down after the first hour.