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ballcreek51
09-16-2009, 04:13 PM
This is a step by step process to make the best venison chili you'll ever taste.

To make this chili you'll need the following:

1) A hunter's education certificate from your local game and fish commission. Cost $0.00

2) A state hunting license. Cost $35 to $100

3) Full camo clothing plus your hunter orange safety vest and hat. Includes boots,pants,shirts, jackets, vest, heavy socks, long handles, hats and gloves.
Cost $500 to $1000

4) A high powered rifle,scope, gun case and ammo. The caliber of the rifle depends on the amount of testosterone present in the individual. Cost $1000 to $3000

5) A high powered 4 wheel drive pickup. Big engine, dual exhaust, large tires.The size of the tires and engine is related to the amount of testosterone as noted in number 4 above.
Cost $25,000 to $35,000

6) At least 100 acres of prime deer country. Cost $100,000 to $500,000 depending on what part of the country you live in.

7) Cabin, camper, tent and supplies for an extended stay on the 100 acres of prime deer country you own. Cost $500 to $100,00

8)1 deer

9) Butcher to process your deer and make it into hamburger, etc. Cost $80 to $250

10) Minimum of a 15 cubic foot freezer to keep all of your processed venison in. Cost $300 to $1000

Total cost: $127,415 to $640,350

Now to the specifics:
- 1 lb of ground venison.(I'll list the cost of this since it is the prime ingredient. $1593 per lb to $8004 per lb. Guys, don't let your wife see this or you'll never be able to start deer hunting)
- 1lb ground beef 80/20(venison is very lean so the 80/20 keeps it from being so dry)
- 1 large white onion
- 1 large bell pepper
- 1 large jug of V8 juice( shhhhh this is an old family recipe)
- 2 large cans of pinto beans or ranch style beans or kidney beans or chili style beans. (whatever trips your trigger)
- 1 large can of Rotel
- salt, pepper and chili powder
- shredded cheese
- crackers, corn bread,(your recipe)or a heavy style bread like a rye, pumpernickel, whole wheat, etc.
- Spring of parsley

OK, here we go:
Take a large stock pot
Brown venison and hamburger in the pot
Drain
While draining, saute onions and peppers in the pot
Dump drained meat back into the pot
Add V-8, beans and Rotel in and stir
Add salt, pepper, and chili powder to taste
Bring chili to a boil and turn down to simmer, stirring occasionally
Simmer until chili thickens a bit( this is a personal choice on how thick you like your chili)
When thick enough, ladle chili into a bowl, sprinkle cheese on top and garnish with a sprig of parsley
Now chow down!

Chili can also be served with tortilla chips and is great to eat as a dip.
Thick bread can be used for sopping
Cornbread can be crumbled in the chili also

All of these make great eats.

This recipe feeds a bunch. If more show up, add more water, V-8 or beans

BUT............................................... ...............................

Immediately after eating, take 2 Gas X tablets or suffer the consequences.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who are still with me, I wrote this for a recipe book at a family reunion.
To put it in context, most of the folks there were city folks.

NCLee
09-17-2009, 12:38 AM
Absolutely love the story that goes along with your recipe!!!

Recipe sounds good, too. Thanks for sharing.

Whisper...... do a favor for a hunting friend before deer season.
Cost for a pound of ground venison....... $0.00
:)

Lee

Pokeberry Mary
09-17-2009, 07:35 AM
Let the guy who hunts the land behind you use your driveway to access his landlocked land-- get free fish, venison and fowl in season-- cost-- $0 likewise. ;)

Catalpa
09-17-2009, 05:33 PM
LOL, love that recipie!

I just have one question, what in the world is rotel? Sounds like a wheel lubricant or something.

Anon001
09-17-2009, 08:45 PM
Rotel is found in most grocery stores. It is a mix of "tomatoes". It is good for a lot of things. The only reason I know about it is because a buddy of mine will use it and melted Velveeta to make a "nacho" type sauce that he pours over his nacho chips.

ballcreek51
09-18-2009, 05:44 AM
Pauls right, Rotel is a mix of tomatoes and peppers and is a bit spicy. I use it to add a little bite to any dish that uses tomatoes in it. There is a mild and regular depending on how much fire you want. Burritos, enchilados,sloppy joes(home made manwich), chili. and as Paul says rotel and velveeta cheese makes a great cheese dip. A little variation of that is to add chili to the cheese dip and you've got a good queso dip. Also used it in a fried cabbage dish that turned out well. So different ways to use but between it and the V-8 it adds a little zing to the chili.

TNDadx4
09-18-2009, 05:57 AM
Awesome reicpe. I was just talking with the family yesterday about making some venison chili, too. :)

FWIW, I like Rotel, too :)

Catalpa
09-20-2009, 01:23 PM
Ok, I was in the store and looked for rotel, no such luck. Is it a hot sauce, like Tobasco? I use that all the time. I found all sorts of neat things, but no Rotel. It must be one of those southern things, like okra.

Anon001
09-20-2009, 01:30 PM
No.. Rotel is not a hot sauce like Tobasco. It is tomatoes and peppers mixed in a can to be added as 'ready made' ingredients to be added to dishes. You will most likely find it close to the tomato pastes and tomato sauces. I know Walmart carries it. It may be regional, but I didn't think it was.

AlchemyAcres
09-20-2009, 01:36 PM
Ok, I was in the store and looked for rotel, no such luck. Is it a hot sauce, like Tobasco? I use that all the time. I found all sorts of neat things, but no Rotel. It must be one of those southern things, like okra.

Here's a link to some pics of the cans.....

http://www.ro-tel.com/products.jsp


~Martin

rAcErRicK
09-20-2009, 02:33 PM
Just a thought that might be beneficial. My gro. store has a section reserved for most purchased Latino foods. Certainly no offense meant, but the can Martin shows looks very similar to those I see in that section. Should anyone looking for it not find it, you might investigate this.

Grizzy
09-20-2009, 03:03 PM
Just a thought that might be beneficial. My gro. store has a section reserved for most purchased Latino foods. Certainly no offense meant, but the can Martin shows looks very similar to those I see in that section. Should anyone looking for it not find it, you might investigate this.

Yes, thas a good idea. However, here we have it right with the diced tomato products, not where the Spaghetti sauces are tho. Just keep looking, because they might have it on the very end of them or top shelf... gosh in Texas we got it by our eggs, milk and bread.. :D OMG you really want to find this!



~anchobbies, rotel, an chipolte hot sauce make happy bears~