The Perfect Wild Game Chili Recipe

There are certain recipes that just feel like they were made for wild game. This venison chili recipe is the way I like my chili, but it’s easily modified to whatever tastes you like. I have made this chili with all types of wild game and domestic meats. Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 2 pounds ground venison (any kind of wild game will do, or chunked stew meat) 1 large yellow onion, diced 1 cup diced peppers (you can use a mixture of peppers, or all the same kind) 5-6 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons ancho chili powder 2 teaspoons chipotle powder 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 bottle your favorite beer (avoid very hoppy beers) 4 cups chicken stock 1 can chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo, pureed 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 1/2 cups canned black beans You don’t even have to use venison; If you want to, you can use any wild game. I have made this chili with all types of wild game and domestic meats. Although this recipe isn’t a fast-paced recipe and you can take your time cooking it, I still like to have everything ready and lay out to make it go smoothly. One note about your beer choice: if you really like hoppy, powerful beers, that’s great—but those bright flavors will overpower your chili. After you add the beer, cook it down until almost all the beer is reduced out of the chili. When the beer is almost all evaporated, add the meat back into the chili and all the remaining ingredients. At this point, taste your chili and adjust you flavors as necessary.

There are certain recipes that just feel like they were made for wild game. Chili is one of those recipes. It is a warm, hearty meal that can warm you up on a cold day and almost seems to be designed for hunting season. This venison chili recipe is the way I like my chili, but it’s easily modified to whatever tastes you like. You don’t even have to use venison; If you want to, you can use any wild game. I prefer ground burger because it gives me the texture I like for chili, although you could use cubed stew meat. I have made this chili with all types of wild game and domestic meats. This particular chili was made with Aoudad sheep meat that was gifted to me from some friends.

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil 2 pounds ground venison (any kind of wild game will do, or chunked stew meat) 1 large yellow onion, diced 1 cup diced peppers (you can use a mixture of peppers, or all the same kind) 5-6 cloves garlic 3 tablespoons ancho chili powder 2 teaspoons chipotle powder 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 bottle your favorite beer (avoid very hoppy beers) 4 cups chicken stock 1 can chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo, pureed 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 1/2 cups canned black beans

aoudad ground wild game meat
This particular chili was made with Aoudad sheep meat that was gifted to me by friends.

You don’t even have to use venison; If you want to, you can use any wild game. I prefer ground burger because it gives me the texture I like for chili, although you could use cubed stew meat. I have made this chili with all types of wild game…

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