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Silver Sage Venison Chili

Silver Sage Caterers, founded by Greg Cornell and me, receives more requests for the chili recipe than any other item we prepare. Leftovers have been auctioned off at dinners we've catered for sporting groups such as California Waterfowl Association.

Courses: Main Course
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozLinguica sausage - diced
2 lbs 908g / 32ozVenison shoulder roast - trimmed of excess
  Fat and gristle and then cut 1/2" cubes
1   Onion - diced (medium)
8   Garlic cloves - minced
2   Green bell peppers - seeded, diced
2   Jalapeno peppers - seeded, and
  Finely diced
1   Canned diced tomato with juice
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozCanned diced roasted green chiles
1   Green chile salsa
  = (or substitute tomato salsa)
2 tablespoons 30mlChile powder
2 teaspoons 10mlCumin
2 tablespoons 30mlDried oregano flakes
3 cups 480g / 16ozCooked pinto beans - drained
3 tablespoons 45mlTomato paste - (to 4)
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozFresh cilantro - chopped
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Tabasco - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a large stockpot over medium heat, add linguica and cook until lightly browned. Add venison and brown evenly. Add next 4 ingredients and cook for a few minutes. Add diced tomato and next 5 ingredients and simmer until venison is tender. It will take 2 to 3 hours. Add additional salsa or tomato if necessary to keep meat moist while cooking.

When meat is just tender, add beans, 2 tablespoons of the tomato paste and cilantro. Heat to warm beans. If you want to thicken the chili, add additional tomato paste as necessary. Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco.

This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Source:
The Sporting Chef with Scott Leysath at - http://www.sportingchef.com

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