Deer chili

[Mule 11]

Took a shoulder out and am going to make an attempt at chili. Last deer chili I made was the best chili I can remember having and I’m going to try and get close. Butt, as usual, no recipe as I just throw stuff together, I do remember rolling the pieces in flour and browning to start. The rest?
    It will probably be good although maybe not as good as the last batch, I’ll report back.

[Lloyd Smale]

what i like to do is put my sauce, stewed tomatoes onions and peppers in my power pressure cooker with the meat raw and cook it for 30-45 min depending on how tough the cut is. then adding the beans. doing it that way adds a bit of flavoring from the meat juices that you would fry away. now if your one who wants there venison to taste like beef skip this. dont put the beans in the pressure cooker or they will turn to mush

[Land_Owner]

Here, I like heavy on the meat sauce and browning the meat with garlic.  Once browned, add cubed tomato, kidney beans, and Ragu spaghetti sauce as the foundation. Bring to a mild boil and let simmer for 2 hours. When the sauce is ready to serve, boil spaghetti to al dente. Drain and serve. The spaghetti will continue to cook just beyond al dente and the sauce will heat it just right.

[Lloyd Smale]

when we were young and there was 6 kids dad added elbow mac to it to make it go further. i still like mac in it on occasion but the wife doesnt like any kind of noodles. one of my favorites is chilli cheese fries. chilli on bratts is another winner

Here, I like heavy on the meat sauce and browning the meat with garlic.  Once browned, add cubed tomato, kidney beans, and Ragu spaghetti sauce as the foundation. Bring to a mild boil and let simmer for 2 hours. When the sauce is ready to serve, boil spaghetti to al dente. Drain and serve. The spaghetti will continue to cook just beyond al dente and the sauce will heat it just right.

[Drilling Man]

  I like a good meaty chili over mashed potatoes!  Over baked potato is really good too!

  DM

[Mule 11]

Well she’s done, won’t know till later. I don’t expect it to be as good as last. I started with a pan I cooked a pound of bacon in and used some of the grease. Meat rolled in flour and browned, Onions, green peppers, garlic, wine, paste, tomatoes, seasoning etc…
   Should be at least good.

[Lloyd Smale]

sounds good.

[Bob Riebe]

           I hate to say it, but some times store boughten tomatoes work better in home made chilli than garden grown.  I think it is because they have a more sharp taste than the ones from the garden.
           Canned tomatoes work OK, especially as you can get canned tomatoes aimed directly at a certain dish, including those for meat loaf.

           Still eating from a batch of frozen home made chilli this summer, although, I did buy a large 3llb. can of DEW Chilli Parlor, Tavern-Style Chilli.
It was/is a grease bomb.
            I put it out on the unheated porch after cooking and will take a knife a cut-off the now solid grease. 

Addemdum:
             I just fininshed cutting off the solid grease; no bs, It was 5/16 inch thick.  I put it in another pot and melted it down, then put in in with the other saved cooking grease.

[Lloyd Smale]

yup i canned some home made spaghetti sauce one year from a pile of tomato's out of dads garden and it was so bla i used it all for a base for a batch of chilli and even spiced up that much you could tell. still can chilli all the time but for spaghetti i just buy cheap hunts

           I hate to say it, but some times store boughten tomatoes work better in home made chilli than garden grown.  I think it is because they have a more sharp taste than the ones from the garden.
           Canned tomatoes work OK, especially as you can get canned tomatoes aimed directly at a certain dish, including those for meat loaf.

           Still eating from a batch of frozen home made chilli this summer, although, I did buy a large 3llb. can of DEW Chilli Parlor, Tavern-Style Chilli.
It was/is a grease bomb.
            I put it out on the unheated porch after cooking and will take a knife a cut-off the now solid grease. 

Addemdum:
             I just fininshed cutting off the solid grease; no bs, It was 5/16 inch thick.  I put it in another pot and melted it down, then put in in with the other saved cooking grease.

[Mule 11]

I always try and get canned tomatoes with as few additives as possible. Just the way I was taught from my stepdad. Then add whatever I want and I always try and keep plenty on hand including paste. Had a bowl of leftover spaghetti and tried a bowl of chili night before last and ended up eating two bowls, it was pretty good.
     I also found a quart bag of the first so I’m gonna do a side by side comparison, not that it will do any good as there is no recipe.

[Mule 11]

Did a side by side comparison and tried to post pics butt for some reason could not today. Surprisingly they were both very good. Tasted different, I just couldn’t pick a winner. Desert was chicken pot pie ingredients with a homemade biscuit. I’m gonna get fat again

[Lloyd Smale]

i love a homemade pot pie!! most of the holiday left over turkey and gravy is used for it. another thing i discovered is with scalloped potatoes and ham. the wife and i love them but for some reason it isnt great warmed up after being froze. a light bulb went off in my head one day and i took a container of it out of the freezer and threw in a can of corn and used store pie crust to make it like a pot pie. it was fantastic! ill never do reheated scalloped potatoes any other way!