1) It's Fall. 2) On the weekend I really enjoy taking time to cook something fun. 3) By the time I get home from work the last thing I want to do is cook something from scratch. What do those add up to (besides 6)? Me cooking up a batch of (Modified) West Texas Venison Chili from a recipe I got off of Garden and Gun.
Had no deer on hand but one cool Sunday morning I rustled up a few pounds of beef, along with the rest of ingredients. There was some beer.
(Above) Action shot of beer with blue manicure
And a half cup of chili powder.
(Above) That chili powder, almost actual size
Let me say that again. One. Half. Cup. Of. Chili. Powder. I am the kind of woman who has that much chili powder on hand but hot damn that's a lot of hot stuff. And we could certainly taste it. Not in the first part of the bite but at the end there was a strong kick at the end that had to be cut with some sour cream or a big glass of milk. Thankfully over the next few days the taste mellowed to a point where it was spicy like a campfire rather than inferno.
(Above) The end result, tastier than it is pretty
And the chili, in general? Its a huge favorite in the house. There was plenty left over so we've eaten it for lunch and dinner several times, and I'm going to be sorry when its gone. And no doubt making another batch.
Interested in trying your own hand at it?
Recipe: West Texas Venison Chili from the Garden and Gun (http://gardenandgun.com/west-texas-venison-chili)
Notes: Seriously, consider adding less chili powder; My super-carnivorous beau adored the three pounds of beef in this recipe
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