Black bean venison chili

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Black bean venison chili is a slow cooked easy to make one pot meal. A great family dinner full of flavor that can be made either in the slow cooker (crock pot) or on the stove top. The slow cooking allows for all the wonderful flavors to come together and the meat and beans to become moist and tender.

This flavor packed slow cook venison chili is crowd pleasing comfort food that is worth the wait and can easily be enjoyed at home any day of the week.

This dish pairs well with this amazing Mexican dumpling (Chochoyotes) recipe on this site. The rich and unique toasted corn flavor from the Chochoyoyes complements the flavors in the chili perfectly.

This is a hearty and easy venison chili recipe using ground or diced venison. The meat and beans are tender and all the flavors has combined to a well balanced hearty Mexican chilli con carne. It's the ultimate comfort food and a great winter warmer.

Read more ideas on how to cook venison here and hunting food here

Ingredients for Venison black bean chili

This recipe can be made on the stove top or in a slow cooker/ crock pot.

How to make Black bean venison chili

All the vibrant flavors comes together in this slow cook venison chili recipe. It can be made on the stove top or in a slow cooker/ crock pot.

• Soak the beans in cold water for a minimum of four hours or overnight.
• Cook the onions and garlic in the sauce pan until soft.
• Add the meat and cook until brown and caramelized.
• Add carrots, spices, bay leaves, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and chipotle . Mix well.

• Add enough water or stock to cover everything. Simmer for 30 minutes - 1 hour. Add more liquid if needed.
• Drain the beans and add them to the stew. Cook for another 2-3 hours. Until the meat and beans are soft. Add more water if needed.

• Season with salt pepper and dried herbs.
• Serve with sour cream and fresh coriander leaves on top.

Instructions Note

Cooking this venison chili in a crockpot : After the meat has been seared off, transfer it with the onions and garlic to the crockpot and add all the other steps to it. The simmering time might be slightly longer then on the stove top.

Cooking venison chili in crockpot on the low setting is great when you want the chili to cook all day. Simply put it on in the morning and have this delicious meal cooked and ready to eat when you get home from work.

Variations to this recipe

• This recipe is mild to medium spiced. If you prefer a spicy venison chili then simple add extra chipotle in adobo to the recipe.
• Beef works well as a substitute in this deer chili recipe .
• kidney- or pinto beans work well as a substitute to the black beans in this venison black bean chili.
• The chipotle in adobe ads complexity as well as spice to the dish. If you can't find it then any other chili works in this recipe.

Equipment to make this dish

Large sauce pan or crock pot

chopping board

knife

Different ways to serve Venison chili

• simply with rice, plain or pilaf, topped with sour cream and fresh coriander,
• in tacos or on top of nachos
• inside an Enchilada or burrito
• With corn masa dumplings (Chochoyotes)

Storage

Left over venison chilli keeps well in the fridge for 3-4 days.

It freezes well for 3-4 month! Make sure it’s completely cooled before placing it in the freezer.

What beans to use?

Beans are an important ingredient in a good venison chili recipe.

Dried beans are the best. They take longer to cook then canned beans but a good chili needs a long cooking time anyway to bring all the flavors together for a well balanced hearty Mexican stew.

My preference is black beans however kidney- or pinto beans work well as a substitute in this venison black bean chili.

This venison chilli recipe feeds a crowd. You can easily half this recipe if required.

Impress your family or guests by serving this delicious Venison chili that everyone will love!

Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines. I love how all the vibrant flavors comes together to form tasty, balanced dishes like this venison chili con carne with black beans.

Related

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Venison mushroom stew

Venison Schnitzel

Black bean venison chili

cremneblad

Ground or diced meat gently cooked at low temperature in a flavorsome broth for about 3-4 hours. The meat and beans are tender and all the flavors has combined to a well balanced hearty Mexican chilli con carne. 

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 10

Ingredients

  

• 1 onions diced
• 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 Lge carrot diced
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 kg venison meat ground or diced
• 1.5 cup black beans dried
• 2 tins chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoon chipotle in adobo - for a rich smokey spice element
• 2 tablespoon cumin ground
• 1 tablespoon coriander ground
• 2 tablespoon paprika ground
• 3 tablespoon oregano flakes
• 4 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground

Instructions

 

• This recipe can be made on the stove top or in a slow cooker/ crock pot.
• Soak the beans in cold water for a minimum of four hours or overnight.
• In a large heavy based sauce pan cook the onions and garlic until soft.
• Add the meat and cook until caramelized and brown.
• If you cooking this venison chili in a crock pot - transfer the meat, onions and garlic to the crock pot and add all the other steps to it. Otherwise just add all the steps to the original saucepan.
• Add carrots, spices, bay leaves, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and chipotle. Mix well.
• Add enough water or stock to cover everything. Simmer for 30 minutes - 1 hour. Add more liquid if needed.
• Drain the beans and add them to the stew.
• Cook for another 2-3 hours. Add more water if needed.
• For a venison crock pot chili, the cooking time may be longer.
• Season with salt pepper and dried herbs.
• Serve with sour cream and fresh coriander leaves on top.
• Enjoy!

Notes

Cooking this venison chili in a crockpot : After the meat has been seared off, transfer it with the onions and garlic to the crockpot and add all the other steps to it. The simmering time might be slightly longer then on the stove top.

Cooking venison chili in crockpot on the low setting is great when you want the chili to cook all day. Simply put it on in the morning and have this delicious meal cooked and ready to eat when you get home from a busy day.