Black bean venison chili
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.
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.
