Dad's Venison Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground venison
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 32 ounces anasazi beans
• 28 ounces tomato puree
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes (chili style)
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf, broken in half
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (or more, to taste)
• 4 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 1 dash cinnamon
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 brown the venison in a stock pot (i use non-stick).
• 2 add onion and pepper, saute until slightly soft, about 5-10 minutes.
• 3 add remaining ingredients, cover, and simmer for 1.5 hours.
• 4 i serve mine with a little sour cream and diced onion on top, and some crusty bread.
• 5 my husband insists this is sacrilege, and serves his with shredded cheese and crumbled crackers.
• 6 we agree that it is best served with an ice cold beer.