Wild Game Chili

Serves: 4

Leila Emmerich

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

51

Sweetness

56

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 cloves

Garlic (minced)

2.5 tbsps

Chili Powder

1.5 tbsps

Ground Cumin

1.5 tsps

Oregano (dried)

1 cup

Beer

Directions:

1

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat

2

Add the ground meat and cook, stirring and breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes

3

Add half each of the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, 10 more minutes; set aside

4

Combine the fire-roasted tomatoes and tomato sauce in a large pot over medium heat and crush with a potato masher

5

Stir in the reserved meat, the remaining onions and garlic, the bell peppers, parsley, green chile, jalapenos, habanero and New Mexico chile

6

Add the chili powder, ancho chile powder, chipotle chile powder, 2 teaspoons salt, the cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and the beer

7

Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour

8

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and lightly brush a baking sheet with olive oil

9

Cut the tomatoes in half and set cut-side down on the prepared baking sheet

10

Brush the tomatoes with more olive oil and sprinkle with salt; bake until darkened and wrinkled, about 1 hour

11

Crush the tomatoes with the potato masher and add to the pot; cover and simmer 2 more hours

12

Season with salt

13

Photograph by Ryan Dausch