Venison Chili

One of my Special Olympics bowlers is a hunter and got a deer this year. He gave me some of the meat. (Thank you Richard). I thought I'd try my hand at venison chili. So I did a quick Google search and as it turned out, decided upon the first recipe that I chanced upon. Who wouldn't have? This one had bacon in it! I picked up the few ingredients I didn't have, on hand, including the bacon, and got to it.

The liquid ingredients, onion, garlic and seasonings went into a pot to reduce. So simple! I diced the bacon and fried it, then sautéd the venison cubes in the bacon fat. (Mmmm!) Here's where I departed from the recipe. I drained the grease and liquids from the meat before adding it to the simmering pot. Half an hour later, it was ready to eat.

Pictures of chili just don't have the aesthetic quality of other foods. But in the interest of full disclosure, I decided to add one anyway.

Bon appétit!