Merv's Game Chili

By: Merv Schantz

Recipe History: Expect to smell this chili cooking after a successful hunting season!

Ingredients:

2# ground venison (or ground beef and venison combined)

1/4 cup vegetable oil.

1 cup chopped onion

2 cloves garlic

1 bell pepper, chopped

3 tblsp. chili powder

2 tsp. sugar

3-1/2 cups canned tomatoes

1 cup tomato sauce

1 cup water

1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups kidney beans

Directions

• Brown game meat in oil
• Add onion, garlic and pepper
• cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently
• Add chili powder, sugar, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and salt
• Simmer 1-1/2 hours, adding kidney beans during last 30 minutes.