Thread: Venison Chilli

Here is a link to a recipe I've made at least four times now. https://www.missallieskitchen.com/venison-chili/

It's really well balanced, complex, and is a great way to use up mince.

This recipe also lends itself well to being dehydrated, venison being naturally low in fat. I typically do a big batch and dehydrate most of it plus a couple meals in the fridge. The only addition I make to the recipe is a few slices of bread or breadcrumbs as I've heard this helps with rehydration. I was originally using a dehydrator, but have found a couple oven trays, on fan bake around 70 degrees works fine. Just need to make sure to turn every hour or so to break up clumps.

Here is a recent batch dehydrated and ready for storage. I usually bag in small snaplock bags in around 100g lots, then mix with dehy mash or 2min noodles on the hill. I store them in the freezer for long-term storage. Cheaper than your average back country or similar and always feels better eating produce of a previous hunt to fuel the next.

Nice one. Looks like it’s got a touch of bite.Will go nicely with the last lot of bread baked.

Just got out a pack of venison mince to defrost, will try it tonight...

Be keen to hear if you rate it

It was good, we all enjoyed it. Not revolutionary perhaps, but a tasty chilli. I reckon we'll make it again. I did drop the heat way back for the kids, and about half the listed amount of salt is right for my taste (and I like salt!).

Thanks for posting it up

Good stuff.
It's a versatile option I find. I made some wraps with chilli, cheese and aioli for lunch today. Was tasty. Got me thinking I should be taking wraps and a few condiments on the next hunt.

Chilli, rice and sour cream is my comfort food!

That's a co-incidence, I was picking up some of my smallgoods from the Back Ridge Butcher the other day and he had a dehydrator full of exactly that mix working away. Was gonna take it on a roar hunt. The economics are infinitely better than commercial dehy packs.