It’s simple to make and a fantastic way to use garden produce to make these refrigerator pickles, which are made using cucumbers, green bell peppers, and onions.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 pound ground venison
- 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
- 1 pound cubed pork stew meat
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, with juice
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
- ¼ cup Kentucky bourbon
- 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans pilsner-style beer
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook venison, beef, and pork in melted butter until completely browned.
- Add onion and jalapeño; cook until tender. Stir in chili powder, cayenne pepper, and cumin.
- Stir in the stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, and beef bouillon. Pour bourbon, beer, and water into the mixture and stir. Bring chili to a boil.
- Cover pot and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer about 1 hour, stirring frequently.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 403 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 869 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is awesome chili as it is. But I have morphed it a little. I use ground bison instead of venison and add a can of pinto kidney and black beans. I use beef stock instead of water and bullion. I had just enough to bring it to the right consistency.
I didn’t have all of the meat that this recipe called for but I did find ground sirloin for chili at my grocery store and it came out amazing. I used the leftover chili to make a chili potato casserole the next day.
Excellent! I left out the water and added 2 cans of tomato paste and 2 cans of red kidney beans. I substituted brandy for the bourbon. I also added some salt.
This was an okay recipe. We added some chili beans to it because it was very thin in consistency. The flavor was good. That is why I gave it 3 stars. We like our chili a little bit thicker.
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! Our next-door neighbor gave us six pounds of ground venison for Christmas (he’s an avid and successful hunter) and I had NO idea what to do with it … needless to say, we’re going to eat chili pretty regularly for a while, and we’re going to enjoy it! Many thanks for this excellent recipe!
I made this with only ground venison and ground venison sausage. I added some kidney beans and I did not add the water because it was already too much like a soup. It was a bit too salty for out pallets, not adding water didn’t help. I’ll definitely make this again but I’m going to use more ground venison and less ground venison sausage as well as stewed tomatoes with no salt to see if that makes a difference.
Amazing. I did not have ground venison so I used stew pieces and added ground lean turkey. I think I would skip the pork next time. Everyone LOVED it and we will definitely make it again.
Not a lot to say. I used 1 habanero instead of the jalapeño, so therefore I halved the cayenne. Added 1 can of kidney beans. IT IS REALLY FANTASTIC.
Everybody that ate loved it. I cut out the pork and the bourbon.
I can never find venison so I used hamburger. I also add a couple cans of chilli beans in hot sauce. I only use half the beer (24 oz of beer actually tasted like beer). I also add green peppers if I have them. My husband loves it!!! I do to now that it doesn’t taste like beer. Oh and I don’t at water.
Used ground deer sausage, beef stew meat, and diced boneless center cut pork chops; threw in about 1/4 cup red wine (simply because it’s what was left in the bottle on the counter)…best chili ever!!!
Made it the first time at home! Absolutely the best chili I’ve ever had!!! Second time I made it, we brought it to our tailgating party. Rave reviews. Now, at home, cold San Diego day and we’re making it again. The best chili ever!!!
I like a thicker chili, so I used half the water and cooked it longer to get more of the liquid out. Otherwise, it was fantastic!
Made today, was great! was a bit soupy but still good. Even my 7 year old liked it. I did use an alternative for the tomato sauce. I previously froze some beet based tomato sauce that added well with the chili. Ran out of raw onion so used powder. Added roasted bell pepper. I also cooked it all in a crock pot , on high, for 5 hours, after browning all the meat. Was great with the deer meat, my friends all thought they were eating beef and tomatoes!?? Ha, ha, ha!
I have made this at least a dozen times. When I happen to have the bourbon and beer handy I use them but if not I substitute chicken broth for the beer. I also never add the water right off and I slow simmer for around four hours. Everyone that has tried it has really enjoyed it.
Husband is raving! Will make again for sure! Changes I made: ground venison only, no water, increase chili powder to 5 tablespoons, increased jalepanos to 2.
My husband scoffed at a no-bean chili. He is now on his third bowl. Couldn’t be a more simple recipe. I only changed these things: I did not add the water and I used porter instead of pilsner. Also, I couldn’t find pork stew meat at the store so I used the same amount of boneless pork filets, cut to bite sized pieces. Excellent flavor, this is a keeper. Thanks for sharing!
This was delicious. I didn’t have the pork but it was fine with just the beef stew meat and ground venison. The pepper I used was an anaheim pepper which gave it a very subtle warmth. This was a very smooth chili and just what we needed on a cold winter evening.
Best chili recipe ever!! I have made this several times now & it has become my family’s favorite chili recipe. I make it exactly as written except I leave out the water & substitute the venison for ground beef only because I never have it on hand. The first time I made it I did have venison and it is definitely better with it. The beer and bourbon make it special, do not leave it out! I always serve it with cornbread muffins, grated cheese & sour cream. YUM!!
Yummy! Added a green pepper and pinto beans.
This was Fantastic! The flavors melded together perfectly. The only changes I made was to omit the water and I simmered it for 2 hours instead of one to thicken the sauce.