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We had Elk Chili tonight thanks to my son in law getting a nice bull last year in Idaho. Delicious !!!! Now at the computer thinking of past hunts. Too old to hunt them anymore but remember when I could. Great hunting in Idaho back in the '50's. In 59 I took a dry cow, best meat I ever ate. My buddys told me don't shoot a bull, You can't stick a fork in their gravy. True story.
 
I agree. Most guides, outfitters, packers, etc., after they pack their hunting clients out of the hills with their bull elk, will go back and get a dry cow for their own winter meat. At least that's been my experience.

It's pretty tough to beat either a cow elk or a young spike bull. Again, just my view from the saddle.
 
Beans ain't got na chili... or is that 'spose to be 'tuther way round??
 
Okay, okay. As we have seen many, many times before on this forum, this particular discussion can go on forever...or even longer.:)

When "push comes to shove," historically, the first authentic chili was nothing more than meat and chilies. Yep. It was a meat dish, not a bean dish.

On the other hand, almost 45 years ago when I made a pot of homemade chili for my new bride, Ms. Judy. She sweetly informed me that she liked beans in her chili, even though I explained to her that chili was primarily a meat dish. But, to keep my dear little wife happy, I started putting beans in my chili.

Some time ago, someone asked me the secret to 45 years of a happy marriage. "It's easy," I replied. "Just put beans in your chili." He gave me a funny look and walked away scratching his head.:D
 
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Mule Packer said:
Okay, okay. As we have seen many, many times before on this forum, this particular discussion can go on forever...or even longer.:)

When "push comes to shove," historically, the first authentic chili was nothing more than meat and chilies. Yep. It was a meat dish, not a bean dish.

On the other hand, almost 45 years ago when I made a pot of homemade chili for my new bride, Ms. Judy. She sweetly informed me that she liked beans in her chili, even though I explained to her that chili was primarily a meat dish. But, to keep my dear little wife happy, I started putting beans in my chili.

Some time ago, someone asked me the secret to 45 years of a happy marriage. "It's easy," I replied. "Just put beans in your chili." He walked away scratching his head.:D
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My wife of 24 years parents are from England........lets just say their "chile" is meat,tomatoes and beans..... with the merest dash of chile powder...........

so today my "chile" barely resembles that of 1990........ but is served with a side of hot sauce red pepper flakes!!!!
 
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kthom said:
Preferably, Pinto!
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Terlingua shudders at your blasphemy. You should feel bad and send your passport to the Governor.

This is made with ground brisket, Angus rump roast, fresh chilis and no dadgum beans.

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All I can say is this: I love good chili, and I agree that it is a meat dish. I can eat it without beans mixed in if there are no beans present. But I also love pintos (you can keep all the black beans and kidney beans for yourself!!). It makes no sense at all to me to have a bowl of chili and a separate bowl of beans. They all go to the same place anyway, and if I take a bite of chili and then a bite of beans, well ... you see what I mean!

Now I don't cook my chili with the beans in it. And I don't cook my beans with the chili in it. But after each of them are cooked, I put some chili in my bowl, then some beans and give it a stir. Sometimes I sprinkle a little shredded cheese on top, but mostly not. Only other thing I want is some chopped fresh sweet onion to add to the bowl.

I have no use for saltine crackers either! If anything, I will eat some good tortilla chips with my chili and beans, but best of all is a cake of good crispy cast iron skillet cornbread! BTW, my chili is SPICY and hot!

Got no quarrel with those who like their chili without beans. Can't understand those who don't like chili or beans! Let 'em eat cake, I say!
 
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What kind of beans??

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Oh My, beans in chili????? Oh My!




I make 'Red River Red' chili....Ground rib-eye, ground whole
hog sausage, ground up red chili peppers and home canned
tomatoes (put up sans core & skins) cooked slow over coals on the
fireplace hearth in a cast-iron dutch oven till it's somewhere about 90 weight and 3 or 4 alarm....




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A recipe of red chili, beans and a difficult elk hunt is a waste of time and palette.
 
We don't get much elk down here, not even elk jerky in Wal-Mart. I will bet that it does not taste like chicken. Gerry Spence talks about it being tough to chew and tasting like shoe leather when he ate it growing up in Wyoming.
 
I thawed out a couple pounds of ground venison this morning that I got from our cross the street neighbor. His teenage son got his first deer this year. Must have been a good sized deer because he spread the wealth around to a few people. I ended up with 5lb of ground and a few links of sausage. Going to make some chili, NO beans, tomorrow. I see frito pie in my future.
 
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