Chili Meat Suggestion

[WilliamKY]

Smoked chuck roast and hot breakfast sausage.

[Grabnabber]

Jeanie-

You put all of us to shame.

General question: If you grind meat for chili, what grind plate do you use? Once through the biggest? Something else?

Thanks,
Tom

[cowgirl]

Originally Posted by Grabnabber

Jeanie-

You put all of us to shame.

General question: If you grind meat for chili, what grind plate do you use? Once through the biggest? Something else?

Thanks,
Tom

You're too kind Tom, but thanks!
I put it through the grinder once, with the biggest plate. On white tail, I like to grind three parts deer to one part pork fat. I use the burger for other meals too. When I process a deer, I like to cube some of the meat and go ahead and grind and bag burger too.
It's nice to have on hand.

[Grabnabber]

Jeanie-

Thanks for the tips! What part of the deer do you cube up?

Thanks,
Tom

[cowgirl]

Originally Posted by Grabnabber

Jeanie-

Thanks for the tips! What part of the deer do you cube up?

Thanks,
Tom

You're sure welcome Tom.
I use roasts from the hind leg for cubes. I like to save some of the roasts for pastrami so I keep them whole, but most of my cubes come from the hind end.
I save the front shoulders whole for cooking over the campfire. I cut half of the backstraps into steaks and leave some backstrap pieces whole for stuffing. One year I saved a tri tip from a deer, It was small but tasty.

Here's some cubes/steaks/roasts/backstrap/heart from a couple of weeks ago..



I have two whitetail from this season so I'm stocked for winter.

[Grabnabber]

Wow, you have it dialled in!

Thanks for the info- I'm trying to get one this year- if I do I'm going to try this. Thanks and have a nice weekend!

Tom

[cowgirl]

Originally Posted by Grabnabber

Wow, you have it dialled in!

Thanks for the info- I'm trying to get one this year- if I do I'm going to try this. Thanks and have a nice weekend!

Tom

Thanks Tom! Good luck with your hunting. Hope you have a great weekend too!

[LYU370]

Originally Posted by Grabnabber

Wow, you have it dialled in!

Thanks for the info- I'm trying to get one this year- if I do I'm going to try this. Thanks and have a nice weekend!

Tom

Too late for this year, tomorrow is last day for muzzle loaders. I've never bothered to try deer hunting in Illinois because of their stupid firearms regulations. Been down by my brother in Arkansas a few times hunting but never got one. Never saw a legal one I could shoot, down there it's does or bucks with at least three points on one side.

[fantomlord]

Originally Posted by LYU370

Too late for this year, tomorrow is last day for muzzle loaders. I've never bothered to try deer hunting in Illinois because of their stupid firearms regulations. Been down by my brother in Arkansas a few times hunting but never got one. Never saw a legal one I could shoot, down there it's does or bucks with at least three points on one side.

Wisconsin's not too far from you. pretty friendly hunting regulations...there's seasons for bow, rifle, or muzzleloader.

got one with my bow in mid November this year.

[jermoQ]

Maybe shake it up a little...

[16Adams]

Ground sirloin, elk, deer, bison (elk is my favorite)
Grilled beef steaks Tri Tip
Smoked meats- brisket, chuck roast, Tri Tip (all cow)
Breakfast sausage and onion as a base
I prefer 3 meats or textures
Lots of fresh and or smoked garlic, cumin, Chile powder etc
Sometimes tomato sometimes red chile
Chili is made many times per month here- seldom the same way twice. Personally I’m not that fond of shredded meat in my red chili, so I use mostly sturdier cuts of beef that stay cubed but get tender without falling apart. . Cubed Tri Tip Ny Strip brisket point , equal amount of ground meat and some breakfast sausage probably the combo used most. Again, it varies. Just cooking for two I try to keep my chili cooks under 2# of meat.

Make a chilifall using skins

[16Adams]

I bought this book. Used. I Paid under $5. Lots of great ideas. Several used ones currently listed under $5

International Chili Society Official Chili Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312419899..._0tqfCb9TY89ND


And a website with lots of recipes

https://www.casichili.net/recipes.html