Trail Boss Cowboy Cookbook
January 2011 Featured Recipe

From: Trail Boss's Cowboy Cookbook, 1985
Elk Chili
Mary Lewis
Gaithersburg, Maryland


2 lb. ground elk
1 large can tomatoes
1 med. Onion
2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce
1 tsp. basil
1 tbsp. liquid smoke
½ tsp. oregano
1 16-oz. can kidney beans
1-2 tbsp. chili powder
1 c. water
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Cook meat, until pinkness is gone. Add remaining ingredients, simmer for 2 hours. Serves 6-8. Venison can be substituted.

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