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Possum Chili (1995 Ca. Dept. of Fish & Game Chili Contest)
SERVES 10 -12
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried kidney beans
- 1 cup dried pinto bean
- 3 linguica sausage, links
- 1 lb hamburger
- 2 lbs roast chuck
- 4 pork chops, diced
- 2 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
- tomato sauce (the more, the thicker the sauce)
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 (12 ounce) jar sliced jalapenos, chopped
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 dash pepper
Directions
- Soak and cook the beans.
- Boil the roast all day or a long time, whatever shreds it first. NOTE: Save the water.
- Mash the meat with a potato masher by hand.
- Fry linguica, hamburger, diced pork chops, and onion.
- Add all ingredient together; add meat water or tomato sauce, depending on whether you want your chili soupy or thick.
- Lasty, add chopped jalapenos and juice to taste. Be careful!
- Add other seasonings or anything else that looks good – like that road kill ‘possum that you’ve been wondering what to do with.