Ike'S Elk Chile Recipe

• 4 lb. elk meat, coarsely ground and browned
• 8 to 10 fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 onions, medium chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic buds, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 large can tomato juice
• 2 (28 oz.) cans whole tomatoes, blended
• 2 cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 Tbsp. cumin
• 2 Tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp. salt

1. Saute the mushrooms, onions, green pepper, garlic buds and celery and mix into the browned meat. Mix the tomato juice, tomatoes, pinto beans and kidney beans into meat mixture and add the cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, bay leaf and salt. Vary the seasonings to the taste you like. The above ingredients make a mild flavor. Simmer in large crock-pot for 6 hours or so.

elk meat, mushrooms, onions, green pepper, garlic, stalks celery, tomato juice, tomatoes, pinto beans, kidney beans, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=4458 (may not work)