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Colorado Mule Chili with Charred Onion and Red Beans
Colorado Mule Chili with Charred Onion and Red Beans is a dish for the first serious cold front, when mule deer needs a recipe with backbone. The charred onion gives sweetness, the beans make it dinner instead of garnish, and the pot carries the confident, regional feel that defines Colorado cooking.
Colorado Mule Chili with Charred Onion and Red Beans is a dish for the first serious cold front, when mule deer needs a recipe with backbone. The charred onion gives sweetness, the beans make it dinner instead of garnish, and the pot carries the confident, regional feel that defines Colorado cooking.
Recipe Details
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 55 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Difficulty: Moderate
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground or finely chopped mule deer
Instructions
- Heat a heavy Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the mule deer in the oil, breaking it into small pieces, then remove it to a bowl.
Why It Works Here
This recipe uses the pantry logic of Colorado: open-country herbs and high-desert heat. That keeps the meal rooted in place instead of treating wild food like a generic protein.