Possum Chili (1995 Ca. Dept. Of Fish & Game Chili Contest)

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup dried kidney beans
• 1 cup dried pinto bean
• 3 linguica sausage, links
• 1 lb hamburger
• 2 lbs roast chuck
• 4 lamb 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

Recipe

• 1 soak and cook the beans.
• 2 boil the roast all day or a long time, whatever shreds it first. note: save the water.
• 3 mash the meat with a potato masher by hand.
• 4 fry linguica, hamburger, diced lamb chops, and onion.
• 5 add all ingredient together; add meat water or tomato sauce, depending on whether you want your chili soupy or thick.
• 6 lasty, add chopped jalapenos and juice to taste. be careful!
• 7 add other seasonings or anything else that looks good - like that road kill 'possum that you've been wondering what to do with.