Elk chili. A couple pounds of elk round, braised with onions and garlic in a about 2/3 of a bottle of inexpensive Rhone. Add a variety of beans, a can of crushed tomatoes and the usual spices. The wine takes away the gamy flavor, helps tenderize the meat and yields the expected deglazed brown base. This game meat is so low in fat I added about 4 oz. of butter and some EVOO for the initial browning of the meat.
All this turns into a rich brown savory dish. Not the traditional Texas style chili, but incredibly delicious. Served it with some brown rice on a whim to some good friends in the neighborhood to rave reviews, accompanied with a couple bottles of really big potent red wine from the Spanish Ribero del Duero region.