Old Fart Cooking

Ingredients
3 pounds of venison diced
1 large onion chopped
1 large green pepper chopped
2 large cloves of garlic minced
3 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped
1 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes
1 can of tomatoes & chilies
2 teaspoons of cumin
2 teaspoons of chili powder
1 tablespoon of olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
water
cornstarch

Directions
1. Saute the minced garlic in olive oil for about a minute.
2. Add meat and brown.
3. Add tomatoes, onion, pepper and spices. Add enough water as to prevent scorching. Its ok if its on the watery side.
4. Bring to boil, cover reduce heat and allow to simmer for 3 hours stirring occasionally.
5. After cooking, combine cornstarch with water and add to the meat to thicken the gray to your preference.
6. Serve

Carne Guisada is a Tex-Mex dish that goes well with soft tacos, or tortillas. This is a good recipe for meat that tends to be tough.

Ingredients
1 1/2 pound Lean Ground Beef
1 16oz Can Refried Beans
1 Medium Onion chopped
1 Bell Pepper chopped
1 pack Burrito or Taco Seasoning Mix
1 Jalapeno Pepper minced, or use 1 Can Chopped Mild Green Chiles
2 Cups Salsa
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
6 to 8 Corn Tortillas cut into strips

Directions
1. Brown ground beef
2. Stir in onion, jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, taco seasoning and refriend beans.
3. Spread about 3 tablespoons of salsa over the bottom of crock pot.
4. Place a layer of tortilla strips over the salsa, then a layer of ground beef mixture, then some cheese.
5. Repeat layers ending with salsa.
6. Cook low 5-7 hours. Serve with rice.

This fills my 6 quart oval crock up to the very edge. It does cook down a bit after a few hours.

Ingredients
1 1/2 Pound Ground Beef
1 1/2 Pound Hot Italian Sausage
3 Medium or 2 Large Onions chopped
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
4 Cans Peeled Whole Tomatoes
6 Celery Stalks chopped
6 Tablespoons Chili Powder
2 Tablespoons Salt
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce
1 Teaspoon of Ass Blaster Hot Sauce
4 Cans Kidney Beans drained
5 Jalapeño Peppers chopped

Directions
1. Put all ingredients except the meat in the crockpot, stir.
2. Brown sausage breaking it up into smaller pieces.
3. Drain sausage, but keep the juice.
4. Add sausage to crock, stir.
5. Brown ground beef with the sausage juice, breaking it up into smaller pieces.
6. Drain ground beef, add to crock, stir
7. Cook 8-10 hours on low.

Ingredients
8 Large Jalapenos
1 Package Cream Cheese
1 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
Dash of Garlic Powder
Dash of Salt
8 Slices Bacon (Hickory Smoked)

Directions
1. Preheat over to 450.
2. Split jalapeños in half and remove seeds.
3. Mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic powder and salt in bowl.
4. Stuff pepper halves with mix.
5. Cut bacon in half to make 16 pieces.
6. Wrap bacon around pepper with loose ends on top.
7. Place on baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crisp and the cheese is bubbly.
8. Remove from oven and let cool before serving.