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April 2024


Trail Measurements

Glob....................1 tsp.
Bit....................3/4 tsp.
Bitty....................1/2 tsp.
LI’L Bitty....................1/4 tsp.
Lump....................1 tbsp.
Good Lump....................2 tsp.
Heap....................Rounded Cupful.
Whole Heap....................2 Rounded Cupfuls.
Bunch....................6 Items


Wild Bear Tequila Chili Tacos Recipe
Ingredients:

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound lean bear meat, ground
1 large red onion, peeled and diced
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 red bell peppers, diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
2 red chilies, chopped with seeds
2 jalapeños, chopped
¾ cup tequila
1 (14.5-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
4 or more cups beef broth
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 teaspoons paprika
1 ½ teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt
12 flour tortillas, toasted in a hot pan or grill

Salsa Ingredients:

2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 medium jalapeño, chopped
½ red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 lime, juiced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Optional Ingredients:

½ head of iceberg lettuce, shaved thin
½ pound cheddar cheese, grated
1 avocado, sliced
1 cup sour cream

Heat a large 4-quart sauce pan over medium high heat.

Season ground bear meat with salt and pepper.

Add olive oil and then seasoned bear meat.
Stir until meat is cooked through about 5-8 minutes.

While meat is browning, mix all salsa ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.

Add diced peppers, onion and the garlic.
Stand back and add tequila. Be careful, the alcohol will ignite and burn off.

Add crushed tomatoes and beef broth and bring to a simmer.

Add spices and simmer on low heat for 2-3 hours, adding more beef broth as needed.

Distribute bear meat mixture among toasted tortillas and top with salsa.

Add optional ingredients if desired.


Apple Pie with Bear Fat Crust Recipe
Pie Crust Ingredients:

3 cups flour, sifted
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup of rendered bear fat

"This is a really flaky crust, so it will crumble on you (after it's baked),"

Editor's Note: Prepare some extra pie crust dough if you want to put a fancy lattice work on top of your apple pie.

You mix it (ingredients) altogether, adding a couple of tablespoons of water if it doesn't come together

Then you chill it for 15 minutes

Next,roll the mixture up into a pie crust.


Pie Filling Ingredients:

5 cups peeled, sliced apples
¾ cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

After assembling the ingredients, combine them all together.

Pour into the pie crust mentioned above, forking the edges, adding the doughy latticework, then spreading a small amount of butter on top, and sprinkling with sugar.

After that, it's time to put this Apple Pie with Bear Fat Crust Recipe into the oven.

Bake it 15 minutes at 425 degrees

Then you reduce the oven heat to 375 for 30 to 40 minutes

Baking times can vary based on things like your particular oven, the altitude you live at, and other such possibilities, you'll want to pull the apple pie from the oven when it is golden brown and bubbling good.




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