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Rotisserie Venison - the best tasting roast venison

Rotisserie Venison – the best tasting roast venison

Roasting venison isn’t difficult – as long as you follow a few rules. We’ve talked about roasting venison before – so you know it’s not my FAVORITE cooking method. The main reason why, is that I’ve never been a huge roast fan, whether it’s beef, pork, or venison. What I’ve come to realize over the years, is that a roast is less about the meat itself, and more about how you dress the finished…

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How to clean deer liver for cooking or freezing

You want to remove as much blood from the liver as you can – it gives the liver a metallic taste. Venison liver is often one for the first meals prepped from the animal after a successful hunt. Personally, I’d go with the tenderloin first. Nothing wrong with starting with the liver, but I prefer to do a little prep on it before I use it, which will take a day or two. The liver is a filter for the…

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Homemade Deer Suet - Make deer fat into bird suet

Homemade Deer Suet – Make deer fat into bird suet

Making suet is easy, and a great way to draw in and feed birds to your feeders through the winter. Deer fat. It doesn’t taste particularly good. To us humans anyway. Yet some deer will have a lot. I’ve pulled almost 20 pounds of almost pure fat off a large deer that seemed to be bulking up for a rough winter. Most of the fat on a deer is used as an insulation and energy storage layer, between the…

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Pickled Venison Heart

There are many ways to cook the heart. Pickling is an easy way to go, and it will let you enjoy it for more than just one meal. When field dressing a deer, you are going to need to make some important decisions: what parts to take, and what to leave behind. Hunters can debate for hours over what they think is worthwhile, but I think many will agree, you MUST take the heart and the liver. Here,…

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Venison Summer Sausage - Jalapeño and Cheddar, and Fat?

Venison Summer Sausage – Jalapeño and Cheddar, and Fat?

Venison Summer Sausage with a little beef fat added. Normally I don’t add fat to my summer sausage, but read the note at the end for a little twist on the recipe. Fat. Venison doesn’t have much. That causes one of the main challenges to cooking it. Go too far and it will just be dry and tough. Many times, cooks (or processors) will add fat to venison. Has anyone ever told you about their amazing…

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Corned Venison Jerky

Corned Venison Jerky – You can dehydrate your venison after you corn it as an alternative for storing it. It will last a long time in the fridge, and comes in handy while cooking, or as a snack by itself. I have been a fan of corning venison for years. I love the flavor, and I love the options braising it and smoking it. Another reason to corn venison is if you have some gamey meat. If you shot a…

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#corned venison #hash #jerky

Venison Shank Stew with Parmesan Dumplings

Don’t send your shanks to the grinder! A slow cooked stew with venison shanks will taste way better than any hamburger – and make fuller use of the shanks as well. Some people may think I’m crazy. Heck, some people KNOW I’m crazy. But venison shanks are one of my favorite cuts of meat from my deer. There are basically three ways to process them: Get as much meat off of them as you can and put it…

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Asian Style Venison Meatballs

The hoisin sauce on these meatballs adds moisture and a bit of sweetness – and just a great flavor in general. It’s springtime! We’re at the halfway point to when deer season opens up for another year. How’s your freezer looking? No more backstraps? Getting low on roasts? Have you even touched any of your ground venison yet? Don’t wait! You don’t want to get to the point where you are stuck with…

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#easy recipe #easy venison meals

Mongolian Beef Style Venison

This is a quick and easy venison meal with an asian flare and a bit of sweetness. Sometimes you just want a quick meal. With most cuts of venison being on the tough side, a lot of recipes are either complicated, or sssssslllllllloooooowwwwww. And that’s all well and good – unless you have a real life, with a busy day, where you get home late, and just need to get some food on the table. We all…

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Venison Meatloaf Roll

Does your venison meatloaf suck? Meatloaf can be dry. And venison meatloaf especially dry. This “stuffed” version fixes that without overwhelming the “loaf”. “I make the most amazing meatloaf.” Nobody has ever said that. Not in the history of ground meat. I looked it up on Wikipedia, it must be true. It’s a a loaf of meat. The potential for “amazing” is not allowed for anything using the phrase…

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Venison Pasty - The perfect camp meal

Venison Pasty – The perfect camp meal

Originally a Cornish coal miner’s meal, pasties are a hearty anytime meal, lunch or dinner, camp or home – freeze a bunch up and you are good to go. Let’s start with pronunciation. It’s “past” with the short a, not “paste” with the long a. If you got here on a search for the other “pasty”, you’ll be sadly disappointed. Pasties originated in the UK, Cornwall specifically, as a common meal for coal…

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Twelve Methods of Removing Gamy Flavor Put to the Test

You may have heard of many methods to remove the gamy flavor from venison. Well, we tested 12 of them to see what worked… and what didn’t. Gamy venison. Nobody likes it. There are some people who claim they do – but I say that they probably haven’t had a truly gamy piece of meat. Yes, venison tastes different than beef or pork. But different doesn’t mean “gamy”, and most deer you eat, if properly…

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Venison Parmesan - Fried Italian Awesomeness

Venison Parmesan – Fried Italian Awesomeness

Venison parmesan is surprisingly easy to make, and if you are looking to introduce someone to venison, this is a first impression they are sure to love. While I come from a family of hunters, I didn’t start hunting till I was in my mid 20’s. My father passed away when I was young, and we had moved around the state as I was growing up, so I wasn’t geographically near my family that did hunt. I can…

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#pan fried venison

Easy Venison Crockpot Tacos

Venison tacos are an easy meal anyone can make, and everyone will enjoy! Who doesn’t like tacos? The only reasonable excuse someone could give for not liking them is that they are messy. Well, that’s why napkins were invented. As to flavors, one of the great things about tacos is there are a million ways to make them, so it’s easy to tailor them to your preferences. And regardless of what meat…

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Venison Wonton Soup

Wontons are fun and easy to make, and can be used in a variety of ways, from soup to some tasty fried appetizers. When you think of a venison meal, what normally comes to mind? I know, probably not wontons, or any kind of soup for that matter. I think most people think of two things: The good experience they had – usually jerky. The bad experience they had – some tough roast that they (or someone…

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#venison appetizer #venison soup #venison wonton

Venison Stock/Bone Broth with Vegetables

Making your own stock or broth from venison bones ensures that no part of your deer goes to waste – plus, once you’ve made it, you won’t go back to store bought stock. I’ll admit, I get a little obsessive sometimes when it comes to fully utilizing my deer. I hate to see anything go to “waste”. I quote “waste” since technically my wild feathered and furred friends will get anything that I don’t…

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#bone broth #venison broth #venison stock

Venison Chili - and don't forget the Cornbread!

Venison Chili – and don’t forget the Cornbread!

Chili is an easy meal to make with venison, and you won’t need a grinder for this recipe. If you hunt, I’m willing to bet you make chili too. And I know, I know, you already make the BEST chili. Wait, why are you searching online for “venison chili recipes” then? One of the reasons I like making chili is that it’s like a science experiment that can’t go wrong. Well, assuming you don’t make it too…

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#slow cooked venison meals #venison chili recipe #venison neck roast

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