I was visiting my parents in Central PA over the weekend, and managed to come home with several pounds of venison courtesy of my uncle the hunter. I've got steaks, ground meat, jerky, and three different types of sausage. Here's the thing: I've never cooked with venison before and have no idea what to do with it. Any hunters or friends/family of hunters out there? Got any tips or recipes to share? I've heard it cooks a little differently than beef, so I'm a little nervous. For the time being I am just working my way through the stash of jerky, which is quite tasty.
Note: I'm really hoping that at least some of this meat is from the deer that mangled my sister's car. Sweet, delicious revenge...
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The ground meat and sausage will cook the same as beef, though a little greasier and a little tougher. For the ground venison, I suggest making chili; that way you can drain the grease. (Easy chili = 1 lb ground venison, 2 onions, 3 cans beans, 2 cloves garlic, chili seasoning, 1 can green chilies. Brown ground venison in skillet and drain. Cook all ingredients in crock-pot on low for 8 hours.)
ReplyDeleteIf the steaks are large, throw 1 or 2 in a crock-pot covered with water, and add taco seasoning and onions. Cook on high for 4 hours, then low for 2-3 hours and shred it. Venison, IMHO, makes the BEST taco meat!
And if you do make the chili or taco meat, you can always freeze it in ziploc bags, (or share with your work mates!).
~ Jamie