Posted on 03/09/2005 6:41:30 AM PST by Millicent_Hornswaggle
I am running low on my Sika deer. I knew I should have gotten two this year. Hunting season is only six months away. :)
Yep, whitetails. That same recipe works great with Elk also. Hell i think it would probable work well with old boots.
I have only one qualm with this story... I've done venison on my gas grill and it tasted great! The kids love it.. and there's nothing like homemade venison sausage!.. I'm a wuss though... can't kill em myself... but I will cook it and eat it!
My left-leaning hubby loves to hunt.
We are newlyweds, and I am taking up game cooking. Here's my favorite way to prepare Venison steaks.
Coat them with flower, then press peppercorns into both sides of the meat. Cook them in olive oil turning once. Remove them to a warmer. Then add to the pan drippings 1/2 cup of cream and 1/4 cup of brandy and more peppercorns and salt. Cook on medium until the sauce thickens. Spoon over steaks and serve.
...I'm a venison lover....but, ribs?? Deer fat is a tallow like mutton fat. It tends to stick to the roof of your mouth...
I boil them in the oven in a roasting pot. When they start to get tender after a couple of hours, pour out all of the old water and add fresh water and some seasonings. The fat gets boiled off and you are basically just pouring it out. I use the same technique for the shoulders and the hind quarters.
We make a lot of sausage which is my favorite use of venison, but give this a try. you won't be disappointed.
Maybe it is just Colorado Mule Deer because that is where I go to get them!
I live in CA and we have blacktail here, and in the area I live in it is a blacktail and mule deer mix. However, the food they eat kind of makes a gamy flavor if something isn't done, especially the ones that live in the low areas(below 5,000 feet) and eat acorns. The deer that live at 5,000 ft. and above usually have a superior flavor.
I like all these recipes, some of which I haven't tried and will make sure I try those next deer season. Hopefully I am going to make it to Colorado again this year.
Good eating to you all!
Like the old saying goes, you are what you eat!
I'm about 25 miles north of San Antonio in the hill country. These Whitetails around here are not gamey at all, or maybe just a hint of it. Around deer season they are practically corn fed. Axis deer have spread to within a couple of miles of my property, but I haven't seen one here yet. I understand that they are excellent eating.
Just a ways south of here where the country turns brushy with mesquite trees and a lot of other vegetation with thorns. Hard to walk through that stuff without some kind of protection (not to mention the rattlesnakes). Those deer have a lot more of that gamey taste, but they are still very good to eat, and they are a lot bigger.
Now there are definitly some big bucks over in Camp Bullis, which is within a mile of me as the crow flies, and usually we will see someone take a nice 12 pointer outside of the base as well, but it's rare. Part of the problem is that the hunters keep shooting the nice 8 and 9 pointers. If they'd let them get a bit older, we'd have a lot more 10 or 12 pointers in just a couple of years, or at least I think we would.
Good hunting and good eating to you as well!
*LOL*!
I believe you can buy venison meat online--there are places that raise deer for that purpose.
Yes, I've seen places that not only sell venison, but even more exotic meats like lion or zebra... even though I can't kill it, my hubby has no problem with that..hehe.. I'll never go hungry with that man!
Tried your marinade last night, it's good thanks. Would love to get some mail with any other recipes you are willing to share
Glad you liked it, seems to work go on about anything.
I'll see what other recipes i can come up with.
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