how to cook deer

[cravenchx]

I soak in salt water or milk for the gamey taste.
Salt water works the best.

 

[canesisters]

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Haven't got it yet. He's going to send it on Monday - so I've got a week to 'get ready'.

Yall are GREAT!!! 20 mins ago I was a bit freaked out that I was going to ruin this great gift. Now I feel confidant that with the help of a couple of crock pots (and a borrowed dehydrator) this is gonna be a goooooooo

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[yinepu]

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I cook deer the same way I cook beef and it's always tender and tastes fantastic!

 

[KristyHall]

I always marinate large pieces in some form of acid over night ( smaller pieces you do not soak as long) to help counteract the gamey taste. A white wine,(not red, it will enhance the gamey taste just like red will enhance the fishy taste in fish) vinegar (not distilled white vinegar but a good cooking vinegar), or lemon juice all help.

Then rinse and cook slow and low (low temperature) with seasonings, moisture and a fat source (such as butter, bacon fat, olive oil, etc). You can also slow cook it in a BBQ sauce if you rather.

That is how I usually do it.

 

[redhen]

Lucky!!!!

 

[Matt A NC]

Bambi Burgers are fantastic. You have to use a little oil in the pan since deer is so lean. Salt/pepper to taste. Keeping it simple lets you really taste the quality of 'natural' meat. We bought a meat grinder several years ago just because it was on sale. It has been used to make the best deer burgers. If it is too gamey you can always cut it with some cheap ground beef. This also puts some fat in it for cooking.

Matt

 

[herfrds]

My former neighbor made this killer deer jerkey in her oven. Next time I'm down there I will have to go ask for her recipe.
I make mine in a Little Chief smoker. I will normally slice it about 1/3" sprinkle it with pickling salt and let it sit overnight in the fridge.
Drain the liquid off and run a toothpick through one end and hang it down through the racks. I like apple wood and hickory. Smoke it for around 12 hours or longer.
DS likes to put cracked pepper on his jerkey and smoke it.

 

[key west chick]

I just made a big crock pot of venison chili. It didnt last long.

 

[chefchick]

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we always process our own venison, an dI honestly cannot eat the hamburger unless I grind it 50/50 with some cheap hamburger . Your really need to ge tthe cheap fatty stuff so your end result isn't quite so dry. I also do up a bunch of bacon deer burgers for the grill and freeze them using 7# of venison 7# of cheap burger and 1 # of bacon all ground together (double grind the bacon before adding to the deer cubes and regualr hamburg and grind it all together), and then freeze the iqf. They are sooo good!

I also do my loins with bacon, steaks like chicken fried, bbq, swiss steak in the crockpot etc. We have only gotten one deer so far this year and all of it went into the canner except for the loins. I hope we get more

 

[gamebirdboy]

Grind it up and make jerky or tacos.