NOT what I had planned on for dinner.........

[PaulaJoAnne]

Last night, I pulled what i was sure was a moose roast out of the freezer to thaw.
I just pulled it formt he fridge to sear it in a pan before sticking it out in the grill/smoker.
We love smoked roasts

I get the pan good and hot, throw some bear lard in the pan, toss the roast in the pan, and go to flip it around.

It flops open.

Its not a roast.

Its that huge chunk of moose heart that I forgot to label

4 pounds of heart!!!!
(a full grown moose heart is as big as a basketball, just so you know)

We do not normally cook up that much to eat at any given time.
In fact, most hearts get ground into our sausage and plain grind meat, along with the livers!
We just save out soem for hubby to enjoy off and on.
I only like heart in comparison to liver, which I have to hide in the sausage, in order to get its goodness into my diet.

The best part about this?
I almost saved that "roast" for our Valentine's dinner

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

I have never tasted heart. I hope I never do....

 

[19Dawn76]

I would serve the whole thing to my husband on Valentines day. I heart you honey.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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I just tasted it. Heart from wild game is actually quite good. It has a much stronger iron taste to it of course.
And it is a bit sweet, for lack of a better description.

This is the first time I have actually enjoyed heart, and I think its because of how I prepared it.
Smoking it while it roasted made a huge difference as well.

Still, its not what I had in mind for dinner, LOL!

 

[babymakes6]

I have never tasted moose heart, but my Dad and brother are avid hunters, so we grew up on deer meat. I also like beef heart. We stuff it and put it in the crock-pot all day. It gets very moist and tender.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi!
Surprise!! I bet it was delicious!
Never had moose heart, but enjoy deer heart.

Lisa

 

[usschicago1]

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