| Does your husband keep bringing home venison and | | | | keeps the meat tender and flavors it perfectly. Cook |
| asking you to do something with it? Most of the | | | | at a very low temperate. We cook a typical 4lb roast |
| "hunting widows" I know have no idea what to do with | | | | at 200 for about 4 hours. Use a meat thermometer to |
| the meat, so they make the same stew or chili over | | | | make sure you don't over cook it. Chisel the salt away |
| and over. That can get pretty boring pretty quick. | | | | and serve. |
| When my husband started hunting seriously and I | | | | 3. Kabobs |
| found myself with 200lbs of venison in the freezer, I | | | | Cut your meat in 2-inch cubes and marinade in olive oil, |
| decided I needed to figure out some fun things to do | | | | lime juice, and cilantro for about 1/2 hour. Put the meat |
| with it. I've made a lot of recipes, and here are the five | | | | on skewers, adding onions or peppers if desired. Grill |
| easiest ways I've found to prepare the meat. | | | | for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. They are so delicious! |
| 1. Burgers | | | | 4. Grilled strips |
| Venison burgers are amazing, and they are so lean | | | | Slice the meat into strips and brush with olive oil and |
| and healthy. Grilled, broiled, with cheese or with out...it's | | | | ground pepper. Grill for about 1 to 2 minutes per side. |
| all good. So if you don't have a meat grinder, invest in | | | | These grilled strips are terrific on salads. |
| one. (We use an attachment to our standing mixer.) I | | | | 5. Pizza |
| usually add a little bit of olive oil and some | | | | Brown ground venison with a little bit of olive oil, basil, |
| Worcestershire sauce to the ground meat so the | | | | and garlic powder. Buy a pre-made pizza crust and |
| patties don't fall apart on the grill. You can also bind the | | | | your favorite sauce, cheese, and toppings. The venison |
| meat with chopped onion or bread crumbs. | | | | on the pizza is a nice change of pace to pepperoni or |
| 2. Salt roast | | | | sausage. I like to use pesto as my sauce for a change |
| Get a 5lb bag of course salt and steam the roast. It's | | | | of pace. |
| amazing. Just mix some water into the salt, put the | | | | Eating venison doesn't have to mean eating the same |
| roast in a deep roasting pan, and cover it with the salt | | | | boring dishes over and over. Get creative in the |
| mixture. As the salt hardens, it traps the steam. This | | | | kitchen and have fun. |