Venison recipes?
 

so after 9 hunting seasons my brother finally got an 8 point, and apparantly it's a big SOB so there will be a ton of meat. I've never had venison, but I might as well try it, so I was wondering if anyone had any tips or recipes?

I have to eat 3 bites of venison. I'm not very excited about it. What part of Bambi should I eat?

The tenderloin is good. But I still won't eat it cuz it makes me sad.

i've always refused to eat bambi in the past, but now that i buy my own groceries I don't know that I can refuse free meat.

Was also wondering the best cuts. Are steaks any good? I am seriously clueless. Anyone got a good website?

Backstrap. My favorite part of the deer. Use a meat tenderizer (pund the hell outta it) And cook it just like you would steak fingers. Heres as good recipie if youve never had steak fingers (a staple here in this part of the south) :

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._23518,00.html

Let us know how they tun out.

Seriously the meat isn't that bad at all, in fact is very good. You can use it a lot like beef. I don't really have any recipes or anything though:( Sorry.

I'm having this bad boy cooked for me at least - I already got a detailed description of how Bambi was shot and then dressed. :(

I do know it tastes good, I have an uncle who is a big hunter. However, I don't know anything about cooking it. I've just always eaten it when it's been put in front of me.

Poor Bambi. :(

I hate to say it, but Bambi tastes pretty good.

Re: Venison recipes?
 

Only eat the backstrap....and cook it like fried chicken. Let it soak in milk and teryakki for a couple of days to get the wild taste out of it. Then season it with salt and pepper. Sometimes I like it seasoned with lawry's garlic salt.

I love venison... I only wish there was a way to get it without being a hunter or knowing someone who is.

I stopped feeling sorry for Bambi when I started driving and seeing lots of dead ones on the side of the road, as well as dodging the live ones.

I shot two deer this year, a doe and a six point buck. WI mandates, in some units (somewhat like a county), that a hunter must shot a doe before they can shoot a buck.

Anyway, venison is very lean and can dry out very quick.

Best cuts: tenderloins and backstrap, followed by steak cuts from the hind quarters. The rest of it (unless you like chops and roasts), should be ground into hamburger, or processed into something like jerky, hotsticks or sausage sticks.

How to cook: Grill or broil, make sure its either marinated to increase the juices, or use some butter to keep it from drying up. Salt/pepper/Lawreys/Garlic Salt ...etc., all makes it taste a little better.

If cooked right, it can tast just like, if not better than, a beef steak.

Good luck, hunt on!

Bambi lovers would feel differently if you grew up in an area where they are like rats and eat gardens, greenery, flowers, anything else you have in your yard. Plus I cant count how many friends and family members have totaled cars hitting deer on roads around here.

Unfortunately in a lot of areas, they are overpopulated and often go hungry because there are too many of them. Since they no longer have natural predators, we have two choices; let hunters help control the population or let them suffer and fall prey to disease and hunger.

My solution: ban the viewing of Bambi. lol. Gets people all emotional and attached and stuff.

I like it in chili (instead of beef). Perfect for this time of year.