5 Easy Ways to Prepare Delicious Venison Meals

Does your husband keep bringing home venison and asking you to do something with it? Most of the "hunting widows" I know have no idea what to do with the meat, so they make the same stew or chili over and over. That can get pretty boring pretty quick. When my husband started hunting seriously and I found myself with 200lbs of venison in the freezer, I decided I needed to figure out some fun things to do with it. I've made a lot of recipes, and here are the five easiest ways I've found to prepare the meat.

1. Burgers

Meat Casseroles

Venison burgers are amazing, and they are so lean and healthy. Grilled, broiled, with cheese or with out...it's all good. So if you don't have a meat grinder, invest in one. (We use an attachment to our standing mixer.) I usually add a little bit of olive oil and some Worcestershire sauce to the ground meat so the patties don't fall apart on the grill. You can also bind the meat with chopped onion or bread crumbs.

2. Salt roast

Get a 5lb bag of course salt and steam the roast. It's amazing. Just mix some water into the salt, put the roast in a deep roasting pan, and cover it with the salt mixture. As the salt hardens, it traps the steam. This keeps the meat tender and flavors it perfectly. Cook at a very low temperate. We cook a typical 4lb roast at 200 for about 4 hours. Use a meat thermometer to make sure you don't over cook it. Chisel the salt away and serve.

3. Kabobs

Cut your meat in 2-inch cubes and marinade in olive oil, lime juice, and cilantro for about 1/2 hour. Put the meat on skewers, adding onions or peppers if desired. Grill for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. They are so delicious!

4. Grilled strips

Slice the meat into strips and brush with olive oil and ground pepper. Grill for about 1 to 2 minutes per side. These grilled strips are terrific on salads.

5. Pizza

Brown ground venison with a little bit of olive oil, basil, and garlic powder. Buy a pre-made pizza crust and your favorite sauce, cheese, and toppings. The venison on the pizza is a nice change of pace to pepperoni or sausage. I like to use pesto as my sauce for a change of pace.

Eating venison doesn't have to mean eating the same boring dishes over and over. Get creative in the kitchen and have fun.

5 Easy Ways to Prepare Delicious Venison Meals

Susan Rose is creator of The Hunting Widow's Guide to Great Venison Cooking, greatvenisoncooking.com, a collection of venison recipes and instructions on how to prepare venison so that it is a culinary treat. She is currently compiling the recipes for a venison cookbook and encourages people to submit recipes [http://greatvenisoncooking.com/recipes.html].

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