What Is Venison and How Can I Use It?
Venison is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 89 recipes to get you started.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size unknown (100g)Where found
Venison is usually found in the meats section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Venison is a member of the Ethnic Foods US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does venison weigh?
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Related
Ethnic Foods
| In Chinese: | 鹿肉 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | la venaison | |
| en español: | el venado |
Recipes using venison
There are 89 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Bullard's Best Yet Chili
Bullard's chili pairs lean venison with pork in a hearty bowl of pinto beans, tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro, seasoned with chili powder and cumin. A from-scratch wild game chili worth cracking a beer for.
Venison & Redcurrant Casserole
This is a wonderful recipe for either a dinner party or Sunday lunch. Whether or not you use redcurrants in the actual sauce or purely as a decoration depends very much on the time of year and variety of redcurrants you can find. End of summer home-grown redcurrants add a wonderful sweet tartness to the sauce, however imported under-ripe fruits can impart a certain bitterness and are probably best left for garnish. If you do not use fresh berries add a little extra redcurrant jelly.
Venison with Plum Sauce
Broiled venison steaks slathered in a sweet-tangy plum barbecue sauce. Just two ingredients and 25 minutes stand between you and a wild game dinner worth bragging about.
Elfies Vension In a Pot Casserole
Ground venison casserole layered shepherd's-pie style with green beans, creamy mashed potatoes, and melty cheese on top. A hearty one-dish dinner that puts lean game meat to good use.
Venison Carpaccio
Three-ingredient venison medallions baked between anchovy fillets until tender and deeply savory. Olive oil, salt from the sea, and the clean flavor of wild game. Minimalist and elegant.
Alpine Peppered Venison on Rainforest Herb Linguini
This is an easy dish with very complex flavour from the herb pasta, the seasoned meat, the wild earthy mushrooms and the aromatic scented jus which you really only taste half way through the dish if it’s done right.
Orange Venison Stew
Orange venison stew with mushrooms, shallots, white wine, tomatoes, and potatoes baked in a casserole. A refined wild game stew with citrus and earthy depth.
Venison Grillades
Louisiana-style grillades made with grilled venison simmered in a dark roux gravy loaded with the holy trinity, red wine, and three kinds of tomatoes. Serve it over creamy grits, cher.
Latigo Chili
Latigo chili is a serious Tex-Mex three-meat chili of brisket, venison, and pork simmered with ancho chiles, beer, tequila, and staged cumin additions. Built for a crowd of 20.
Barbecued Venison
Barbecued venison roast slow-cooked low and slow after a 24-hour beer marinade with garlic, onions, and bay. The Crock-Pot method that turns lean wild game into pull-apart tender meat.
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Venison Savory Stew
Slow cooker venison stew that runs 12 to 16 hours on low, building deep game flavor with white wine, Worcestershire, lentils, and unpeeled root vegetables for maximum nutrition.
Venison Meat Loaf
Venison meatloaf cuts ground deer with pork sausage for fat and flavor, then bastes with onion soup broth every ten minutes for a tender, savory game-meat loaf that doesn't dry out.
Venison Shish Ka Bob
Venison kabobs marinate cubed deer meat in soy sauce, ginger, dry mustard, and garlic, then grill with onions, jalapeños, and bell pepper. Big-batch hunter's BBQ.
Highland Sausage Roll
Highland sausage roll wraps minced venison and pork belly with port-soaked seasonings and tea-plumped prunes inside golden puff pastry. A rustic Scottish showstopper.
Venison Meatballs
Walnut-sized venison meatballs browned and simmered, then smothered in a sour cream and dill sauce with a dusting of paprika. Serve over egg noodles or rice for a 30-minute dinner.
Venison & Two Sausages Meatloaf
Venison and two sausages meatloaf: lean venison enriched with pork and turkey sausage, prosciutto, and Worcestershire so it bakes up moist and savory, never dry. A hearty way to use the harvest.
Grilled Venison Chop with Chestnut Twice Baked Potato
Grilled Venison Chop with Chestnut Twice Baked Potato recipe
Venison Chops with Rice & Tomatoes
Wine-marinated venison chops stacked with green pepper rings, rice, onion, and tomato slices, then oven-steamed in a garlicky tomato sauce spiked with Angostura bitters. A complete one-dish meal.
Pecan Crusted Venison with Bourbon Mash
Pecan-crusted venison medallions seared medium rare, served over bourbon sweet potato mash with Creole mustard and roasted pecans. A Southern-meets-game-night showstopper.
Carolina Roast Venison
Carolina-style roast venison soaked in a vinegar brine, then slow-roasted for 4 hours with a tangy homemade mustard-butter barbecue sauce. A hunter's trophy dinner that melts off the bone.
Wesley & Kathy's World-Famous Killer 4-Star V
Texas-style venison chili simmered with beer, chili powder, cumin, and masa. No beans, no tomatoes, just slow-cooked wild game heat thickened to a rich, spoonable stew.
