35 game meat recipes

Slow-simmered venison tongue with bay leaves, cloves, and red pepper flakes. A nose-to-tail wild game classic served hot with wine sauce or cold and sliced thin.

Venison swiss steak braises dredged venison round in bacon grease then slow-cooks it in stewed tomatoes, beer, and beef stock until fork-tender. The classic Midwestern hunter's preparation.

Venison steak braised in Burgundy wine with tomatoes, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and a bouquet garni, finished with sauteed mushrooms. A rich Southern wild game stew served over wild rice.

Jellied venison salad sets tender game meat in a savory bouillon gelatin with vinegar tang, served chilled on lettuce with mayonnaise. A retro cold salad worth reviving.

Wild game recipe for raccoon. Not for the feint of heart.

Three classic venison sauces: a sharp champagne vinegar sauce, a sweet currant jelly and wine sauce, and a rich pan gravy with walnut pickle. Also pairs with hare or mutton.

Asian-style Cornish hen wraps split hen breasts around asparagus spears and steams them in a bamboo steamer over rice with bok choy, broccoli, and peppers. Elegant pan-Asian dinner.

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.

Restaurant and bistro Green’s of Whitby source and promote the very best of foods from the surrounding area. Situated in the busy fishing harbour of Whitby, Rob chooses seafood fresh from the quayside every morning, recently winning one of the food industry’s most coveted awards; Seafood Chef of the Year. Prime local meats and game are also a speciality. The abundance of fresh produce means that the menu changes frequently to offer the best of the day.

Elk or venison meat loaf topped with chili sauce uses water-softened bread as a binder for a lean, flavorful wild game loaf. Simple ingredients let the rich game meat shine.

Asian flavor, make your own jerky, use any game meat or even beef

Sauerkraut rolls made with elk steak pounded thin, stuffed with bacon-onion sauerkraut, and braised in beef stock. A hearty, old-world game meat roulade.

Leg roast of venison larded with salt pork, onion, and apple slices, seasoned with allspice and rosemary, then slow-roasted on a rack. A classic hunter's approach to game meat.

Alaskan Gakona-style sauce for dry late-season moose meat made with rendered beef fat, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and dried scallions. A simple field-cabin sauce that rescues lean, tough wild game.

Tender venison pot roast simmered low and slow in tomato juice with potatoes and carrots. This hearty game meat recipe turns deer or elk into a fork-tender, melt-in-your-mouth Sunday dinner.

Buffalo burgers grilled medium rare and stacked with grilled portobello caps and a quick green tomato salsa. Lean game meat, smoky mushroom layer, tart unripe tomato salsa with jalapeno heat.