My take on venison casserole is, more or less, baked ziti, a classic Italian American dish. Ground venison, sausage, pasta, cheese and tomatoes. What’s not to love?
Venison Recipes
Welcome to the internet's largest selection of venison recipes, by award-winning chef Hank Shaw. You'll find recipes for all cuts and all types of venison here.
Everything from classics like venison burgers, pot roast and venison meatballs, to grilled backstrap, seared venison steaks and braised venison shanks.
Every cut of the animal is represented, from smoked hind leg roasts, to braised shoulder, Mexican barbacoa from the neck, grilled deer hearts, and tongue tacos.
Venison Sausage with Sage
Venison sausage with sage is a recipe I designed a long time ago, after returning from a deer hunting trip to Catalina Island, where there are lots of native sages. Here’s how to make a sage sausage with any meat. I am a firm believer in the cooking adage, “what lives together in life can live together
Mexican Pacholas
Mexican pacholas are a sort of flattened meatball, seared quickly and served with salsa, rice and beans. Any ground meat works here; I used venison.
Reverse Seared Elk Roast
If you are looking for a foolproof elk roast recipe, you’ve found it. The secret is to reverse sear the roast slowly, then finish over very high heat — and this method works with any large roast, not just elk.
Garlic Sausage with Basil
There is nothing exotic or unusual about this garlic sausage, except maybe that I am using venison along with the pork. You could use all pork or any combination of similar meats. I like to call this my “A Zone” sausage. It’s a California inside joke, as the state, in its infinite wisdom, makes us
Basic Venison Sausage
This is a rich, country-style venison sausage recipe where the dominant spices are ground bay leaves and garlic. These are especially good for grilling, as bay seems to go well with the flavors that come with cooking over an open fire. I like this as a coarse sausage, but you can grind it finer if
Puchero
Puchero is a hearty stew made all over the Spanish-speaking world. This is a Mexican puchero recipe uses beef or venison and lots of vegetables. Simple, satisfying and it keeps well.
Venison Gumbo
This venison gumbo is dark, savory and rich, a classic Cajun gumbo with no tomato and a dark roux. It’s wonderful for cold nights. Note that there is no tomato in this gumbo. If you want a Cajun dish that does have tomato in it, try my recipe for Venison Sauce Piquante. Or if you