Charcuterie

Cotechino

How to make cotechino at home, from pork and other meats. Cotechino is an Italian, cooked sausage commonly served with lentils.

Venison

Green Chile Stew

Green chile stew, desert Southwest style. This is a New Mexico green chile stew, not Mexican chile verde.

Asian

Red Coconut Curry

How to make Thai red coconut curry, a versatile curry that works with most meats, fish, and can be even made vegetarian.

Recipe

Venison and Kidney Pie

A traditional British steak and kidney pie recipe using venison. I use shanks, shoulder or neck here, because the long cooking makes a better filling.

Asian

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese beef noodle soup is serious Asian comfort food. It's made with shanks, beef in most cases, venison here. This makes a silky broth.

Wild Game

Gamey Meat: Here’s the Deal

Gamey meat means different things to different people. I break down what causes gaminess and how to mitigate it.

Greek

Greek Venison or Lamb Shanks

This is a traditional Greek lamb shank recipe done with venison shanks; the only difference between the two is venison takes longer to cook.

Mexican

How to Make Machaca

Machaca, wispy filaments of jerky, is a common meat for burritos or tacos in northern Mexico. Here's how to make it at home.

Recipe

Ukrainian Borscht

A classic, beet-based Ukrainian borscht recipe using venison. It's rich in flavor, but not sweet at all.

Venison

Venison Birria

How to make Jalisco-style birria. Birria is a hybrid braise and stew where the broth is as important as the meat, which is venison in this case.

Appetizers and Snacks

Anticuchos, Peruvian Grilled Deer Heart

A recipe for anticuchos de corazon, a Peruvian street snack of marinated heart, skewered and grilled. Beef, deer or lamb hearts all work.

Venison

South Dakota Chislic

Chislic is a classic bar snack in South Dakota, often made with mutton, beef or lamb. In this case, it's venison. Serve Chislic with crackers or fries.