Venison, antelope, elk and bison are all well-suited to long simmering. Stews are excellent, as are Italian sugos, which are highly concentrated pasta sauces where the meat becomes the chief flavoring agent. A few things to remember about game stews: Use larger pieces of meat than you might use with beef, as this will keep it more tender. Shredding the cooked venison meat is another excellent option. Also, cook your venison stews at the barest of simmers — never let them come to a full boil.
And be sure to add some sort of fat in your stew or sauce, or it will taste dry.
Venison Stock
This is the foundation of many a good meal. Learn to make your own venison stock and you will rarely need to buy store-bought stock again.
Food Plot Venison Stew
You read right: This is a venison stew made with many of the ingredients found in a typical deer food plot. Cool, eh?
Venison Carbonnade
A Belgian classic that combines beer and venison. What’s not to love?
Kentucky Burgoo
This is a big, hearty stew that always has at least three meats in it. In this recipe it’s venison, squirrel and pheasant. Feel free to improvise on your own!
Venison Sauce Piquante
A Cajun classic, diced venison is simmered slowly in a spicy sauce. If you’ve never eaten this, you need to try it.
Thai-Style Massaman Curry with Venison
A spicy, Thai-inspired version of meat an potatoes. It’s as good as it looks.
Ethiopian Venison Curry
One of the dishes I used to make at the Ethiopian restaurant I worked at. A mild curry filled with exotic flavor.
Hungarian Venison ‘Goulash’
This is the real deal, a dish you might well find in Hungary, only they call this version pörkölt. Filling, rich and easy to make.
Venison Stew with Wild Greens
Venison chunks slowly simmered with lots and lots of greens, whether from the garden or the wild.
Venison Scotch Broth
A classic. Scotch broth is a perfect recipe for venison. Clean tasting, hearty and easy.
North African Venison Stew
Another recipe inspired by a lamb dish, this is a warm, comforting stew with Moroccan spices like coriander, cumin and cinnamon.
Venison Gumbo
If you make only one kind of venison stew, it ought to be gumbo. There is no substitute.
[…] there is no comprehensive source out there about how to use these ingredients: What, exactly, makes working with bison or venison different from working with beef or lamb? How do you recognize a perfect bunch of elderberries? […]