Cured Venison Ham(s)

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woodcutter

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Tried something different with some of my venison this year. I put 1 hind quarter into Pop's brine + 1/4 cup garlic powder. It sat in the refrigerator for 14 days. I test fried a piece last night and was worried the garlic was a little too strong. I PM-ed Chef Jimmy and he told me the garlic would sweeten and mellow while it smoked. That is exactly what it did and it turned out great.

I smoked it at 150 then slowly raised it to 200. It took 7 1/2 hours to get to 158. Here is what it looked like when it came out of the smoker.


I let it cool and it wrinkled while cooling.


I sliced up one piece for sampling.




It has the texture of roast beef but tastes like a cross between pastrami and ham? It is very good and juicy not dry at all. Thanks TasunkaWitko for your thread and your advice on smoking. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/114930/making-dried-beef-not-jerky-from-venison#post_894751. Thanks to Chef Jimmy and Pop for his brine. (first time I used his brine)
 
thats a job well done there

ive been doing the same with the center piece of meat from the rump, looks like a nerf foot ball,  soak the blood out of it then brine for a few days and smoke at low temps,  turns out really good  cross between roast beef and ham.

pic of it

 
looks great, woodcutter! i'm glad it turned out so well and am honoured that you mentioned me.

of course, i can't take all the credit for it - i elarned the method from our buddy, bearcarver!
 
thats a job well done there

ive been doing the same with the center piece of meat from the rump, looks like a nerf foot ball,  soak the blood out of it then brine for a few days and smoke at low temps,  turns out really good  cross between roast beef and ham.

pic of it

I love the sirloin. Normally make small steaks out of it and in the frying pan with onions and bell peppers.
 
looks great, woodcutter! i'm glad it turned out so well and am honoured that you mentioned me.

of course, i can't take all the credit for it - i elarned the method from our buddy, bearcarver!
That is funny you said that about Bearcarver. It is his recipe that I use for Canadian Bacon and I mentioned to you how similar this was.
 
Thanks everyone. I can't believe how juicy this turned out. I read how other people are making jerky in their smoker and don't understand how anything dries in there. I have never dried anything out in my smoker even sausage.
 
Damn, that looks great. 
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I have always been scared to death of smokin deer meat cause everyone i know that has tried it has failed as far as it being too dry, but im willing to give it another try by using a brine & very low heat..... I think the higher temp. May be the problem
 
These hams were not even thinking of getting dry. It was a hit here at my house especially with my daughter. It tasted like Pastrami.
 
It looks like you boned out the leg prior to brining?  Is there any benefit to this?  I still have several venison legs that are completely intact.  Would it be better to cut out the roasts / de-bone before I brine and smoke?  I have room to brine / smoke the entire leg if it doesn't make a difference. 

Thanks!
 
I boned them because of brine space and it is a big hunk of meat to inject. You need to inject brine especially along the bones to prevent bone sour. Also I wanted to slice for sandwiches.
 
Looks Great Todd!!! Great tasting stuff, eh???

Not to horn in here, but like you said, if you de-bone the hams you don't need to inject it.

Around here all the PA Dutch butcher shops call it "Venison Dried Beef".

Link to smoked hindquarter Venison Dried Beef:

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/101317/smoked-venison-dried-beef

My next ones will be from the backstraps.

Bear
 
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