A Feast from the Forest, Fresh Venison

[chilerelleno]

This weekend I was lucky enough to get out hunting on a buddy's private property, "Thanks George."
A better weekend could not have been asked for, cool temps, scattered clouds and plenty of sunshine.
Patience and persistence was finally rewarded with a nice buck and doe on Saturday.

And that means... Fresh Venison!

Full Menu
Fresh Venison, Grilled
Sauteed Onions/Bell Peppers
Fresh Green Beans
Saffron Rice

Backstraps Stuffed with Conecuh Cajun Sausage with Green Onion and Bell Pepper.
Seasoned with sea salt, garlic and herbs.
Seared in a cast iron skillet and finished on the grill.

Note: I pre-grilled the sausage before stuffing the backstraps, nice and hot-n-juicy so as to add that fat to the venison.

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Grilled Venison Backstraps and Tenderloins, with Conecuh Cajun Sausage
Seasoned with EVOO, sea salt, smoked paprika, garlic, herbs and cilantro.

Served with butter sauteed onions and bell peppers, with garlic and red pepper.

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[b-one]

Looks tasty,keep taking them critters I hate running into them!

 

[chilerelleno]

Looks tasty,keep taking them critters I hate running into them!

Will do b-one, I do my best every year to thin the herd as much as possible :781:

 

[SmokinAl]

Great thread!

Everything looks absolutely delicious!

Point worthy for sure!

And congrats on making the carousel!

Al

 

[myownidaho]

Great looking Bambi!

 

[tallbm]

Congrats on the hunt and great looking meal!

Let me know if you are interested in a Braised Venison Shank recipe.  It is to die for... well for a deer to die for

The Venison Shank now competes for my favorite part of the deer due to this recipe and everyone who has tried it seems to rave about it.  Best of all no more grinding or cleaning tons of silver skin and tendon, etc. from the annoying shanks. 

Win Win WIn!

 

[chilerelleno]

Great thread!

Everything looks absolutely delicious!

Point worthy for sure!

And congrats on making the carousel!

Al

Thanks Al, for the kind words and Point too.

Great looking Bambi!

Thanks,appreciate the Point.

Congrats on the hunt and great looking meal!

Let me know if you are interested in a Braised Venison Shank recipe.  It is to die for... well for a deer to die for :32:

The Venison Shank now competes for my favorite part of the deer due to this recipe and everyone who has tried it seems to rave about it.  Best of all no more grinding or cleaning tons of silver skin and tendon, etc. from the annoying shanks. 

Win Win WIn!

Thanks for the compliment.
Yes, I would indeed be interested in that recipe, please and thank you.

 

[driedstick]

Wow that looks great,,, love me some venison,, POINT

DS

 

[mowin]

Good lord does that look good. :drool

Congrats on the successful hunts. Thumbs Up

Definitely gotta give ya a point.

:points:

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Nice smoke!

Points for creativity!

 

[chilerelleno]

Wow that looks great,,, love me some venison,, POINT

DS

Venison FTW! Thanks for the Point.

Good lord does that look good. :drool

Congrats on the successful hunts. Thumbs Up

Definitely gotta give ya a point.

:points:

Thanks, appreciate the compliments and Point.

Nice smoke!

Points for creativity!

Thanks for the Point.

 

[ab canuck]

Looks great Chile, I am going to have try this one, We have an abundance of wild game in the freezer right now.... Until I get home for spring......

 

[unclejhim]

Wow that looks great! I'll have to try that. Points for sure.

 

[unclejhim]

I'm sure interested in the venison shank recipe. I was going to make Osso Buco with mine buy I'm always looking for something new.

 

[tallbm]

Thanks Al, for the kind words and Point too.
Thanks,appreciate the Point.
Thanks for the compliment.
Yes, I would indeed be interested in that recipe, please and thank you.

 
I'm sure interested in the venison shank recipe. I was going to make Osso Buco with mine buy I'm always looking for something new.

Ok guys I just posted the recipe here http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/258083/braised-venison-shanks

It happens to be a favorite among the members of my online hunting community.  Some of those guys can't even make it past the blending of the sauce into gravy phase and have reported eating most of the meat while waiting to skim the fat off the gravy/sauce hahaha.

Another note, venison shanks are quite long so no need to sear these guys unless you do like I do in the "notes" section of the post and use tree limb loppers to cut the shank down in size.  Even then searing 4 shanks takes a big pot so I just go without searing and it is amazing.  You wouldn't notice any difference.

In my opinion this is the only way to deal with venison shanks.  Plus it drastically reduces the processing time on them since you can just remove the shank, clean the obviously thick stuff from the outside, and then vacuum seal.  If you've ever cleaned shanks for the meat alone, you know that it takes a lot of time and hassle for a very small amount of meat free of tendon, silver skin, and other undesirable tissue.  All of that tissue melts away into wonderful flavor in this dish.

Enjoy! :)

 

[disco]

Magnificent meal!

Point!

Disco

 

[chilerelleno]

Magnificent meal!

Point!

Disco

Thanks Disco, appreciate the compliment and Point.

 

[chilerelleno]

Ok guys I just posted the recipe here http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/258083/braised-venison-shanks



Enjoy! :)

Thank you for sharing that recipe, I look forward to trying it soon.
Thanks for the Point too.

 

[crazymoon]

CR, tasty looking treats!

 

[chilerelleno]

CR, tasty looking treats!

Tasty treats is right, too soon it'll all be gone till next year... :frown:
Thanks for the Point.