Deer Rear - Dried Venison, Pastrami, Ham

[smoking b]

My fridge was getting annoyed since I took my last brining bucket out for the buckboard bacon & never put anything else in. Rather than take a chance on mutiny I decided to brine a deer rear & keep the peace.

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• smoking b
• Mar 24, 2014

I started with this deer rear.

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• smoking b
• Mar 24, 2014

& removed from it the bone & silvers. All 3 pieces were then injected with 3 oz brine with cure.

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• smoking b
• Mar 24, 2014

They then went into my itty bitty brining bucket & just fit - that's a good thing b/c my small & medium buckets are reserved for a plan I have. I put the bucket in the fridge where it will stay for a few days to cure. That will give me time to make up my mind what I want to use them for. Probably a few different things 

                                                                                                                                                                        

Updates to follow...

 

[pc farmer]

Dried venison.   LOVE IT.

Thats my vote.       

 

[foamheart]

Deer Rear Pastrami?

 

[smoking b]

 
Dried venison.   LOVE IT.

Thats my vote.       

Yup one piece was already destined for that from the very get go - it's an awesome treat 

Still up in the air about the other two - gonna scratch my back & think about it some more...

Foam wants some rear pastrami 

  What to do... what to do...

Updates to follow...

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

:popcorn. :biggrin: I'll be watching for sure !

 

[pc farmer]

Bacon? You have me thinking now.

 

[smoking b]

 
Deer Rear Pastrami?

You just might have me convinced Foam...

Bacon? You have me thinking now.

I have lots of ideas - maybe I should get some more deer parts to work with   

 

 

[pc farmer]

Cured and pulled? Venison ham?

 

[smoking b]

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I'll be watching for sure !

  Not sure where this will end up but at least there will be good food during the journey... 

 

[smoking b]

Ok I have decided to add a couple more deer rears to this project 

So as of now there will be dried deer for C farmer, deer rear pastrami for Foam & I am still up in the air. Perhaps deer ham or pulled deer tacos or Curley bacon or.......   

    

 

[foamheart]

 
Ok I have decided to add a couple more deer rears to this project 

So as of now there will be dried deer for C farmer, deer rear pastrami for Foam & I am still up in the air. Perhaps deer ham or pulled deer tacos or Curley bacon or.......   

    

What's Curley bacon?

 

[smoking b]

 
What's Curley bacon?

If you look up Curley's Sausage Kitchen you can order it - it's a bacon seasoning for ground meat that you form into loaves & it's supposed to be really good. I have wanted to try it for awhile now...

Todd recently made some - here is the thread for it  http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/158398/formed-bacon-from-curleys-and-amish-bologna

I've heard lots of people say it is good so I'm tossing around the idea of making some...

 

[leah elisheva]

Oh I bet this will be delicious!!!! What a fantastic project!!! Cheers! - Leah

 

[smoking b]

 
Oh I bet this will be delicious!!!! What a fantastic project!!! Cheers! - Leah

Thanks Leah 

  If things go right there should be a variety of good venison items in the near future.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Thanks Leah 

  If things go right there should be a variety of good venison items in the near future.

I must be boring---The only thing I do with Deer Rears is what C Farmer wants----"Venison Dried Beef"---------Can't help it---I love it.

Link:

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

Bear

 

[worktogthr]

I can't wait to see what these become!  I am with Foam...pastrami all the way!!!

 

[woodcutter]

Deer Ham!

 

[smoking b]

 
I must be boring---The only thing I do with Deer Rears is what C Farmer wants----"Venison Dried Beef"---------Can't help it---I love it.

Link:

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

Bear

There will be some dried rear for sure but I figured I would do a variety of things since I had a few extra deer rears to play with 

 

[smoking b]

 
I can't wait to see what these become!  I am with Foam...pastrami all the way!!!

There will be some pastrami for sure due to all the requests 

 
Deer Ham!

Yup I've pretty much decided to make a deer rear ham as well 

 

EDIT: Typo

 

[smoking b]

Ok the deer rear is cured & ready to smoke.

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• smoking b
• Mar 29, 2014

Once these cheeses come out I will warm up the smoker & put in the dear rear.

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• smoking b
• Mar 29, 2014

Cured deer rear - this will become the dried deer that C farmer wants to see...