Pulled the last piece of hind quarter from my 2011 Ontario black bear out of the freezer to make a stew. Probably 4 lbs after trimming the fat. Rubbed with my spice rub and marinated the bear meat in Moore's Marinade overnight. Smoked the bear to 150° in a 225° smoker temperatrure. I wanted to retain the juices and finsh cooking the meat in the stock pot. I also added 2 lbs. of venison sausage to the grill the last hour or so to give it a little smoke too.
Veggies included, onions, celery, parsnips, carrots, rutabaga, turnips and fingerling pototoes. Fresh parsley, 10 cloves of garlic
and tyme along with a host of other spices. I also added some dry red wine, 1 bottle Black Butte porter beer, balsamic vinegar, milk and 1/4 cup chive sour cream. I usually don't measure but go by taste. Works well...
I pulled the smaller pieces of first as they cooked quicker. The venison sausage was pulled as it started to juice.
All those juices should go into the stew. The bear was removed and cut in small to medium sized chunks and
put into the stock pot to marry the veggies. The venison sausage was cut diagonally as well as the veggies.
I bring it to a boil then simmer until the veggies are cooked through. I like to cut the veggies in various sizes.
That allows the smaller pieces to boil down and become part of the broth.which included 32 oz. beef stock and
32 oz. veggie stock along with about 64 oz. of water and the wine, beer etc as indicated above. I didn't add the
sour cream and milk/flour in this pick as yet. I like to let all the flavors from the veggies and meat marry before I add
the thickening agent. Most know that stews and soups will taste the best the second day.
I did have to have a bowl since it looked irresistible............
smelled like heaven. You can probably almost smell it as you read.................
See, I told you I was drinking a little red wine while I spilled some in the stock pot...Menage a Trois, California wine.
Thanks for looking and have a nice day....RTBBQ....
If you are interested, I shot the bear with my Bowtech bow and Rage three blade broadheads. Here is the video of the bear
on my youtube channel. It was a rather unique animal. They called it a razorback bear. You can see him on the
video footage i took of him before I shot him. I filmed him for two days before I finally shot him. Note the blonde hair
running down his back. He also had red hair mixed throughout the black hair and a white patch on his chest which
is typical. I have him at the taxidermist now and will post pics of him once he is mounted...Here is the link to the
9-minute video...
Thanks for looking..........