Smoked deer heart

[crazymoon]

I had a few deer hearts from this falls hunts  and decided to smoke one. Here  is the heart before and after trimming off the fat.

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

 

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

Applied some EVOO and then a good smathering of rub.Smoked for about 3 hours ( ribs were going w/hickory) at 225 until an IT of 155* was reached.

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

 

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

Here is the money shot and a few slices on Triscuits with some horseradish cheese. YUM YUM !

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

 

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• crazymoon
• Nov 20, 2016

 

[atomicsmoke]

That looks great. How was the texture? I never cooked heart whole before...sure makes nice slices.

 

[kawboy]

Best part of the deer. Have to see how muzzleloader season goes,might have to try smoking, always fried it.

 

[chilerelleno]

POINT!
Heck yeah, deer heart and liver is a major favorite of ours.
Always eaten fresh/first before anything else.
I've always sliced it and either fried or sauteed it, I will have to try it smoked whole now, thanks.

We had fried deer liver tonight off a deer my friend killed at camp last night.
Too bad he blew the heart into mush.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Looks great CM!

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks delicious CM!

Point!

Al

 

[meatsweats86]

Looks great. Never had deer heart before. How gamey does it taste compared to the backstraps?

I was planning on giving it a try this year on the grill. Maybe I should have went for the neck shot instead of the heart. The good news is the deer only jumped 5 feet and laid to rest!

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• meatsweats86
• Nov 21, 2016

 

[crazymoon]

That looks great. How was the texture? I never cooked heart whole before...sure makes nice slices.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Looks great. Never had deer heart before. How gamey does it taste compared to the backstraps?

I was planning on giving it a try this year on the grill. Maybe I should have went for the neck shot instead of the heart. The good news is the deer only jumped 5 feet and laid to rest!

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• meatsweats86
• Nov 21, 2016

Stir fry?

 

[c14james35]

That looks amazing. The last 2 years I've been wanting to try the heart but ended up leaving it in the gut pile. This definitely is going to make me keep the next one

 

[crazymoon]

That looks amazing. The last 2 years I've been wanting to try the heart but ended up leaving it in the gut pile. This definitely is going to make me keep the next one

C14J35, You won't regret keeping it !

 

[disco]

Truly a work of art! 

Disco

 

[b-one]

Definitely looks delicious!

 

[jonny5000]

Did you soak the heart at all? I have 2 in the freezer, as they were frozen by the time I got out of the field. Also what type of rub did you use?

 

[mowin]

My dad loved deer heart. I was never a fan. Tried it a few times, but wasn't for me. When Dad would fry it up with butter and onoons, it sure did smell good.

 

[crazymoon]

Did you soak the heart at all? I have 2 in the freezer, as they were frozen by the time I got out of the field. Also what type of rub did you use?

J5000, No brining but just rinsed out real well with ALL the fat removed.  I used McCormicks Cowboy Rub  after rubbing the heart with Olive oil.