Deer Steaks with Plum Sweet & Sour Sauce

Start with well-trimmed deer hindquarter steaks and don’t overcook them.  A simple recipe for a successful venison dinner.  I prefer to cut venison steaks by starting a cut along the grain of the meat, yes along the grain, not across the grain…stay with me.  Cut the meat into 3 – 4 inch wide strips.  Then…

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Pepper Crusted Venison Tenderloin

Most of us are short on venison loins and tenderloins and long on ground stuff, shoulder and neck roasts, etc. Here’s a way to stretch the good stuff, assuming that you want to share with others. It is best served very rare. If any of your guests have a problem with eating deer that is…

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Venison Enchiladas

This recipe is dedicated to Becky Drain, a Sportsman Channel TV viewer who spotted this recipe on The Sporting Chef TV show and thought it looked like a good one. I’m not so sure that this is the exact version that Becky saw on the show, but it should be really close. If you’re short…

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Cayley’s Balsamic Orange Venison Backstrap

I love balsamic vinegar. I marinate things in it, make reduction sauces out of it ( for salmon, halibut, etc), use it in dressings, heck, I would probably drink it, if it were a high enough quality. I ran out of my “good” balsamic, so I’m using a cheaper one from the local grocery store,…

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