Charcuterie recipes and instructional using venison, ducks, geese, squirrels, rabbits, fish and more.
This Romanian red wine dried venison loin recipe is one my favorite and easiest charcuterie preparations Want to try more of my venison favorites? Try summer sausage, smoked backstrap, and my ground venison collection. The art of charcuterie ranges in all levels of difficulty. While I like to experiment and make things the average person deems […]
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Venison gyros are one of my favorite recipes for using ground deer meat, or any wild game, for that matter. Every year at our local fair, my first stop is the legendary gyro stand. It’s run by a man who, I swear, could go toe-to-toe with any authentic Greek restaurant. His gyros are sloppy, saucy, and absolutely
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Venison pastrami, so good yet almost always prepared so wrong. There seems to be a lot of misinformation on the web when it comes to preparing venison pastrami and even corned venison. One of the big missteps usually made is the cook tries to prepare it as you would traditional beef pastrami. This entails brining,
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This smoked venison summer sausage recipe is probably the most popular and delicious homemade snack amongst hunters. This wild game sausage is a quick-ferment variation that is first ground, mixed, and then chilled for two days to cure in the refrigerator. It is then ground again through a smaller grinder plate, which makes for a
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Sweet and spicy venison jerky may not be one of the first things you think of when it comes to seasonal foods, but I’m here to change that with this fall-inspired recipe. The naturally sweet apple cider pairs nicely with the smokiness and mild heat of the chipotles in adobo and makes the best deer jerky,
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Corned venison may just be one of the best and easiest to prepare wild game meals there is. How else can you make a top-notch meal by simply dropping it into a brine for a few days and then simmering? And if you like the idea of corned venison but are looking for a little
This homemade Canadian bacon recipe is a simple way to turn a boneless pork loin into something special at home. Instead of the pale, wet rounds from the grocery store, you get a cured loin with a pronounced clean smoke flavor, proper texture, and great flavor profile. The curing process here uses a wet brine
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It doesn’t get much more traditional in the world of classic cold dishes than a venison terrine. Though they can sometimes look like they are complicated to make, they are essentially just a big loaf of sausage. So if you are pretty decent at making sausages, you shouldn’t have any trouble making a terrine. I
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