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    Sacking the cook sounds expensive to me.... but some of those new young cooks look very tempting.... but probably high maintenance.... when i was young and broke i lived off Red venison and hated it after a few years, as others above have said, young grass feed Fallow are the best, well cooled and hung for a week or too helps a lot. i marinate venison a lot, it can take all the gamey taste away if soaked for a day in it.
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    There is another side to this....we are getting fussy and realistically aren't hungry anymore. When you live on Weetbix n tomato sauce for a week as nothing else in cupboard you appreciate most anything else.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    There is another side to this....we are getting fussy and realistically aren't hungry anymore. When you live on Weetbix n tomato sauce for a week as nothing else in cupboard you appreciate most anything else.
    Read my mind. I'm guilty of being fussy tho.
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    Keep in mind there is a reason why deer were never kept as primary livestock, despite being able to retain good condition on quite marginal grazing and relatively high stocking density.

    Their fat is by and large unusable. I have had venison where either fat was left on or used as part of sausage etc.

    Mouth feel after eating is that of a wax crayon ( ).

    I think venison has seen a revival of interest in the mainstream (outside of the traditional continental dishes) due to the touted low fat content. However, youneed to add in a whole lot of fat/oil for cooking and spice for taste still for it to be remotely palatable.

    Compare this to a good cut of beef that can be cooked in it's own rendered fat and needs some salt at most to make great eating.
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    Don't fire the cook, how about trying a different recipe?
    @Thar was kind enough to drop off a fallow backsteak and after 5 days in the fridge I tried this recipe - marinated overnight

    The wife said it was the best thing I've ever cooked for her

    Venison Tenderloin with Blackberry Sauce
    This delicious and simple recipe is the perfect way to highlight the subtle game notes in venison with blackberry, a
    wonderful berry for pairing with red meats.Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide (http://rufusguide.wordpress.com/2012...ckberry-sauce/)
    Ingredients:
    1 lb venison tenderloin or backstrap
    1 cup dry red wine
    3 tbsp Dijon mustard
    2 cups chicken stock
    3 tbspblackberry jam
    Salt/pepper
    Directions:
    Make the marinade by mixing the wine and the mustard. Salt and pepper the venison and cover and marinate with
    mustard mix. Put it in the refrigerator for at least six hours. When ready, remove the meat from marinade.
    Heat a skillet with some two tablespoons of butter and one tablespoon of olive oil. Brown the tenderloin over
    medium-high heat until medium rare, Dve minutes on each side.
    Cover tenderloin with tin foil; it will still be cooking.
    Deglaze the pan with chicken stock; reduce by half and add the jam. Cook until the marinade thickens and serve
    over sliced venison.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    Keep in mind there is a reason why deer were never kept as primary livestock, despite being able to retain good condition on quite marginal grazing and relatively high stocking density.

    Their fat is by and large unusable. I have had venison where either fat was left on or used as part of sausage etc.

    Mouth feel after eating is that of a wax crayon ( ).

    I think venison has seen a revival of interest in the mainstream (outside of the traditional continental dishes) due to the touted low fat content. However, youneed to add in a whole lot of fat/oil for cooking and spice for taste still for it to be remotely palatable.

    Compare this to a good cut of beef that can be cooked in it's own rendered fat and needs some salt at most to make great eating.
    Another each to their own situation.
    Beef fat makes me crook. Pork fat the same. Don't get how people can eat pork flaps(new age term is pork belly) and kid themselves it's great.
    Venison fat, although it might not be really good to eat, can usually be trimmed easily if you don't want it, and the meat from a fat deer is usually much nicer than one with no fat.
    Overkill is still dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Another each to their own situation.
    Beef fat makes me crook. Pork fat the same. Don't get how people can eat pork flaps(new age term is pork belly) and kid themselves it's great.
    Venison fat, although it might not be really good to eat, can usually be trimmed easily if you don't want it, and the meat from a fat deer is usually much nicer than one with no fat.
    What's the venison version of crispy pork crackling or the nice bit of crispy fat you get on a good cut of steak?

    There isn't one
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rosco View Post
    Sacking the cook sounds expensive to me.... but some of those new young cooks look very tempting.... but probably high maintenance.... when i was young and broke i lived off Red venison and hated it after a few years, as others above have said, young grass feed Fallow are the best, well cooled and hung for a week or too helps a lot. i marinate venison a lot, it can take all the gamey taste away if soaked for a day in it.
    if it smells gamey then tarragon in the marinade is your friend

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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    There is another side to this....we are getting fussy and realistically aren't hungry anymore. When you live on Weetbix n tomato sauce for a week as nothing else in cupboard you appreciate most anything else.
    I will just take your word for it on that one Micky

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    Do you like Brussel sprouts and blue cheese ?
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    Fallow venison with fat on it never gets trimmed.lots of salt as cooking and it's Devine and oh so sweet. Yeah fat from red not always awesome but it doesn't get chucked out either. In our home you leave the fat on till it's cooked.after that it's up to eater as to if they eat or the dog or chooks get scraps lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky View Post
    Do you like Brussel sprouts and blue cheese ?
    likely just a starved Labrador would eat that rubbish
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    Minced venison with a dollop of lard, lovely. Sausages, meatballs, biltong.... I don't care much for venison steaks. Casserole or curry is good but you can't beat lamb or a young nanny goat. Goat curry is fantastic.
    I'd take a nice goat over a red any day of the week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    What's the venison version of crispy pork crackling or the nice bit of crispy fat you get on a good cut of steak?

    There isn't one
    Only because you prepare them differently. If you scolded a deer or steer and cooked either skin on you could probably replicate your pork crackling.
    But it's greasy crapp I can do without.
    Overkill is still dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmwsm View Post
    Only because you prepare them differently. If you scolded a deer or steer and cooked either skin on you could probably replicate your pork crackling.
    But it's greasy crapp I can do without.
    Well no, in some regions of China they do actually cook deer skin (probably Sika or Sambar, possibly Muntjac) and use it in soups or stir-fry for the 'bouncy' texture (you'll sometimes hear this being reffered to as 'QQ').

    Not something I'd be rushing to try but having talked to several cooks at Chinese restaurants here in the UK, the subject always comes up and I am reminded by them that most of the UK has never really been that hungry and forced to come up with solutions to making nearly everything edible.

    Fat on venison is simply not the same and does not render nicely. I'm very keen to try bear at some point as it has been noted that bear oil kept most of the Western US alive at one point.

 

 

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