Thread: Smoked deer heart....

I can't seem to find any threads on smoked deer heart here, any tips appreciated. I ate smoked reindeer heart in Sweden, it's glorious, so I'm looking to give this hind ticker the treatment....

Sounds promising

Can't help sorry Boulderman. I am not a smoker. Ha ha ha ha

Hmm, sounds yum, if you get more info somewhere else, pls post here.

Only problem is some of those crazy Scandinavians (sorry Norway ) also eat fermented fish

Sounds good Id perhaps try braising it first. Mire poix, red wine, veal stock, bay leaf, juniper, peppercorns. and finishing in a hot smoker for flavor. Bluegum or manuka chips would be nice.

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Fallow deer heart, thinly sliced with salt and black pepper, fried in butter! Thats the go

just fed a cuppla hearts to the dogs. maybe I should be eating them.

Originally Posted by kiwi39

just fed a cuppla hearts to the dogs. maybe I should be eating them.

Na they taste offal

Yes, those silly Swedes also specialise in that smelly fermented fish, surströmming it's called. Rough as guts. Stand by for the results of the smoke session....

Originally Posted by Boulderman

Yes, those silly Swedes also specialise in that smelly fermented fish, surströmming it's called. Rough as guts. Stand by for the results of the smoke session....

Not to mention the Icelanders, who leave shark to rot for 3 months before eating it .. something about allowing the mercury to leach out ...

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Not to mention the Icelanders, who leave shark to rot for 3 months before eating it .. something about allowing the mercury to leach out ...

I thought it was the Ammonia.

Good toothpaste to put that right

Originally Posted by Rushy

I thought it was the Ammonia.

You caused me to wonder, @Rushy and so:

"So, inevitably, the question must be asked--why not eat fresh shark meat? The reason for this is actually simple--fresh shark meat, from the sharks of that region, is poisonous. In Iceland the sharks that are predominant are Greenland sharks, which do not have urinary tracts and, therefore, must secrete their urine from their skin. As a result, high amounts of uric acid become so concentrated in the shark that eating even some of it can potentially cause people to vomit blood. By allowing the shark to fully decay and be cured the acid is removed from the flesh, thus making it easier to digest.

So, ironically, by allowing meat to go bad, it actually becomes "good". How the Icelanders stumbled upon this discovery brings many possible scenarios come to mind--a stranded traveler desperate for food stumbling on old meat, an inventive fisherman discovering ways to make Greenland shark edible by trial and error, and so on and so forth. Whatever the case, no one may ever know. But one thing's for sure, for all you adventurous foodies out there, this would be your Everest!


Tim

Originally Posted by kiwi39

You caused me to wonder, @Rushy and so:

"So, inevitably, the question must be asked--why not eat fresh shark meat? The reason for this is actually simple--fresh shark meat, from the sharks of that region, is poisonous. In Iceland the sharks that are predominant are Greenland sharks, which do not have urinary tracts and, therefore, must secrete their urine from their skin. As a result, high amounts of uric acid become so concentrated in the shark that eating even some of it can potentially cause people to vomit blood. By allowing the shark to fully decay and be cured the acid is removed from the flesh, thus making it easier to digest.

So, ironically, by allowing meat to go bad, it actually becomes "good". How the Icelanders stumbled upon this discovery brings many possible scenarios come to mind--a stranded traveler desperate for food stumbling on old meat, an inventive fisherman discovering ways to make Greenland shark edible by trial and error, and so on and so forth. Whatever the case, no one may ever know. But one thing's for sure, for all you adventurous foodies out there, this would be your Everest!


Tim

Imagine spending your life in the whole bloody ocean and not being able to take a piss

Originally Posted by Rushy

I thought it was the Ammonia.

As kiwi39 said its the Piss.
Same with rig,spikey dog etc. Tho perhaps not as concentrated.
The smell when they have aged a bit whole is like the mens urinal at the footy club when nobody cleaned it last week.
Tip for rig(Im not that hard up i have to eat dogs)
Fillet AND skin immediately .
Will be beautiful.