I made venison pot roast for Christmas. It turned out AWESOME. First I stabbed holes in it and stuffed garlic slices into the holes. Then I salt & peppered it and seared it in olive oil on all sides. Then I put it in a roasting pan with seared onions, potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms, and water, olive oil and rosemary and roasted it at 250 for about five hours. It was yummy and tender!
We have one more deer roast in our freezer. Next I’m going to try…
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡CORNED VENISON!!!!!!!!!!
That is, venison soaked in brine for several days and then simmered in a pot. I watched a video about how to make corned beef, which I love, and then wondered if I could do it with venison. I’ve found several recipes that say yes, you can, and it tastes amazing. Brining is also very easy: it just takes a long time to work. I’m going to try it! I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!!
In related news, I gotThe Little House Cookbook for Christmas and it is soo amazing. It’s partially a cookbook of the meals made in the Little House books, and partially a description of what life was like back then and how and why they made the food they did. I love reading it.
I also got many other wonderful gifts that are filling me with happiness but I think I will blog about them separately, later.
Here are the movie quotes from my quiz that no one could guess:
7. So, go get him, for Pete’s sake! -from Amelie
8. That gag’s got whiskers on it! -from The Hudsucker Proxy
16. Is wrong address! -from Roman Holiday
Avram gave me the little house cookbook, too! I used to own it, but it was so old that it fell completely apart. I’m glad to have it again; I love to both read and cook from it. Also, I got the complete (used) set of Little house books from Mom and Dad Shannon, so I’ve had a very little house themed Christmas. We’ll have to make a pioneer feast together sometime.
I’ve thought of making our own corned beef in England, but it seemed too hard (our fridge was tiny, and I didn’t have any large pots, so I wasn’t sure how to immerse the beef, and where I could put it even if I did). Yay for yummy venison!
Merry Christmas!
Oh yum! My brother hunted for a deer this year but didn’t get one
Glad you have got venison in your freezer