Deer Steak Ideas?

AlexisMichele93
AlexisMichele93 Posts: 60 Member
edited November 14 in Recipes
I was just gifted some nice deer steaks. I love deer sausage and venison ravioli but the only time I had venison it was marinated in Italian dressing (which I'd heard is the way to do it) but I didn't enjoy that flavor at all. Does anybody else have ideas for a marinade or seasoning?

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  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
    I liked to marinade my deer meat in Dale's Seasoning for a half hour or so before I cooked it. It can be a little salty so I usually would use the lower sodium version and add a little water to the marinade. You could probably find it at Kroger's or Walmart.
  • HumboldtFred
    HumboldtFred Posts: 159 Member
    I like a soy/teriyaki marinade when I use one. Remember venison has almost no fat. If it does have visible fat, trim it off because that is where the "gamey" taste associated with game is found. I either cook venison low and slow in a crock-pot, by braising, or barely at all. I love a nice bloody red venison steak with salt pepper and a bit of roasted garlic.
  • AlexisMichele93
    AlexisMichele93 Posts: 60 Member
    Both are good ideas and sound way more to my personal tastes, thanks :) I think I have some Dales on hand actually. I like beef fat and just figured they'd be all the same, but I will definitely trim it off of my venison. I bet that will help me enjoy the flavor more this time around.
  • pdinco
    pdinco Posts: 4 Member
    If it's not too gamey, grill it lightly with salt and pepper.
  • winnfit15
    winnfit15 Posts: 1 Member
    We use red wine vinegrette.
  • anniepetri
    anniepetri Posts: 1 Member
    If you soak the venison in buttermilk before marinating it will take the gamey flavor out
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    I love venison. If I'm grilling or pan frying steaks, I just salt it and make a Cumberland sauce to go with it. So good.
  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    Don't over cook it! That is the biggest thing with Venison, I serve it med-rare. If you over cook it, it gets a taste like liver.
  • Lovemywhy
    Lovemywhy Posts: 4 Member
    Make them into Kbobs. Bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, and tomatoes. you can either marinate it all with the deer steak in Italian dressing or Worcestershire sauce.
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    If it's a steak, marinade and don't overcook as mentioned above. If it's more of a roast, try in the crockpot with some onion soup mix.
  • AlexisMichele93
    AlexisMichele93 Posts: 60 Member
    Wow thanks everyone! These are some really good ideas, I think I'll make venison a bigger part of my diet so I can try all these :)
  • bricker04
    bricker04 Posts: 1
    we soak deersteak in buttermilk or milk (or even coffee creamer!) overnite in the fridge to remove the gamey flavor. I don't know how- but it works!
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
    I love venison... I make venison unstuffed pepper soup out of the ground, and venison pepper steak over rice. Delicious and low calorie. Since it has such a low fat content and can be tough, I like to cook it in strips.. a whole steak can get really chewy. Lucky you, I just used the last of my venison last month. No more for another year :(
  • themamajones
    themamajones Posts: 1
    Allegro Game Tame Marinade is soy based found in most supermarkets. Marinate no more than 2 hours. Always grill venison rare. It's the best!
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