Blazin Venison Steaks Recipes

VENISON STEAK STRIPS

Steps:

• Stir together the lime juice, soy sauce, minced chipotle, and 1 tablespoon olive oil; stir in chile powder, paprika, cumin, and garlic. Toss venison strips until well coated with marinade, set aside, and marinate for 20 minutes.
• Drain venison strips in a colander, pressing out any excess liquid. Place the flour in a plastic bag, season to taste with seasoned salt and pepper. Toss venison strips with the flour until each piece is coated.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from the venison strips, and cook until well browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.

VENISON STEAK

Steps:

• Remove the steaks from their packaging and put them on a plate or in a bowl lined with a paper towel. This absorbs old blood while defrosting and creates a more palatable taste.
• If you're marinating your steaks, add your venison to a zip-top bag or a bowl with a lid. Again, this recipe works best with steaks that are at least 1 inch thick, but you can use this method for a flank steak or a thinner cut, just alter the cooking time.
• Pour your marinade all over the steaks and make sure everything is coated. Marinate for at least 3 hours, but up to overnight for really tender/flavorful steaks. If you aren't fond of the natural taste of venison, opt for a longer marinade time, the acid will develop the flavor so that it's more pleasing to you.
• When you're ready to cook, remove the steaks from the marinade and let them come to room temperature for 20-30 minutes before you cook (this is safe to do, it ensures even cooking).
• Pat the steaks dry, wiping off the marinade, but DO NOT rinse them off. If you haven't used a marinade, pat them very dry and season them all over with salt and pepper.
• If you used my marinade recipe, there's no need to add more oil for the grill. If you didn't mariante, a drizzle of olive oil is nice for grilling. I like to pierce my steaks with a fork all over to further tenderize them (see the photo in the post), but this is optional.
• If you're using a grill to cook, preheat it to medium-high, about 450-500F. If you're cooking in a pan, preheat a well-seasoned cast-iron pan over medium-high heat until it's very very hot.
• Place the steaks on the grill or in the pan and cook for about 5-7 minutes per side (this will depend on steak thickness), but keep an eye on the internal temperature. You want to pull the steaks at 117-125F for a rare plus/medium-rare steak, it's very important not to overcook venison.
• Once the steaks are cooked, remove them from the heat source at once and let them rest for at least 10 minutes before serving or slicing.
• Season with a bit more salt (flakey salt if you have it) and pepper if desired and a light squeeze of lemon. Enjoy!

PAN-FRIED VENISON STEAK

Steps:

• Flatten venison to 1/4-in. thickness. Place saltines in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Coat venison with saltines, then dip in egg mixture and coat a second time with saltines. , In a large skillet over medium heat, cook venison in oil in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°).

BRAISED VENISON WITH ROSEMARY AND SHIITAKE

Steps:

• Melt the bacon drippings in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the venison in two batches until nicely browned and remove. Stir in the shiitake, onions, and garlic; cook until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in the cognac, wine, and bouillon cube, simmer for 30 seconds to remove the alcohol flavor and dissolve the bouillon.
• Stir in the venison, pepper, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently until the venison is tender, about two hours or more; adding water as needed.
• If using baby carrots, add them during the last half hour of cooking. When the venison is tender, you may wish to thicken the sauce by dissolving the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water and stirring it into the sauce.

BAKED VENISON STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steaks1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, cut in small sizes. Sprinkle the meat lightly with garlic salt, celery salt and pepper.
• Flour meat and brown on both sides in 1/4 cup oil. When meat is brown, place in a baking dish or pan large enough to hold all ingredients.
• Spread meat evenly over bottom of pan.
• Spread onion, celery and mushrooms over meat.
• In a separate dish or bowl, add cream of mushroom soup, cheese soup and water. Mix well and pour over meat and vegetables.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Serve over rice or noodles.

SLOW COOKER VENISON STEAKS WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Serve and enjoy.

BLAZIN' VENISON STEAKS

Steps:

• Place steaks in a casserole dish and arrange the mushrooms on top of each. Set aside.
• In a skillet, over medium heat, add the oil and sautee the jalapenos until slightly tender (about 4 minutes). Then, add the worcestershire sauce, garlic and salt -- heat until it sizzles a bit (1-2 minutes). Remove from the heat and add the wine, mustard and cinnamon -- whisk until blended.
• Pour the skillet contents over the steaks, cover with cling wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• After marinating overnight, remove them from the dish and grill the steaks and portabellos over hot charcoal. Baste with the marinade, grilling the steaks for about 6 minutes to a side and allowing the portabellos slightly longer. Do not baste for the final 3 minutes and discard any extra marinade.
• Serve with some buttery garlic noodles as a side dish (I use variations of this recipe: Recipe #156105).
• NOTE: The orginal recipe called for HABENERO peppers instead of jalapenos -- that was just WAY too hot for me, but if you are so inclined, go for it!