Venison Meatballs With A Creamy Bourbon Reduction Recipes

VENISON MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Crumble venison over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over meatballs., Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

VENISON MEATBALLS WITH CREAMY MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a cooling rack on top.
• Combine ground venison, Italian sausage, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, egg, white wine, garlic, basil, and oregano in a large bowl; stir until well combined. Scoop meat mixture from the bowl and form into 2-inch balls. Place meatballs on top of the cooling rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are cooked through, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• As soon as meatballs go in the oven, begin the sauce: heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and thyme; cook until mushrooms are dark brown in color, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk together half-and-half, mustard, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Pour half-and-half mixture over mushrooms, reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes, stirring continually. Turn heat off, season with salt and pepper, and let sit to thicken.
• Remove meatballs from the oven, transfer to a serving plate, and drizzle with mustard sauce.

VENISON MEATBALL & WILD MUSHROOM STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Gently cook the onion and garlic in 1 tbsp oil until really soft. Cool for 10 mins, then tip into a big bowl with the finely chopped dill, 1 tbsp of the wholegrain mustard, the venison, breadcrumbs and egg with 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp ground black pepper. Squelch together with your hands, squeezing the mince well to tenderise it as you mix.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan or sauté pan and fry the meatballs in small batches until well browned - add a splash more oil if needed towards the end. Set aside the meatballs in a dish.
• Add the butter to the pan and fry the mushrooms over a very high heat until the juices have evaporated and the mushrooms are turning golden. Lower the heat and stir in the paprika and flour for 1 min.
• Stir in the stock and brandy, and bring to a simmer, scraping up any bits stuck in the pan. Lift out the mushrooms with a slotted spoon to a dish. Boil the sauce for 3 mins, then stir in the remaining 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard, the Dijon mustard, tomato purée and soured cream. Simmer the sauce until it has reduced again and is a good consistency - anything up to 15 mins depending on your pan. Return the meatballs and any juice and simmer gently until they are cooked through. Stir in the mushrooms to warm through, and season to taste, plus a pinch of sugar if needed. Scatter with the remaining dill and eat with buttered tagliatelle, rice or sautéed potatoes.

VENISON WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE AND COLCANNON

Steps:

• Take the venison out of the fridge and salt it well. Let it set on the cutting board while you rehydrate the mushrooms and boil the potatoes for the colcannon.
• Put the diced potatoes into a pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Simmer until tender. Drain the potatoes and put them back in the pot. Turn the heat to low under the pot and let the potatoes steam for a few seconds.
• Beat in the butter, sour cream and chopped vegetables. You want nice mashed potatoes with green streaks. Add salt to taste, cover the pot, turn off the heat and set aside.
• Get a large saute pan and put 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter into it. Turn the heat to high and when the butter is hot, add the sliced onion. Saute over medium-high heat until browned along the edges, about 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the onions and set aside.
• Wipe the pan with a paper towel. Pat the venison dry and put the clarified butter into the pan. Set it over high heat until the butter is very hot, but not smoking. Add the venison and sear until medium-rare. If you don't know to tell when the meat is done, use the finger test for doneness. When the venison is done, move it to rest on a cutting board.
• Return the onions to the pan, add the mushrooms and garlic and saute over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Sprinkle some salt over everything and add the wine.
• Boil this down until it's almost gone, using a wooden spoon to stir up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and mushroom soaking water (strain the water if there is any debris in it) and boil this down by two-thirds.
• Add the huckleberries or blueberries and cook another minute or two, Add black pepper, salt and vinegar to taste. If you want it sweet, add some sugar now; start with a teaspoon or two. Garnish with the rosemary.

VENISON MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients at once and mix them with a large spoon or your hands.
• Roll the meat mixture into 24 small 1-inch balls and place them into a 24 count ungreased mini muffin tin.
• Bake your venison meatballs for 15 minutes at 375˚ F.
• When fully cooked and have an internal temperature of 165˚ F remove from oven. Allow the meatballs to cool for a couple minutes before spooning them out onto a paper towel or plating them with sauce or noodles.

VENISON MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Make the meatballs in a medium bowl. Combine the ingredients. Use your hands to mix until the ingredients are evenly distributed. Wet your hands with cold water and shape the meat into balls. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or until very cold.
• Make the sauce in a small bowl by whisking the ingredients together.
• Spray grill with Pam before placing over hot coals. Dip each meatball in olive oil before placing on the grill. Grill over direct heat until the meat is thoroughly cooked but not dry, 6-8 minutes, gently turning occasionally. Arrange on a platter with toothpicks. Serve with sauce.

VENISON MEATBALLS WITH A CREAMY BOURBON REDUCTION

Steps:

• Trim crusts from bread slice and put bread and milk together in a bowl.
• Cook on high in the microwave until warm, about 1.5 minutes.
• Mash the bread and milk and let cool.
• Put the ground venison, sausage, eggs, salt, pepper, parsley, onion, Parmesan, and the bread and milk, and Stilton crumbles all in a large mixing bowl and GENTLY mix together.
• Pour the Panko into a flat bowl.
• Roll into little 1-1.5" balls and roll through the Panko.
• Heat the oil (about 1/4" up the sides) in a deep skillet.
• Brown the meatballs on all sides and remove to a plate topped with a paper towel to drain off the excess oil.
• Then place the meatballs in a crockpot or Dutch oven on high to keep very warm and to continue to cook.
• Drain off all the oil except for about 3 TBS of the oil and keep all the bits in the skillet and sautee the onions, mushrooms, and garlic until soft and onions are browned slightly.
• Add the thyme and sage and stir, cook another minute.
• Deglaze the pan with the Bourbon and reduce to about 1/4 cup then add 4 cups beef broth and reduce again by 1/2.
• Slowly add the cream, whisking constantly.
• Bring to a Simmer and then pour into the crockpot and cook for 3-5 hours.
• Adjust liquid as needed. May need more beef broth or you can also use water at this stage.
• If your sauce is too thin use a little buerre manie and thicken prior to serving.
• Deglaze the pan.

VENISON MEATBALLS WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Put venison into mixing bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in saucepan and add garlic and half of onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
• Add onion mixture to venison. Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, parsley, egg, cumin and coriander. Mix.
• Shape into 20 balls of more or less equal size. Heat 2 remaining tablespoons of butter in skillet and add meatballs. Cook, stirring gently and turning to allow meatballs to brown evenly, 10 minutes. Transfer to dish.
• To skillet add remaining onions and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add paprika and thyme and stir to blend. Add broth and wine and bring to boil. Add cream and stir. Return meatballs to skillet with sauce and cover. Cook about 10 minutes.