Venison Vegetable Hunters Pie Recipes

VENISON & VEGETABLE (HUNTER'S) PIE

Steps:

• Preheat to oven 375 degrees F.
• Get two pans going: a large skillet for the meat and a medium saucepan for the potatoes. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet and brown meat. While the meat is cooking, cover the peeled and diced potatoes with cold water and boil.
• After about five minutes, remove meat from pan, leaving any remaining oil in the skillet.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil and cook garlic, carrots, celery, onion and green pepper until slightly brown. Stir in flour and tomato paste. (This mixture will coat the veggies.) Cook the veggies for another minute, stirring constantly. Pour in the broth, chili flakes and boil, stirring constantly.
• Add the venison back into the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often. The mixture will be thick!
• Put the meat mixture into a pie plate.
• Drain the potatoes and return to the stove, heating over low heat to dry potatoes a bit. (This will only take a minute.) Mash the potatoes with the half-and-half and garlic powder. Spoon the potatoes over the meat mixture and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until potatoes are lightly brown and veggies are as soft as you'd like.

HENKE'S HUNTER'S VENISON

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the venison cubes until browned, then remove and set aside. Melt the remaining butter, then cook the mushrooms until they release their liquid. Stir in the white wine, and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Stir in the beef broth, green onions, and reserved venison. Season with parsley, onion powder, and garlic powder. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until venison is tender, about 2 hours.

DEEP-DISH HUNTER'S PIE

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender; drain and mash. Add the garlic, milk, butter, rosemary, salt and pepper; set aside. , In a large skillet, saute mushrooms, carrots, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Add the venison, broth, thyme and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender., Combine the flour and water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes over the top. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.

VENISON TACOS

Steps:

• Place a large saucepan on a medium heat and pour in the vegetable oil.
• Add the chopped red onion and red pepper, cook for 5 minutes until softened.
• Then add the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin and tomato paste, stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes.
• Next add the ground venison, brown the venison in the pan for 5 minutes. Once browned pour in the venison stock and bring to a simmer.
• Place a lid on the saucepan and cook slowly for 45 minutes.
• When the venison is cooked, season with salt to taste then prepare to build the tacos. Into a tortilla adda layer of sliced lettuce then top with a large spoonful of the cooked venison.
• Top the tortilla with avocado, pickled jalapeños, coriander leaves, sour cream and a squeeze of lime.
• Serve hot or cold with additional salsa for a healthy no-fuss meal at any time of the day.