Deer recipes

You can't go wrong with this dish that is a perfect snack once hunting season comes around!

A big-batch deer sausage recipe with equal parts ground venison and pork, seasoned with cayenne, paprika, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Mix, stuff into casings, and you're set for the season.

Venison marinated up to 48 hours in red wine, brandy, and aromatic herbs, then baked tender and served with a rich pan gravy, carrots, and onions. A hunter's reward worth the wait.

Venison backstrap sliced into strips, seasoned with garlic and pepper, rolled up, wrapped in bacon, and grilled rare over coals. Looks like filet mignon, eats even better.

Curried deer (venison) stew with curry powder, tomato paste, raisins, grapes, and diced apple simmered for 90 minutes. A sweet-savory game curry that tames venison's wild flavor.

Try a different kind of chili this winter with this simple and succulent crockpot dish that is sure to have you licking your fingers.

Marinated venison roast soaked overnight in spiced vinegar and brandy, larded with salt pork and slow-roasted until tender. Finished with a glossy currant jelly pan gravy. A classic hunter's table centerpiece.

Iowa deer steak strips simmer tender venison in a savory chili-sauce gravy with mushrooms, onion, and green beans, all spooned over buttered egg noodles. A hearty wild-game skillet supper.

Grilled deer loin filets topped with a grilled tomato slice and a rich red wine mushroom sauce with Worcestershire. A Brennan-style tournedos that turns wild game into fine dining.

Deer heart soaked, boiled, sliced into steaks, and pan-fried with steak spice, then served alongside a rosemary and thyme vegetable simmer. Nose-to-tail wild game cooking at its finest.

Wild game sauerbraten made with elk or deer marinated 48 hours in vinegar with cloves, bay leaves, and peppercorns, then braised and served with tangy gravy.

Fresh berry filling and topping make this delicious shortcake outstanding.

Beer biscuits with just five ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, and beer. The carbonation gives extra rise, and the hops add a faint malty note that pairs beautifully with butter.

Juicy baked beer burgers seasoned with chili sauce, garlic, hot pepper sauce, and onion soup mix, then basted with beer in the oven. No grill needed. Ready in 45 minutes, serves 6.

Not a good picture but any pic.is better than none. My beer bread comes out light and very tasty not dark like this.

At least an hour of advanced preparation is required, to allow the dry ingredients to blend. This recipe will work well with other vegetables, shrimp, chicken strips, etc.