Venison Stew

[cleancutredneck]

want to make some before the 2010 winter storm hits this weekend.....i know it's hard to mess up, but is there anything that is a 'must'....i'm sure FG will have something to say about using the crockpot, but it's the method i plan to use

cut cubed steak
cubed red potatoes
cut carrots
cut celery
chopped onion
salt and black pepper
beef broth
bay leaves
dash of flour
worcestershire sause
stewed matos
corn

garlic?
bacon fat?
liquid smoke?

do you brown or marinate your meat before putting in pot?

figure making this and serving over rice with some cornbread.....should be a good lunch for friday and satyrday

[choco-lab]

I actually batter and fry my meat before I put in the pot to cook. Gently place in crock pot and don't stir around too much and knock the goodies off the meat.

[cleancutredneck]

it's in the pot and cooking today.....pan seared the meat with still a pink center....corn, celery, stewed maters, cut taters, carrots, chopped onions, wercestershire sause, bay leaves, broth, salt and pepper, and some bacon grease.....cornbread and rice will be done this afternoon

never would have figured this girl i met 6 years ago would be eating deer for the 3 time in a week.....she's come a long way

[HARV]

need pics of finished product

[cleancutredneck]

she's not finished yet....probably another few years

[Glenn]

Sounds tasty on both accounts.

[HARV]

wasn't quite what I was thinkin but

[triplebeard]

Made some this morning before going to work. I use the neck meat for my stew. I know a lot of guys who waste this part of the deer because of all the silver lining, but it all cooks down to nothing. There's nothing elaborate about it. This is definitely not 5-star worthy, but I love it nonetheless.

Place 3-4 pounds of neck meat in a crock pot with two cans of beef broth and 1 can of chicken broth
Douse it with worchestershire sauce
Pour in some steak seasoning (whatever you have in the cabinet)
Sprinkle in some onion & garlic powder
Cook overnight
Drain the broth from the meat retaining 1/2 of the liquid in a pot
Clean up anything out of the meat that didn't cook down.
Shred the meat with a fork and pour in left over liquid
Add 1 can of tomato soup or sauce
Douse it with ketchup
Add a little more worchestershire sauce
Stir thoroughly to mix
While doing the above after the meat is finished cooking, cook 2 bags of frozen stew veggies
Add veggies to pot
Add 1 can of sweet peas
Stir thoroughly

This makes a very thick stew--not soupy at all. Great for reheating at hunt camp.