This particular packet came from a food pantry. Previously we've gotten it as gifts from friends who hunt. Once in a while we've found farmed venison for sale, but most of what we find that way is either elk or bison. These are somewhat substitutable, but not entirely
Any of them can be stretched out with domestic meat. I have several recipes for venison meatloaf. My favorite, Deer-in-a-Thicket, is one I borrowed from some characters of mine, and it involves wrapping the venison around a handful of blackberries, then wrapping a layer of spicy pork sausage around the venison. Venison is so lean that it needs extra care in cooking, so the sausage adds fat. My all-venison Deerloaf with Bacon just has strips of bacon around the outside.
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Re: Venison
Date: 2014-07-27 05:34 pm (UTC)Any of them can be stretched out with domestic meat. I have several recipes for venison meatloaf. My favorite, Deer-in-a-Thicket, is one I borrowed from some characters of mine, and it involves wrapping the venison around a handful of blackberries, then wrapping a layer of spicy pork sausage around the venison. Venison is so lean that it needs extra care in cooking, so the sausage adds fat. My all-venison Deerloaf with Bacon just has strips of bacon around the outside.