BrianC

Where I'm from most soak their veni in milk, before cooking.



Ive heard goes back to Revolutionary war.



Later, save the milk and use it as a sauce/gravy base.





Is that traditional all over ?

NYBill

I dont know the origin, but try soaking in a big ziploc bag with orange juice and diet coke, overnight in the fridge. Even the "I hate deermeat" people ask for more. It really breaks down enzymes that build in stressed meats. I wouldnt make gravy from it though...

Big D

NYBill, what's your recipe (1/2 n 1/2, anything else added)?

BrianC

Nybill,

I have had that combo and its good.

- No gravy but makes good basting sauce after.

-You can add or substitute lemon, lime, etc but stick with diet soda. (the regular with all that sugar make the meat gooey)



Do you let the soda go flat first?

South Alabama Whitetails

Try freezing your deer meat in zip lock bags full of milk. This will stop the freezer burn that venson will get when frozen very long.

H&M Whitetails

soak in zesty italin dressing for at least 24 hrs then grill yum yum

virgil

H&M, I must agree that italian dressing and then grilling got to be the best way.

Pasture Prime

Just don't over cook...Unless you like to chew a lot. Italian Dressing is tasty. I think the soaking in milk is supposed to take the gamey taste out. Deer around here don't get that...they're all corn fed. Just ask the farmers.



Sandy Malone

Prime Whitetails

Rush, NY

crocket

how much oj how huch coke ????

Uncle Harley

soak it in milk here in IL and are deer are cornfed. Back when I was dating my wife I would save foam trays from store bought steak and lay them on top of my trashcan because she would check the trash for brown paper She never knew it wasn't beef unill we got married and she caught me re-using trays for meat she'd cooked LOL

dearjohn

it must make your milk taste better

jroy7642

A friend suggested marinating the venison in cranapple or cranberry juice. She said it is marvelous!!

BamaMom

during hunting season here, after a fresh kill and the guys have cleaned the deer totally, i soak all the meat in a HUGE cooler with heavily salted ice water for 3 days. Change out the water daily. It pulls the blood out of the meat, lightens it and takes the gamey taste out. Then process or freeze.. marianated in Italian dressing and wrapped in bacon, then grilled.. or fried tenderloin, gravy and homemade biscuits....but by far, my favorite way is having the meat cubed, hard to beat a good southern fried cube steak with gravy, mashed taters, cat head biscuits and some collard greens.....

lilcheeps

If you like a little heat in you food try some Shore Lunch Cajun style my mom hates venison but when I made it for her with the Cajun she could not get enough

DJ Johnson

Here in MN I don't think there is a gamey taste. My whole family will take deer stakes over beef anytime. No fat to cut of and no gristle to chew.

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