June 7, 2025 12:36 pm
Like corned beef? Attempt corned venison!

Like corned beef? Attempt corned venison!

It’s an excellent guess lots of you might have a surplus of contemporary venison in your freezer. Correctly butchered and ready venison is one in all my favourite meats and I do know many love consuming it rooster fried or perhaps with rice and gravy.

However there are some ways to place all that tasty protein to good use aside from the extra standard strategies.
I’m about to let you know a few methodology of turning venison into mouthwatering meat that if bought from a specialty butcher store would require a sizeable outlay of money.

Do you get pleasure from a tasty Reuben sandwich comprised of corned beef? Or what about corned beef and cabbage round St. Valentines Day?  I assume the true query right here is, do you like corned beef as a lot as I do? In case you do, learn on. I’m about to let you know the best way to flip these venison roasts or backstraps into the tastiest ‘corned venison’ possible!

I’ve made corned venison a number of instances and by following the straightforward directions with comes with the seasoning package, it all the time seems very tasty, even higher than corned beef I consider most likely as a result of the lean venison lends itself properly to the ‘corning’ or curing course of. There are lots of totally different recipes for corning beef or venison however I’ve discovered a package that prices a couple of {dollars} from Butcher Packer Provide does a fantastic job. I had a lot slightly have every thing pre-mixed and able to go than buy all of the totally different spices, remedy, and so forth.

Upon getting the package, which consists of a packet of corning seasonings and one other packet containing the curing salt, you’re able to go. I take advantage of the roasts from the higher portion of the venison hams however as a result of we love corned venison a lot, I typically even use the extremely cherished backstraps. Three- or four-pound roasts work simply high-quality. Make sure that and utilizing a fillet knife and take away all the surface membrane on the roasts.

Venison ham in a brine answer, quickly to change into corned venison. (photograph by Luke Clayton)


With the roasts trimmed, it’s time to combine the seasoning/remedy packets with 2.5 gallons of contemporary water in a plastic container or crock that can match into your fridge.  Make sure that and hold stirring the combination till it’s properly dissolved.

Subsequent, utilizing an injector needle, ‘pump’ the answer completely into every roast. You’ll know the meat is loaded with the answer when it begins oozing out the holes made by the injector needle.

I often pump (inject) the roasts whereas they’re within the answer which eliminates a number of mess. As soon as the roasts are loaded with the spice/curing salt answer, place the container within the fridge for about 24 hours.

After the prescribed curing interval, take away the roasts (now corned venison) and rinse in contemporary water. They’re now able to prepare dinner and change into the first ingredient of a Reuben sandwich, corned venison on rye or corned venison and cabbage.

Simply the way you determine to prepare dinner the venison relies upon upon the recipe you want to put together. We love the venison Reuben sandwiches a lot that we prepare dinner the meat after which vacuum seal it in order that we’re solely a pair minutes in a micro wave away from a tasty Reuben.

After I first started making corned venison, I boiled the meat for 3 to 4 hours slowly to get it very tender. Now, I put the meat right into a strain cooker and it’s able to eat in about an hour. The important thing to good corned meat, whether or not it’s beef or venison is cooking it till it’s very tender and sluggish cooking with moisture is the one approach I do know to perform this.

I’ve thought of doing a take a look at in my Smokin Tex electrical smoker and placing some smoke taste to the corned venison. That needs to be excellent and it could possibly be performed by both smoking the tender, boiled meat for a pair hours, proper out of the answer after which wrapping it in foil and sluggish cooking within the smoker till tender.  However for now I’ll follow the tasty boiled corned meat, it’s a tried and confirmed methodology.

Upon getting the cured venison cooked till tender, you’re able to get pleasure from your first handcrafted Reuben sandwich.  Only some components are required for a Reuben however some good contemporary rye bread is a should.

Start by toasting the bread with a pair slices of Swiss cheese then as soon as the cheese is melted, high with heat corned venison, slather it properly with Thousand Island Dressing and add a little bit of the Bavarian type sauerkraut. 

After giving this methodology a take a look at run, I’m betting you’ll be devoting extra of your venison to the corning course of and fewer to the extra conventional strategies. Nothing takes the place of tender fried backstrap, cream gravy and rice however it’s good to have the makings of a Reuben sandwich in your freezer and able to go on a second’s discover! The pre packaged ‘package’ to make corned venison at dwelling is obtainable from Butcher Packer Provide  www.butcher-packer.com.

Winter Ren-de-voux slated Match 4

The Winter Ren-de-voux will likely be held in Greenville this  yr on March 4 on the High Rail Cowboy Church grounds in Greenville, Texas.  We held the occasion right here final yr on the 14 wooded acres and had a good time. Stay music, meals distributors, cubicles with all types of things from outside gear to jewellery are a number of the highlights.  There will likely be a number of campfires round for cooking and as gathering spots for telling tales and making new mates. Sales space areas are free. If you need to be an official a part of the occasion, please contact Luke Clayton 214 435 1816 or pastor Charlie Nassar 903-217-3778.

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