Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Pickling Venison?

Any pickling recipes or meat pickling experience?

Enjoyed some pickled deer heart and Johnathons scheming how to pickle the rest.

Road kill deer. It was hit by a car driving in front of Johnathons cousin and immediately salvaged.

8 comments:

  1. I never heard of pickling it, but my sister cans it in tomato juice with a pressure cooker.

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  2. I would not can meat anyway but in a pressure canner. Maybe it's the scare tactics, but botulism, no thanks!

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  3. ah, road kill, its for what's dinner tonight!

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  4. I've brined venison before to make a corned beef type meal. Super easy, it does have to brine for like 2 weeks but it is DELICIOUS.
    Also, "road kill"? I love venison. I also think we're pretty spoiled in this country with what we will and won't accept as food. A friend called us a couple of years ago that a doe had just been hit in front of his place, their freezer was full and did we want it? Um, hell yes I wanted pounds and pounds of free groceries.

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    1. Technically its road kill, though it does carry a negative connotation. I could have used a different term.

      I love the resourcefulness of it...that and it is completely 100% guilt free for me personally.

      Wonder if there's such a thing as roadkillatarian? ;)

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    2. Technically its road kill, though it does carry a negative connotation. I could have used a different term.

      I love the resourcefulness of it...that and it is completely 100% guilt free for me personally.

      Wonder if there's such a thing as roadkillatarian? ;)

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  5. Agree with both of you--- I love the resourcefulness/frugality of it also. It was once very common-- not unheard of in my area for people to eat turkeys, raccoons, turtles in addition to deer. Waste not, want not.

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  6. Sorry, i didn't mean my "roadkill"comment to come across as snippy. :) let's give it PR facelift: How about "mimivan meat" or "sedan steaks" ?. Lol.
    I forgot to mention if you're interested in pickling meat The Art of Fermentation book is a great resource.

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