Showing posts with label Venison Stew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Venison Stew. Show all posts

Venison Stew (gluten free)

Venison Stew
Here in the rural Midwest, there is no shortage of lean, free range and antibiotic-free venison. I have heard many people say they do not like it because it is tough and gamey. If you are not a vegetarian, would you not eat venison if it was tender and delicious? (Some of the crowd is saying, "aw shucks, but they are so cute." Well, they are not so cute when you hit them with your car, which happens more often when they get overpopulated. Steers and piggies are cute, too, and many people eat them without thinking about it.)

An easy way to take the gaminess out is with red wine. I do not know the chemistry involved, but if you pitch a cup of red wine into the crock pot with stew or over a roast, the venison will taste more like beef. The alcohol evaporates with cooking.

For the stew pictured above, I used a cup of Sugar Clay Winery's Bandana Red, which is slightly sweet. Dry wines also do the trick. The greatest factor in choosing the wine is what you would like in your glass. A cupful will do, and since the bottle is open, why let it go to waste?

Stew is a great way to clear the fridge out somewhat. Today's (and tomorrow's) stew contains:

about a pound of venison loin, thinly sliced
1 cup red wine
4 cups water (or leftover whey from cheese if you need a use for it)
2 cups chopped carrots
2 cups chopped yellow carrots
4 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 bag (approx 8oz) mixed vegetables

Add the venison and wine to a crock pot. Turn it on high, and, after an hour or two, throw in the rest of the ingredients then turn the pot to low. Let it cook for about twenty-four hours total. Just before serving, add a little salt to taste. I added one teaspoon of "lite" salt.

The kids were funny today at the table. The Cadet wanted only carrots, and G-man wanted only broth. We'll see what happens when it is reheated tomorrow.



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This recipe was shared at Traditional Tuesdays, Gluten Free Wednesdays, and Sunday Night Soup Night, collections of natural food recipes.

Get A Crock Pot

A cup of Campbell's 100% natural, New England-Style Braised Beef Pot Roast soup has 650mg of sodium. A cup of Healthy Request Beef and Vegetables contains 410mg.  Regular Chunky soup contains 890mg of sodium per cup, including a heaping helping of monosodium glutamate.

Hearty and packed with nutrition, a bowl of this soup has as little as 75mg sodium:

Hearty Venison Stew
By slowly cooking a soup (or stew) in a crock pot, more of the flavours are released and mingle together in the broth. This pot cooked on "low" for 24 hours, with the lid on, though it was perfectly edible after 12. The longer you wait, however, the tastier and more satisfying your meal will be. Very little salt is required, so you do not have to stop at one cup!

We rarely have the same exact soup twice because making soup is the perfect opportunity to clean out the crisper.  Today's bowl contains:

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