Barbacoa is perfectly suited to venison as it really enhances the flavour of the meat. This recipe uses a shoulder of venison for “low and slow” style cooking. The meat…
Venison Recipes
Freshly cooked venison
With less fat and cholesterol than beef but more iron, venison can be used as a substitute for beef and is a very versatile ingredient. A lack of fat can make it a tricky game meat to cook, but follow these venison recipes and you’ll have a deliciously juicy red meat to serve that is much healthier than similar meats.
In addition, venison generally has a better provenance than beef, particularly if you shoot it yourself.
Health benefits of venison
- High Omega 3 levels
- Low cholesterol
- No antibiotics
- Low fat
Venison is becoming increasingly popular and sales of the meat are up. It is of course perfect for those following the ‘Paleo’ diet.
When cooking venison always remember to rest it for 5-10 minutes to encourage the juices to run through.
Venison is lean, so you need to be careful not to overcook it. Searing is generally recommended.
Browse through our venison recipes below for inspiration.
Easy game chilli recipe
There is great pleasure to be taken from filling the fridge and the freezer with food you have provided. Whether that be shot game, foraged fruit or fungi, vegetables from…
A simple recipe for venison sausages
Venison sausages by Barry Stoffell. Making sausages at home requires little specialist knowledge or equipment. As a minimum, you will need a way of mincing the ingredients and a means…
An easy recipe for venison carpaccio
Venison carpaccio – serves four This is my favourite way to eat venison raw, though you might say I’ve stretched the definition a bit by sealing the meat; in my…
Venison ragu pappardelle
Mac & Wild at Falls of Shin, Scotland opened last summer under the watchful eyes of founders, Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon who already run London’s popular Mac & Wild…
A recipe for humble pie by Tim Maddams
Recipe for humble pie Ingredients For the filling: 1 large onion, very finely chopped A good sprig of fresh thyme 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped 4 fresh bay…
Recipe for venison loin steaks with cabbage and bacon
Recipe for venison loin steaks served with cabbage & bacon by Byron Hayter, Ashdown Park Hotel Ingredients: Venison loin steaks 4 venison steaks, each weighing 120g 100ml rapeseed oil salt…
A delicious recipe for Roast Venison and Beetroot with Poached Pears
Ingredients For the Roast Venison: 6 x 100g deboned loin of venison 25g of unsalted butter salt and pepper For the Red Wine Sauce: 1 tbsp of olive oil 1…
Recipe for wild boar with lentils and wild mushrooms
Ingredients 4 wild boar steaks (or venison steaks) 250g ready cooked Beluga Lentils or Puy Lentils (we use Merchant Gourmet) 150g mixed wild mushrooms 60g butter 8tbsp rapeseed oil 1…
Recipe for British Venison haunch with Herb and Mustard Crust and Autumn Berry Compote
If a TV chef needs country credentials, then Rachel has them in spades. Her family have been farming in Lincolnshire for 14 generations and both her mother and grandmother were expert…
How to make a venison burger
Ingredients 600g coarsely minced venison 1 red onion, finely chopped 1tsp chopped thyme Sea salt Ground black pepper 1 parsnip 2 carrots 1 celeriac 4 slices blue cheese 4 buns…
BBQ recipe – Venison burger with blue cheese and crispy shallots
Venison Burger with Blue Cheese and Crispy Shallots Serves 4 650g venison mince 5 tbsp double cream 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed ½ tbsp flat leaved parsley, finely…
Pot roasted saddle of venison with mushrooms and asparagus
Ingredients 2½b (1.2kg) saddle of venison 450g mushrooms (any type available) ½ bottle red wine 300ml game stock or beef if game 30 asparagus spears 1 large leek 4 cloves…
MPs complain about forking out £4 for venison pie
For the rest of us, enjoying a serving of game pie in a central London restaurant with a view of the River Thames would set us back about £15-£20. At…
Venison haggis recipe for Burns night
Venison loins, venison haggis, chanterelles, leeks, potato, beetroot, basil pesto and truffle jus Ingredients 2 leeks, chopped 125g chanterelle mushrooms butter salt and pepper 4 x 250g pieces venison loin…
Pan-seared venison loin
Ingredients For the venison loin 200g venison loin per person 25g butter Salt and pepper For fondant potato 4 potatoes weighing 200 to 300g 225g unsalted butter 150ml chicken stock…
A day on the River Cottage game cookery course
What a view. The Devon and Dorset border spread out before me on the first chilly day of the winter as I waited on top of a hill with my…
Partridge, pear and venison terrine with spiced pear chutney
Chutney ingredients 3 pears 1 banana 35g sultanas 1 garlic clove 35g caster sugar 100ml white wine vinegar Pinch turmeric Pinch ginger powder Terrine ingredients 500g venison sausage meat *…
Leg of venison on a string
This is one of the venison recipes in Wild Gourmet, by chef Michael Chiarello. We’ve adapted it slightly. As Mr Chiarello puts it: “The meat is suspended from the hook and…
Recipe for cranberry-topped game pies
With a passion for the rural community and an eye for quality local meat, fifth-generation Herefordshire farmer Anthony Legge founded butchers, deli and pie shop Legges of Bromyard in 2000.…