How To Cook Elk Heart Recipes

ELK HEART RECIPE

Steps:

• If you're doing dirty elk heart over the open campfire, skip to the recipe notes below.
• To clean your elk heart, look at the water directions above under "Hunting Camp Elk Heart Recipe," and for cutting your elk heart, look at the instructions above under "How Do You Cut Elk Heart?"
• To cook your elk heart with the stove-top-to-oven recipe, turn your broiler on high and put a cast iron pan under the broiler to get it hot. You don't need to worry about bringing elk heart to room temperature.
• As your pan is heating up, take your butteflied elk heart out of the refrigerator and season with your favorite seasoning. In the images in this recipe, I used Montreal seasoning.
• Take you hot cast iron pan out of the oven, and turn your burner up to high. You want your pan to be smoking hot to get a good char on the outside of the elk heart.
• Add the olive oil to the pan, and add your elk heart. Cook it for 1-2 minutes on one side, flip. Add your garlic, rosemary, and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
• Put the cast iron pan under the broiler, and cook the elk heart for 2 minutes on one side. Flip the elk heart, and cook for another 2 minutes on the other side.
• Take the elk heart out of oven and check the temperature - it should be 130°F for medium-rare. When at the right temperature, put the elk heart on a cutting board, tented with foil for 10 minutes.
• Slice thin, and enjoy.

BAKED ELK HEART WITH SAGE DRESSING

Steps:

• Soak elk heart overnight in cold water. Simmer in large kettle for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Season broth to taste with garlic powder, pepper and bay leaves, plus 1 small diced onion may be used. Pour off and retain all but about 1/2 cups of broth.In large bowl, combine dressing ingredients or 2 boxes prepared dressing mix, plus 1 tsp sage. Heat to boiling the stock poured off heart and add margarine. Use just enough broth to thoroughly moisten dressing. Spoon dressing around heart in a baking dish or DO and bake for 1 1/2 - 2 hours at 350°F. When done, slice heart 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick and serve hot. (Leftovers make good sandwiches.)A Back Country Guide to Outdoor Cooking Spiced with Tall Tales - Meat in Camp

STUFFED MOOSE HEART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix breadcrumbs, chopped onion, savory, melted butter, salt and pepper together until well combined.
• Stuff the heart with this mixture.
• Wrap the stuffed heart in parchment paper to prevent drying out while cooking.
• Bake at 350 for about 90 minutes or until heart is *nice* and tender.

STUFFED HEART

Steps:

• Wash heart and trim fat, sprinkle inside with salt and pepper.
• Fry bacon until almost crispy, add bread crumbs, celery, onion, egg, 1/2 tsp salt, thyms, sage and 1/2 tsp pepper.
• Stuff heart and tie with cooking string or secure with skewers.
• Place in small roasting pan, cover with broth and add bay leaf.
• Cover and bake at 325 for 2 1/2 hours.
• Can be done in a crock pot for 9 hours on low.