Venison Roast With Mediterranean Stuffing Recipes

VENISON ROAST

Steps:

• Cut 10 deep slits in roast; place a garlic clove in each slit. Combine the rosemary, 1 teaspoon onion powder, garlic powder and thyme; rub over entire roast. Cover; refrigerate for 2 hours., Add 1/2 in. of water to a roasting pan. Place the roast, carrots and onions in pan. Cover and bake at 325° for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or meat is tender. Remove meat and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm., Strain drippings into a measuring cup. In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups drippings, bouillon, browning sauce and remaining onion powder. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.

VENISON POT ROAST AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Season the venison with garlic, grill seasoning, and chili powder. Place into a casserole dish, and pour in the beef broth. Cover the dish with a lid, and bake in preheated oven until the venison is tender, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter begins to bubble, whisk in the flour. Cook while whisking constantly until the flour turns a golden yellow, and the bubbling slows, about 10 minutes.
• When the venison has finished cooking, whisk 1 1/2 cups of the broth from the venison roast into the flour roux, and simmer for 15 minutes, whisking frequently. Add the venison to the gravy and serve.

VENISON ROAST WITH MEDITERRANEAN STUFFING

Steps:

• With sharp knife, make deep slits in roast and place garlic strips into slits.
• Mix marinade ingredients and marinate roast for 3 days in refrigerator, turning frequently.
• Soak sundried tomatoes in balsamic vinegar until soft and all vinegar has been absorbed. (Can be prepared beforehand and kept in refrigerator).
• Mix stuffing ingredients.
• Remove roast from marinade and stuff envelope with mediterranean stuffing. Save marinade.
• Wrap bacon strips around stuffed roast and tie with string to keep everything together.
• Preheat oven to 180c.
• Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed skillet and quickly brown roast on all sides.
• Remove roast to ovenproof dish with lid. Pour reserved marinade and beef stock over roast, replace lid and cook in oven at 180c for 1h. Turn and baste at 15min. intervals.
• Remove lid and roast for further 1/2 hour, basting, until sauce is thickened and meat is tender.

MEDITERRANEAN GRAIN STUFFING

Steps:

• Combine the wild rice, broth, 4 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer; cover and cook 20 minutes. Add the farro and cook, covered, 20 more minutes. Add the white rice and cook, covered, until all the grains are tender, another 10 to 20 minutes. Drain any excess liquid, then spread out the grains on a baking sheet and let cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F and butter a 9-by-13-inch or other 3-quart baking dish. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red onion, celery and carrots; season with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Add the thyme and cook for about 1 more minute.
• Combine the cooled grains, vegetable mixture, preserved lemon, olives and tomatoes in a large bowl. Transfer to the baking dish and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes, then uncover and bake until the stuffing is heated through and the top is lightly browned around the edges, 20 to 30 more minutes. Top with parsley or basil before serving.

APPLE-STUFFED VENISON

Steps:

• Set up a water smoker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• In a large skillet, combine all stuffing ingredients and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Stuff venison hind quarter with apple mixture. Roll to cover stuffing. Cover top and bottom of hind quarter with bacon and attach with toothpicks. Cook in a water smoker until desired degree of doneness.

ROAST VENISON WITH VEGETABLES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Mix tomato soup and coffee in a ziploc bag and add the roast. I marinated mine for 3 hours. (I didn't tenderize or do anything else special to this roast.).
• Place the roast and the tomato soup mixture in the crock pot.
• Dust the top of the roast with McCormick's steak seasoning, garlic powder, dill weed, chili powder and salt. Then dust the top with the Lipton Onion Soup Mix.
• Cover the roast with the bacon strips (I considered using toothpicks to keep the bacon in place but found it was unnecessary as I criss-crossed two to hold it all together.).
• Cook for 8 hours on high. I put a piece of foil between my crock and the lid to help the convection work really well. Mine is not a high quality pot by any means! I started this at 11 p.m. the night before Thanksgiving.
• Peel and slice carrots.
• Cut any bad spots or eyes off your potatoes, otherwise, leave them unpeeled and intact.
• Cook pearl onions for 3 minutes in boiling water then wash them off in cold water. Cut off both ends and peel off outer skin.
• Chop green onions. I used only the part of the green onions where it just starts to turn green but isn't really leafy. If you want to use the entire green onion, you probably don't need 12! I saved the rest for the stuffing the next day :).
• Put all veggies in a bowl, mix with thyme, cover and set aside. (I didn't refrigerate mine because I didn't want them to cool off the crock pot when I added them in the morning.)
• At the 8 hour mark, reduce heat to medium and stir. Add veggies carefully and try to get them covered with the sauce.
• Cook on medium for 90 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and cook for another 3 hours to cook veggies through, but you could probably let it go longer if you needed to and it would be fine.
• Remove as much sauce as you can (you will still have a nice thick sauce left) to make your gravy. I think I had about a cup of sauce.
• Add your 1 cup of sauce with a 1/2 cup of water and cook in a saucepan over medium low heat.
• Start with a 1/2 cup of flour and mix with water to make to ensure you won't get lumpy gravy.
• Add flour mixture slowly. I will admit my wonderful MIL did this part so I don't know how much flour she had to add, but I don't think it was much.
• Place your roast on a plate surrounding it with the veggies (it may fall apart coming out of the crock!).
• Serve with gravy and ENJOY!

STUFFED SADDLE OF VENISON WITH PRUNES & BRIOCHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. To make the stuffing, melt the butter in a shallow pan, then fry the onion, garlic, prunes and bacon until the onion is translucent and the bacon is slightly coloured. Add the brioche and cook until combined and broken down, then add the sage, season and remove from heat.
• Put a sheet of baking parchment on a sheet of foil (both should be larger than your venison). Arrange four pieces of string across the kitchen counter and put the foil and parchment on top - this will help the venison to keep its shape. Lay another four pieces of string across the parchment. Lay the pancetta on top of the paper and string, slightly overlapping the slices so that they cover an area roughly the size of your opened-out venison.
• Lay the venison on top of the pancetta, skin-side down, then spoon the stuffing down the centre, patting it with your hands to make it into a sausage shape.
• Fold in the sides of the venison, along with the pancetta, so they touch or slightly overlap - use the foil and baking parchment to help you. Tie the strings around the venison, making sure that the foil and parchment enclose the meat but stay outside it. Fold in the ends and tie the other pieces of string tightly around the outside of the parcel to hold it in shape.
• Put the venison on a baking sheet or in a roasting tin. Roast for 40-50 mins or until a meat thermometer pushed into the joint reaches 60C, for medium rare meat. Rest for 10 mins, then remove and discard the foil and parchment. Brush the venison all over with butter and return to the oven for a final 10 mins. Leave to rest for 10-15 mins before removing the string and slicing.

VENISON LEG ROAST WITH CRANBERRY AND PORT STUFFING

Steps:

• Soak Craisins in Port for a few hours.
• Sautee onion gently until soft and tender, but not coloured.
• Add Craisins and Port. Simmer until Port is reduced and thickened.
• Allow to cool.
• Mix together breadcrumbs, mustard, marjoram, pepper and salt. Add cooled onion and cranberry mixture. Combine well.
• Stuff the meat and roll, securing will with cooking twine.
• Roast in preheated oven 200oC for 15 minutes, then reduce to 180oC for remainder.
• Cooking time will vary depending on size of roast and how well you like you meat done. Mine weighed around 1.2kg once stuffed and took approximately 1 hour after turning the temperature down to 180oC.

VENISON POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown roast in oil; add the next five ingredients. Cover and simmer for 4 hours or until meat is tender. , For spaetzle, beat eggs and salt in a medium bowl. With a wooden spoon, gradually stir in flour and milk. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Place dough in a colander or spaetzle maker; place over boiling broth. Press dough with a wooden spoon until bits drop into broth. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain; toss spaetzle with butter. Sprinkle with pepper and keep warm., Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm. Measure 3 cups pan juices; return to pan. Combine water and flour; stir into pan juices. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Slice roast; serve with spaetzle and gravy.

RACK OF VENISON STUFFED WITH PECANS, CURRANTS, SAUSAGE, AND PEARS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion; sauté until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add sausages. Sauté until brown, breaking up with spoon, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer mixture to medium bowl, then add pears, pecans, currants, and chopped rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Using long thin knife, make 1 cut through center of eye of venison. Rotate knife 90 degrees and insert again, creating an X through center. Insert handle of long wooden spoon through X; roll handle to create 1- to 2-inch-diameter cavity. Stuff with filling.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange sliced onions, garlic, and herbs in roasting pan. Toss with 3 tablespoons oil. Rub venison with remaining 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat large skillet over high heat. Add venison; cook until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Place venison atop vegetables in pan. Roast until thermometer inserted into center registers 120°F for rare, about 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Carve between bones; serve with vegetables.

CROCK POT VENISON ROAST

Steps:

• Put water, wine, soup base, onion soup mix and cream of mushroom in crock and stir, mixing well. Add all other ingredients EXCEPT venison roast. In a large frying pan, heat oil to smoking and sear all sides of roast until well browned. Put roast in crock pot and turn on low for 8-10 hours When done, remove roast and thicken juice to make gravy. Serve over mashed potatoes or rice.