Venison blues

[Rhona]

Spent weekend at in laws and MIL did a venison and beef casserole with apricots for Sunday lunch that was fab (she's a great cook). We had it with dauphinoise potatoes and broccoli - lovely. I could get the recipe - think she said it was an old Mary Berry one.

[Hilary B]

I would always 'steam roast' venison, to keep it moist. The sacrifice pastry lid is one way of doing that, foil is another, or just use a lidded roasting pan (if you can get one big enough). If you steam roast, then a wine marinade doesn't dry the meat, but it still always pays to add a little oil (I use olive, but that is because we buy it by the 5 litre jar when we are in Spain, sunflower is fine).

[Two_Sheds]

Hind (red deer female) is always lovely, and roe especially lovely. Sika deer is also supposed to be excellent, although I've never tried it.

You wouldn't !
You couldn't !

[Flummery]

I used to do pickled beef for Boxing Day - became a tradition - and while the pickling/spicing process took about a week, I cooked it with a plain flour and salt pastry that was then cracked open (it bakes mega-hard!) and the meat inside retained all its juice. I guess this is like Shirley's disposable crust method with venison?

[Hilary B]

You wouldn't !
You couldn't !

Nah, not enough meat on them at that stage<g>
We used to keep sheep, my daughter is now a contract lambing shepherd and goes to tremendous efforts to save every lamb. We both enjoy roast mutton. They soon grow out of being the pretty fluffy babies in the field......

[bubblewrap]

You wouldn't !
You couldn't !

You eat lamb don't you?

[Birdie Wife]

You wouldn't !
You couldn't !

That one's a bit scrawy... I'd eat his Mum though!

[BrideXIII]

i don't know, loooks just the right size for us 3 make a good sunday spit roast.

[Two_Sheds]

You eat lamb don't you?

Me? No. I won't eat anything with a face

[Flummery]

Me? No. I won't eat anything with a face

Neither would my cousin - and she was convinced (aged 6) that a banana had a face!

[BrideXIII]

Neither would my cousin - and she was convinced (aged 6) that a banana had a face!

Gods forbid Two Sheds grows a potato that looks like it has a face will be stuck then

[Birdie Wife]

Me? No. I won't eat anything with a face

What about these then??

[bubblewrap]

Me? No. I won't eat anything with a face

You don't have to eat the head rump or loin are both good to eat!