Blazin Venison Steaks Food

VENISON STEAK

Steps:

• Remove the steaks from their packaging and put them on a plate or in a bowl lined with a paper towel. This absorbs old blood while defrosting and creates a more palatable taste.
• If you're marinating your steaks, add your venison to a zip-top bag or a bowl with a lid. Again, this recipe works best with steaks that are at least 1 inch thick, but you can use this method for a flank steak or a thinner cut, just alter the cooking time.
• Pour your marinade all over the steaks and make sure everything is coated. Marinate for at least 3 hours, but up to overnight for really tender/flavorful steaks. If you aren't fond of the natural taste of venison, opt for a longer marinade time, the acid will develop the flavor so that it's more pleasing to you.
• When you're ready to cook, remove the steaks from the marinade and let them come to room temperature for 20-30 minutes before you cook (this is safe to do, it ensures even cooking).
• Pat the steaks dry, wiping off the marinade, but DO NOT rinse them off. If you haven't used a marinade, pat them very dry and season them all over with salt and pepper.
• If you used my marinade recipe, there's no need to add more oil for the grill. If you didn't mariante, a drizzle of olive oil is nice for grilling. I like to pierce my steaks with a fork all over to further tenderize them (see the photo in the post), but this is optional.
• If you're using a grill to cook, preheat it to medium-high, about 450-500F. If you're cooking in a pan, preheat a well-seasoned cast-iron pan over medium-high heat until it's very very hot.
• Place the steaks on the grill or in the pan and cook for about 5-7 minutes per side (this will depend on steak thickness), but keep an eye on the internal temperature. You want to pull the steaks at 117-125F for a rare plus/medium-rare steak, it's very important not to overcook venison.
• Once the steaks are cooked, remove them from the heat source at once and let them rest for at least 10 minutes before serving or slicing.
• Season with a bit more salt (flakey salt if you have it) and pepper if desired and a light squeeze of lemon. Enjoy!

CRACKED BLACK VENISON

Steps:

• Season venison steaks with pepper and salt. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat; skim off solids (the 'milky' substance that forms) and discard. Transfer butter to a large skillet and heat over high heat.
• Saute venison steaks in skillet for about 3 minutes each side, then reduce heat to medium and cook for about 10 minutes each side for rare steaks, 15 minutes each side for medium. Remove from heat and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before slicing into long strips. Serve immediately.

VENISON STEAK

Steps:

• Put 1 tablespoon pepper on wax paper in shape of steak.
• Put steak on pepper and sprinkle second tablespoon of pepper on steak.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet and saute onions.
• Remove onions when done and move to serving platter.
• Saute peppered steak in remaining butter, in skillet, over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Turn steak over and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Serve.

BLAZIN' VENISON STEAKS

Steps:

• Place steaks in a casserole dish and arrange the mushrooms on top of each. Set aside.
• In a skillet, over medium heat, add the oil and sautee the jalapenos until slightly tender (about 4 minutes). Then, add the worcestershire sauce, garlic and salt -- heat until it sizzles a bit (1-2 minutes). Remove from the heat and add the wine, mustard and cinnamon -- whisk until blended.
• Pour the skillet contents over the steaks, cover with cling wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• After marinating overnight, remove them from the dish and grill the steaks and portabellos over hot charcoal. Baste with the marinade, grilling the steaks for about 6 minutes to a side and allowing the portabellos slightly longer. Do not baste for the final 3 minutes and discard any extra marinade.
• Serve with some buttery garlic noodles as a side dish (I use variations of this recipe: Recipe #156105).
• NOTE: The orginal recipe called for HABENERO peppers instead of jalapenos -- that was just WAY too hot for me, but if you are so inclined, go for it!