Moose Steak Food

MOOSE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut steak into serving-size pieces. Combine the cornstarch, mustard, salt and pepper; rub half over steak. Pound with a meat mallet to tenderize. Rub with remaining cornstarch mixture; pound on both sides with the mallet. , In a large skillet, brown steak in oil. Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with tomatoes, onion and carrot. Bake, covered, until meat is tender, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Serve with noodles if desired.

MOOSE STEAK WITH SAUTéED MUSHROOMS AND RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Take the steaks out of the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking them, and let them come to room temperature. Pat the steaks dry with paper towels and massage them with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season both sides of the steaks with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced shallot, and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes until just starting to caramelize.
• Stir in the wine and coarsely ground pepper, and bring to a low boil. Let the wine boil down until it is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the beef stock and bring it to a low boil, letting it reduce half again, about 10 more minutes. The sauce should now be shiny with a deep rich brown color. Take the saucepan off the heat. You can prepare the sauce ahead of time and then rewarm it when you're ready to serve the steaks.
• Preheat the oven to 450 F. Melt another 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. When the foam subsides, add the sliced mushrooms. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper, and sauté them until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the mushrooms to a plate and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and the remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. When the foam subsides, add the moose steaks and brown both sides, 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven, and roast the steaks for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steaks, to medium-rare. Take care to not overcook, as the meat easily dries out.
• Take the skillet out of the oven and pour the cooking juices from the steaks into the sauce. Rewarm the sauce over low heat, and whisk in the 2 remaining tablespoons butter, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce takes on a satiny sheen.
• To serve, scatter some mushrooms over each moose steak, and drizzle the sauce on top and around each steak. Enjoy.

TENDER MOOSE

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Add the bay leaves and onion flakes to the water. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium low to maintain a simmer. Add the moose, recover, and steam until fork tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on thickness, adding water to the pot as needed.
• Pour the barbecue sauce into a large sauce pan over medium heat; once warm, add the moose and reduce heat to low; simmer 45 minutes.

MOOSE STEAK WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the bacon drippings in a large skillet and brown the steak on both sides, thoroughly.
• Add the broth, onion, garlic, and tomato paste diluted in the water or sherry.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
• Remove the steak from the pan and keep hot.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan liquid; cover and simmer for 1 minute.
• Thicken with flour and water mixture.
• Dilute with the cream.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Taste for seasoning and pour over the steak.
• Sprinkle with the paprika.

MOOSE STEW

Steps:

• Saute meat cubes in shortening until brown on all sides.
• Add pepper, paprika, bay leaf, salt, beef broth, red wine, onion, and carrots.
• Cover and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 hours.
• Add whole onions and potatoes; cover and simmer for an additional 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are barely tender.
• Mix butter and flour into a paste.
• Drop into simmering stew.
• Cook, stirring, until stew bubbles and thickens.
• Serve with rice or polenta.

MOOSE SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut meat in serving-size pieces. Sprinkle on meat tenderizer. Dust meat with flour and rub it in. Brown on both sides in hot shortening. Place in baking disk and add water, salt and pepper. Bake in 325 degree oven 2 hours. Add remaining ingredients, and more water if necessary. Bake 1 hour more, or until meat and celery are tender. Removed meat from pan. stir pan juices, scraping sides and bottom. Use this as a gravy to be served with meat or on mashed potatoes. Posted By [email protected] On rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking