Venison Cheese Ball Soup Food

CROCK POT VENISON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large crock pot, mix 6 cups water with the dry onion soup packet and cream of mushroom soup.
• Brown the ground venison in a skillet with the oil until no longer pink. Reserve pan juices. Add the browned meat to the crock pot. Saute the diced onion in the reserved pan juice until slightly translucent, add minced garlic and cook just to aroma then transfer everything to the crock pot.
• Next, add all the vegetables, tomato sauce, lentils, bay leaves and bouillon to the pot. Cook on high until potatoes and lentils are tender (6 or 8 hours).
• Seasoning: add the soy sauce and crushed red pepper flakes. Add salt and pepper to taste. I also like to add some bottled hot sauce, seasoning salt blend (Greek, Spike or whatever you like)and/or dried herbs (sage, celery seed, etc.).
• Add the uncooked macaroni noodles and cook 30-45 minutes. Adjust seasoning as necessary and serve.

VENISON CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• 1. Combine salami, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mayo and horseradish. Form into a ball; serve with crackers. Better if made a few hours ahead to let flavors meld together.

VENISON SOUP

Steps:

• In an heavy 8 quart stock pot, heat oil over medium high heat until it just smokes.
• Add venison roast.
• Season with salt.
• Stir occasionally.
• Cook until well seared.
• Add Onion, carrots and celery.
• Salt and stir occasionally until slightly tender (sweat) Add garlic and cook until just fragrant.
• Do not brown the garlic.
• Deglaze pan with some stock, stir until all bottom of pan is clean.
• Add remaining stock, parsley and bay leaf.
• Simmer until veggies are tender.
• Add beans, cover and let sit on heat for a minute.
• Remove from heat and let sit until beans reach desired tenderness.
• Adjust seasoning and serve.