Venison Soup Stock Food

VENISON BROTH

Steps:

• Coat the bones with olive oil and salt well, then roast in a 400°F oven until brown. If you can stand it, keep some meat on the bones - trim and shanks are ideal for this. It will make a better broth. Put the bones in a large stockpot. I saw the bones into large pieces with a hacksaw; this lets me fit more bones into the pot, again, making a richer broth. Cover with water and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Skim the froth that forms on the surface and simmer very gently for at least 4 hours; I let it go overnight. You want the broth to steam and burble a little, not roil.
• Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for another 2 hours.
• Using tongs, grab out all the bones and large bits and discard. Set a paper towel in a fine-mesh sieve that is itself set over another large pot. Ladle the venison broth through the cheesecloth-lined sieve. Discard the dregs in the broth pot, with will be loaded with sediment and other bits.
• Add salt to taste to the clarified broth and pour into quart jars and freeze (or pressure-can - you cannot can broth in boiling water). If you freeze, leave about 2 inches of space at the top of the jar or the jars will crack when the broth freezes. Use within a year.

VENISON SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the water and broth into a large pot and add the venison chunks. Bring this to a bare simmer, just to bubbling. You will notice lots of scum collecting on the surface of the soup. Skim it as best you can. I let the venison gently simmer for 20 minutes, then fish out the venison pieces and put them in a bowl. I then pour the broth through a paper towel set in a sieve over another pot or large bowl. This strains out all the scum. If you skip this step your soup will be cloudy, but still perfectly edible. I just like clear soup.
• Add salt to the broth, and return it and the venison to the heat -- only this time do not let it even simmer. Cover the pot and set it on low heat. You are aiming for about 160 to 175°F. Cook the meat this way until tender, which will take 2-3 hours for an old deer, or 90 minutes for lamb.
• Add all the vegetables and the barley, cover and cook for another hour or so, or until the barley is tender.
• Stir in the chopped nettles and add some black pepper, and just heat this through, about 5 minutes. Serve at once with a dark ale or red wine.

VENISON VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stock pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Brown the venison in the hot oil. Add onion, cover pot and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until onions are translucent.
• Stir the mixed vegetables, tomatoes and potatoes. Combine the water, sugar and bouillon, stir into the soup. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and hot pepper sauce. Cover and simmer for at least one hour, or until the meat is tender.

VENISON VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, brown venison in oil. Add onion; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Add remaining ingredients; cover and simmer 1 hour longer or until meat is tender.

EXCELLENT VENISON SOUP

Steps:

• Brown venison and onions in a large pot over medium heat. Mix in onion, parsnip, potatoes, carrots, rutabagas, tomatoes, bouillon, water, cabbage, bay leaf, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 1 to 2 hours.

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.

VENISON VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Start by heating the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add the onions, celery and carrots and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Then, add the venison and let it brown, cooking for an additional 5-7 minutes, or until the venison has color.
• Next, add the garlic, herbs de Provence, salt, and pepper. Saute for 2 more minutes before adding the potatoes and tomatoes. Stir everything together, deglaze the pan with the red wine vinegar, and then pour in the stock.
• Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Let it cook for 1-2 hours over low heat.
• When you're ready to serve, pour in the frozen vegetables, remove from the heat, and enjoy! Finish with a squeeze of lemon if desired!

VENISON SOUP STOCK

Steps:

• Cut meat from bones.
• Melt bacon fat in a heavy fry pan and brown meat on all sides.
• Place browned meat and bones in large pot and cover with water.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cover, bring to a boil on top of stove, then reduce heat and simmer 3 to 4 hours.
• Strain, cool and remove the fat that has collected on surface.
• Strain again if necessary.
• Pour in airtight containers, store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Can be frozen.