Are you looking for an easy meal to cook at the deer camp in between the morning and evening hunt? Deer camp stew is the perfect meal for hunters looking for a simple delicious meal that can feed the entire camp. Deer camp stew is filling and great for those cold days during deer season.
Ingredients
There are only six ingredients required to cook Deer Camp Stew.
- About ten medium size Irish potatoes
- One white onion
- A bag of baby carrots
- Deer meat
- Water
- Worcestershire Sauce
You can use just about any type of deer meat for this dish. Since this is a stew, I prefer to use some of the less desirable cuts of deer meat for this dish. To be more specific, I like using the tougher cuts like meat removed from the front shoulders of a deer. However, back straps and tenderloins will also work great.
Food Prep
There is little prep required before cooking this dish. This is what makes this dish perfect for the deer camp.
- Dice the white onion
- Cut the potatoes into small pieces
- Allow deer meat to completely thaw to room temperature
Cooking
- Place diced onions into large pot and begin sautéing onions.
- Allow onions to cook until the begin to become transparent then add three tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and a splash of butter if you desire.
- Place the deer meat into the pot then brown the the meat on each side.
- Add the potatoes and carrots into the pot.
- Add water until the rest of the ingredients are nearly submerged.
- Bring pot to a boil then thoroughly stir the ingredients.
- Continue boiling for approximately Thirty minuets while periodically stirring the ingredients to prevent ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- After boiling for Thirty minutes, reduce fire to a low boil or simmer.
- Place lid on the pot and let the pot simmer/slow boil for approximately two and a half hours.
Once the pot has simmered or been cooking on a low boil for two hours, the ingredients and deer meat should be nice and tender. If the meat is still a little tough, you can bring the heat up and boil for a longer period of time.
Enjoy
There is nothing complicated about Deer Camp Stew. Basically, you are cooking beef stew except the deer meat is a substitute for beef. This hardy dish will satisfy a hunger hunter’s appetite and is a great meal on cold rainy days.
Please remember, always use caution when handling and cooking wild game. You should always use safe food handling practices and safe cooking methods.
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