If you’re like me and have family members that enjoy deer hunting, then you know that being creative with the venison meat can be well worth your time.
I personally love venison, it’s incredibly lean, healthy and it can replace beef, in most recipes. Plus it’s cheap, if you have hunters around. The trick is to make sure it stays moist, otherwise the robust flavor of wild game can take over.
I like my food spicy, and spicy is perfect with venison. I almost always use ground venison in my Chili recipes and now I’ll show you how to use it in tacos.
The packaging for the ground venison. Very clearly marked as “wild” and in camouflage, in case you can’t read that it’s wild (but careful, it might blend into its surroundings and be hard to find in your freezer). I get a chuckle every time I see this so just thought I’d share.
The first thing is to cook the onion and garlic. I usually cook them until the onion is translucent and then remove about half. This way there is still some in the meat, and some for on top of the tacos. It’s a good way to make those that don’t like onions happy.
Once the onions are cooked go ahead and add the ground venison. Brown thoroughly.
Mix together Taco Seasoning and add 4-Tbsp. of it to the browned venison mix.
Since venison tends to be very lean I also add about 1/4 cup of canned tomatoes to the meat. This helps to keep everything moist, as well as making it easier on you to mix in the seasoning. Once it’s all mixed together cook for another 5 min and serve with whatever toppings you desire!
See very bottom for Taco Seasoning recipe.
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- 1 Onion, Medium coarsely chopped
- 2 Garlic Cloves finely chopped
- 1 lb Ground Venison or ground beef
- 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup Canned Tomatoes chopped
- 4 Tbsp. Taco Seasoning
- Shredded Cheese to taste
- Lettuce to taste
- Tomatoes to taste
- Sour Cream to taste
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- Place olive oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. When hot add onions and garlic. Cook until onions start to become translucent. Set aside half of onion mix for on top of taco salad, if so desired.
- Add ground venison to onion mixture and brown. Once meat has been completely cooked add about 4 Tbsp. of taco seasoning mix (more or less to taste). Because venison is a very lean meat stir in 1/4 cup of chopped canned tomatoes, with juice. Your meat will be more moist and it will help distribute the seasoning.
- Cook for 5 more minutes and serve with remaining ingredients. It is easiest to set up as an add-your-own-ingredients self-serve meal, starting with chips and ending with toppings like tomatoes, the cooked onions, salsas and more.
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- 2 Tbsp. Chili Powder
- 1 tsp. Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp. flour
- 2 tsp. Salt
- 1.5 tsp. Paprika
- 1 tsp. Ground Coriander
- 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
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- Mix all ingredients together. Store in a cool, dry place or package for future taco meals.
- Depending on how much flavor you like in your tacos this seasoning should make 2 "packets" for 1 lb. portions of meat.
Great post!