Best Bison Stew Recipes

BISON STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; brown the bison in oil, 2 to 3 minutes per side; remove bison and set aside. Pour 1 tablespoon canola oil into the Dutch oven; cook and stir the onion and celery in the oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook and stir another 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to coat. Stir in the broth, water, wine, salt, pepper, cloves, tomato sauce, parsley, and thyme to the mixture; bring to a boil. Return the bison to the mixture and stir through. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is fork tender, about 1 hour.

HEARTY CRANBERRY-BISON STEW

Steps:

• Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour. Place the remaining flour in a resealable plastic bag. Add bison chuck roast cubes, a few at a time, shaking to coat. Heat oil over medium-high in a 5- to 6- quart Dutch oven or pot. Brown bison cubes in batches on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Stir in 3 cups of the broth, the cranberry juice, cranberries, onion, thyme, marjoram, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• Stir in green beans, carrots, and celery. Simmer, covered, for 1 more hour or until bison and vegetables are tender. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup broth and the reserved 1/4 cup flour in a small bowl until smooth; stir into stew. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 more minute.

DAKOTA-STYLE BISON STEW

Steps:

• Brown the meat in a large Dutch oven with the oil and onions. Add 1 quart of water to the pot along with the bouillon and bring to a simmer. Add spices and remaining vegetables to the pot and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 quart of water and continue simmering for an additional 1 1/2 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

INSTANT POT BEEF/BISON STEW

Steps:

• Saute Meat. Heat Pan, add oil, do not crowd meat, probably need three batches, adding oil as needed. Bison and lean beef will need more.. Brown well.
• While meat is cooking, dice onions, slice carrots and celery, peel and cut up potatoes. Set aside individually.
• Once the meat is done, saute onions until soft. Salt onions a bit to make them sweat. You can also add the carrots and celery if you want.
• Add garlic for the last 30 seconds (do not burn)
• If the bottom of the pan is too brown burned, scoop out onions and garlic on top of the meat and wash pan. Once clean and try, put back on the heat, heat up and add oil. Then add some of the meat and onion to cook just a bit.
• Deglaze pan with wine, scraping up the small bits. Make sure it is clean so it doesn't give you a burn warning. Cook for a couple minutes
• Add broth (or water plus bullion), Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste. Mix well. Add meat, onion, celery, carrots, thyme, bay leaf, chervil, pepper. Give it a single stir. Optional, add a pinch of red pepper flakes.
• Potatoes. You can add the potatoes now. Or if you don't like them mushy cook it for 15 minutes, instant release, add potatoes cook another 20 minutes, didn't try this. You could do this will all the veges.
• Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then natural pressure release for 10 minutes. Then Vent.
• Discard bay leaves. Take a cup or two out of the broth and add wondra flour. How much depends on how watery the broth is, how cooked the potatoes are, etc. I would guess 1 - 2 tablespoons Wondra. Mix in with the broth really well, and then add to stew. Cook on saute until it is the desired thickness.

ROASTED ROMA TOMATO AND BISON STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a stock pot on medium-high heat, add olive oil and sear bison until brown, about 5 minutes on each side. Pour in 2 cups water and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the bison is cooked and tender, about 1 hour. Cover the bottom of large baking dish with aluminum foil. Add the tomatoes and garlic and put it in the oven to bake for 35 minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and let cool. After it cools, add the tomatoes and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the tomato mixture into the stock pot. Add the coconut milk, beef stock, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper and let simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Transfer the stew to a large serving bowl or individual bowls and serve hot.

HEARTY CRANBERRY BISON STEW

Steps:

• 1.Reserve ¼ cup of the flour. Place the remaining flour in a resealable plastic bag. Add bison chuck roast cubes, a few at a time, shaking to coat. Heat oil over medium-high in a 5- to 6- quart Dutch oven or pot. Brown bison cubes in batches on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Stir in 3 cups of the broth, the cranberry juice, cranberries, onion, thyme, marjoram, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• 2.Stir in green beans, carrots, and celery. Simmer, covered, for 1 more hour, or until bison and vegetables are tender. Stir the remaining ½ cup broth and the reserved ¼ cup flour in a small bowl until smooth; stir into stew. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 more minute.

BISON STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat in small amount of oil in large kettle or Dutch oven, then add onions and cook until golden.
• Add tomato sauce, carrots, peeled tomatoes, seasonings and cover.
• Cook one hour over very low heat.
• Add potatoes and 1/2 cup water, if needed.
• Cover and cook 1/2 hour over very low heat.
• (For a variation: transfer mixture to a baking dish and top with rich biscuits. Place in hot oven at 425-F until biscuits are toasty brown.).

BISON STEW

Steps:

• French cut onion, and cube potatoes with half skin left on.
• Saute onions and potatoes in real butter and EVOO, about a tablespoon each for 20 minutes or so over medium heat, being careful not to burn, but also letting sit long enough to caramelize well.
• Lower high slightly and gently move potatoes and onions to far side of pan. Add additional half tablespoon of butter to empty portion of pan and saute whole garlic cloves (usually around 15-20). Stir the garlic only every couple of minutes keeping temperature low enough to only slightly brown cloves.
• Deglaze pan with red wine, and remove all vegetables from pan. Place in large mixing bowl.
• Add bison (also called buffalo on here, although not correct) to pan over medium high heat, without over crowding pan, as you want the meat to sear, not steam. (You may need to do in two batches). Add worchestershire sauce and fresh ground sea salt and black pepper cloves, to taste.
• Remove cooked bison, and add to the vegetables in bowl (I add a couple of onions for the soup base coming next).
• Add roughly 3 quarts of beef stock, (I use a beef base, which provides more flavor and less sodium than bullion), shot of maker's mark (or other whiskey), and a little more worchestershire sauce to pan. Add 2 ounces of Collagen Hydrolysate. (http://www.greatlakesgelatin.com/consumer/CollagenFAQ.php).
• Simmer stock until half of liquid is left, making sure to never boil. Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme during the last 10 minutes (remove whole sprigs before adding other ingredients). Add all ingredients from bowl back into pan.
• Serve.

MEXICAN BISON STEW

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder, salt and cumin in a large bowl. Add bison and toss to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, add half the meat and brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and brown the rest of the meat. Transfer to the plate.
• Add onion to the pot and cook, stirring, until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chiles and garlic; cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder and stir until the vegetables are well coated. Add tequila (or water), scrape up any browned bits, and simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated. Stir in hominy, tomatoes, broth, orange juice, lime juice and the reserved bison. Return to a simmer, reduce heat, cover and cook until the bison is easily pierced with a fork, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir in squash and cook until just tender, 8 to 15 minutes, depending on the type of squash. Season with pepper. Serve the stew with lime wedges, cilantro, cabbage and red onion on the side, if desired.
• Note: Hominy is white or yellow corn treated with lime to remove the tough hull and germ. Canned cooked hominy can be found in the Latin section of large supermarkets-near the beans-or at Latin markets.
• Tip: Look for chayote in well-stocked supermarkets or Mexican grocers.
• To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 3; let cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Skim any fat from the top, reheat and finish with Step 4.