CROCK POT VENISON STEW WITH BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Crock Pot Venison Stew With Bacon and Mushrooms image

I read some of the recipes off of the recipe forum about unusual meats. Now I have a cookbook from Alaska that will tell you how to cook just about anything but this is a recipe that someone might actually use! I serve this with white or brown rice or buttered egg noodles. It comes from "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook"

Provided by mary winecoff

Categories Stew

Time 8h20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 lbs venison stew meat, trimmed of fat, tenderized by pounding and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
salt and pepper
2 slices smoky bacon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion, cut in half and sliced into half moons
2 carrots, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2/3 cup dry red wine or 2/3 cup dry sherry
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
12 ounces fresh mushrooms (sliced or quartered)
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Steps:

Season the venison with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp; transfer to paper towels and crumble.
Add the oil to the bacon drippings and brown the meat in batches on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
Transfer to the slow cooker as you finish each batch.
Add the onion, carrots and garlic to the skillet and cook. stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with the flour, stir and transfer to the cooker.
Add the wine to the skillet, bring to a boil and cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan, until the wine has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour into cooker.
Add the bay leaf, thyme and broth; stir to evenly distribute.
Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
Add the mushrooms and crumbled bacon and stir to combine.
Cover and continue to cook on LOW until the venison is tender enough to cut with a fork, another 3 hours.
Remove the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar.
Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 292, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 29, Sodium 227.4, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 4.2, Protein 36

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