VENISON POT ROAST ( DEER, REINDEER, MOOSE OR ELK)

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Venison Pot Roast ( Deer, Reindeer, Moose or Elk) image

So inexpensive if your hunter has been successful! Use the slow cooker for convenience, if you wish. From the Western chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Cooking time approximate.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Deer

Time 3h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 lbs venison, shoulder roast
1/2 lb salt pork
flour
salt and pepper
3 tablespoons bacon fat or 3 tablespoons other fat
1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
4 carrots, pared
4 turnips, pared
4 potatoes, pared
6 small onions, peeled

Steps:

  • Cover meat with salt pork.
  • Rub with flour, salt and pepper.
  • Melt bacon fat in large pot; brown meat.
  • Remove meat and brown 2 tablespoons flour in pot.
  • Set meat in pot; add water and seasonings.
  • Cover and simmer until nearly tender.
  • Place vegetables around and over meat; continue cooking until vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes.
  • Serve the roast on a platter surrounded with vegetables.
  • Thicken the gravy and serve.

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