Roasted Leg Of Venison Bayou Blue Recipes

ROAST LEG OF VENISON

Steps:

• Take the venison leg out of the fridge and salt it well on all sides. Let it sit on a cutting board for 30 to 45 minutes before proceeding. After 30 minutes have elapsed, preheat the oven to 450°F. Take a sharp knife with a narrow point and jab holes all over the roast or leg of venison, tucking a sliver of garlic into each hole. You can use more or less garlic, depending on your taste.
• Pat the venison dry, then massage the oil all over it. Set the roast or leg of venison on a rack in a roasting pan and pour enough wine, stock or water into the bottom of the roasting pan to just moisten the bottom -- don't cover the bottom or the meat will steam. You just want to limit the amount of smoke you will be producing. Put the venison in the oven and roast until it is nicely browned, but no more than 20 to 25 minutes.
• Take the venison out of the oven and drop the temperature to 350°F. Carefully sprinkle the minced sage and black pepper all over the roast; use tongs to pick it up if it is too hot. If you want, drizzle a little more oil over the top of the roast. Adding the spices at this point prevents them from burning.
• Set the venison back into the oven and roast until the deepest part of the meat reaches the temperature you want: If you pull the venison at 125°F, it will be rare once it has rested. I pull mine at 130°F, which is closer to medium. Do not let the venison cook past 145°F under any circumstances, or it will get tough and gray. How long will this take? At least 25 more minutes, and up to another hour. Check the temperature after 20 minutes, then every 10 minutes after that. A general rule is about 20 minutes per pound at 350°F.
• When the venison has hit the temperature you want, move it to a cutting board. Don't carve it for at least 10 minutes; I wait a full 20 minutes. Carve and serve.

SLOW ROASTED VENISON

Steps:

• preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• rinse roast under running water and pat dry with paper towels.
• coat the roast all over with oil, using 2-3 tbls.
• sprinkle half the rub and half the pepper over the top side of the roast and press in lightly, turn roast and repeat with remaining rub and pepper.
• Note: Resist the urge to salt the roast, if you salt it you'll wind up with an unpleasantly dry roast. Add your salt at the table when you serve the roast.
• heat a large cast iron (or other oven safe ) skillet until its hot, add remaining oil to skillet. Sear roast on all sides in the hot skillet, 1-2 minutes per side.
• insert a meat thermometer into the roast and put skillet and roast in the oven.
• roast until the meat has reached 135-145 degrees, about 4 hours.
• remove skillet from oven and tent the roast with foil, and let it rest for 20 minutes.
• slice and serve the roast.

ROASTED LEG OF VENISON BAYOU BLUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Season the roast well using thyme, basil, salt, pepper and hot sauce. In a large dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat. Brown the venison well on all sides. Surround roast with mushrooms, onions, garlic, potatoes, muscadines and pine nuts. Pour in stock, one cup at a time, and bring to a rolling boil. Remove from heat, cover and bake until roast is tender, approximately one and a half to two hours. When done, remove roast and keep warm. Reduce the cooking liquid to a sauce consistency. If you prefer, thicken with a light roux (see roux techniques). Adjust seasonings if necessary. When ready to serve, slice venison roast and top with sauce.

ROAST LEG OF VENISON

Steps:

• Marinate venison loin with 2 cups red wine and 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Several days is optimal, but a few hours is fine.
• Remove venison from marinade and dry. Reserve the marinade. Rub with 1 tbsp vegetable oil, wrap tightly in foil, and roast at 350 for 20 minutes per pound of meat.
• 15 minutes before the end of cooking, remove venison from oven, unwrap, sprinkle with flour, baste with cooking liquid,re-wrap, and place back in the oven.
• Meanwhile, combine marinade with stock, then boil. Zest the orange and lemon into the sauce, then juice the orange and add to the sauce. Add the raspberry jam to the sauce. Add 4 tbsp red wine to the sauce. Simmer until reduced by half.
• When meat is done, remove and let rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile, add cornstarch mixture and vinegar to sauce and cook to thicken.
• Slice meat and spoon sauce over meat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve with roasted or mashed potatoes.