Buck & Bourbon with Beer Bread
 

This venison recipe was in the LL Bean wild game cookbook that Brethren Phesant so kindly let me borrow. Thanks again Ken! :thumb:


I used some of the little buck I got last deer season.. cubed some of the backstrap, seasoned with salt and pepper, rolled in flour and gave it a quick brown in oil.

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removed the venison and sauteed some onion, peppers and garlic in the drippngs..

added the venison back to the pot, then added thyme, rosemary, 3 oz of whiskey ( I used crown royal) 1 cup of tomato sauce, 1/2 cup of water and a bouillon cube.

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It's supposed to simmer until tender so I decided to use my drum with small bit of mesquite...

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I added some backstrap steaks for a snack...seasoned with a great pepper blend that Phesant also sent...

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the steaks were great! Thanks for the pepper blend Ken.. it's killer!

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I decided to make some beer bread..... smoked it in the drum...

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The Buck & Bourbon with Beer Bread...

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I'm not a big whiskey drinker but the sip of Crown tasted soooo good with the bowl of venison and hot bread. It definately warmed me to my toes!:-P


Thanks for looking!

Looks great!

Comfort. Very nice.

Looks awesome. The whiskey looks a bit low. I do not let mine get that low until just before my wife says " wake up! you are drunk and need to come to bed!"

That's what its all about right there :thumb: Nice job!

I think ya cooked it better than the original LL Bean recipe! :thumb:

simply amazing!

Miss Cowgirl, you sure do put together a fine looking meal.

I love whisky and that food looks delectable!!

That looks great! I wanna give that a whirl when I get my meat back from the butcher.


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Looks deliscious as always Jeanie. I'd like to try that with some polenta.

What no reply from the Cowgirl yet? Perhaps she is a Whiskey drinker after all!:becky:

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Phesz is great!!!

Girl...we need to do some Drum cooking together!:cool:

What a great meal for a cool Fall night. As BlueHowler said, the bottle did look a little short. Great job once again, Jeanie.

Nice Jeanie, Very very nice!

Looks mighty tasty Jeanie! I'll be thinking about that plate when I take my daily.....um...medicine.:becky:

That look really good

Thanks friends!

Neil, I like your polenta idea..that would have been great. :thumb:

lol Pat.. I enjoy a crown and coke once in a blue moon.. this sip last night definately melted me.. I went to bed early. :becky:

BlueHowler and Al...I DO need to restock. :)

Phu, aren't drums amazing...I wouldn't trade mine for anything. :)

Thanks again friends and Thanks HWSW Phesant!! I am enjoying the cookbook and will get it back to you asap!

True!:cool:

...and my WGA too!:becky:

Phorgot to say...nice thread title right there!:cool:

Awesome post.

The L. L. Bean Game and Fish cookbook by Angus Cameron is my favorite cookbook--and I own hundreds of cookbooks.

I have used that same recipe with great tasting results--however your version looks way more photogenic.

The recipe for the Red Wine based BBQ Sauce--that is in that book is a great recipe and we use it often while catering for local wineries. Red Wine from an oak barrel has that "slight" oak taste---paired up with meat smoked over oak coals---the sauce really makes it happen---the glass of red wine in the other hand may help.

The book was out of pRint for a while--but is back in print. I bought a used one at a used book store a few weeks back because my original one was falling apart.

I love your posts and your incorporatin of BBQ/ dutch oven/ down home cookin ----please keep it up.

As always, very nice Jeanie!! I can smell & taste it from here!! Cheers!!!

Jeanie,
I now think that it is impossible for you to cook a bad meal. Another home run, my friend!

But...where was the Bourbon in all of this?:confused:


















:becky: Looks great Jeanie!

Phu...Thanks! :)

Thank you Chuckwagonbbq, I appreciate that. I'm used to cooking what I have on hand....what I've raised or gathered from my area.
Your oak barrel wine sounds wonderful! I imagine the Q sauce is fantastic...
I've had my eye on a wine based recipe and plan on using some of my homemade sandhill plum wine or some wild fox grape wine. I thought it would go well with the venison..
Thanks again... :-D

Hamilton, thank you! I would have shared with ya. :)

Dan..thanks! I'm working on the fruit problem. lol

Guerry, you are so right! The only whiskey I had on hand was Crown.. I should pick up some bourbon for cooking. Thanks! :wink:

Nice!!!! Real nice. I've got one backstrap left, saved for a rainy day! Good thing I'm hitting the bow stand this weekend!!!

Lookin' Gooooooooooooooooood!
Thanks for sharing

That looks awesome! I'll take a largish bowl. :hungry:

looks amazing as usual, thanks for sharing!

I think I need a smoke after seeing that it looked SOOOOOOOO GOOD!! I loves me some venison and that looked like the bomb!

WOW...... SWSW, MMD, & BASTMF that sure looks good :clap2:
Glad you liked the pepper blend.... you hang onto the book as long as you need too :-D
Nicely Done Jeanie..... Very Nicely Done :thumb:

Thanks Jud, Rick, Tom, Johnny and Lionhrt!



Ken, I appreciate you loaning the book to me and I will get that back to you soon. Love the pepper blend too... It's delicious...thank you HWSW :cool::-D

You had me at beerbread.

Thanks, Jeanie!

That's some absolutely fantastical awesomeness in plated form right there.:cool:

Great looking food (and drink), nice job! :clap:

Girl.... You did it again. Looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ya just live to far away!

Very nice and that bread looks great.

That looks very tasty. I've never had venison, but when I do it will have to be Bambi's brother!
Do people hunt the girl deers? I am a totally clueless city boy.:oops:

Oh, my...that looks beautiful. :clap:

The girl deer arent as gamey tasting, I will be looking for one Nov. 6th!

randy

Hey Cowgirl, Is there a recipe posted for your beer bread?
thanks

randy

Funny, you should ask....check out her blog "Cowgirl Country Life" great site and all the fancy food you can imagine!!!! Well execpt for a good cobbler:wink::wink:.

Paul B
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Jeanie you are truly a culinary and artistic genius :clap2:

Ross

I dunno why it's taken me so long to get to this thread but this is some serious Comfort Food Jeanie... I could hit that on a cool Autumn night and be a very happy person!

Cheers!

Bill

Thank you Shane, Chris, Bob, Hank and Southern!
Ray, I usually hunt girl deer (does) too.. I get a tag for each, one buck and one doe. I hunt more for the meat, not the rack. Thanks! :-D
Thank you Moose!

Randy, here is a link to the beer bread recipe...
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I like to use it for big sandwiches.

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Thanks Randy and good luck with your hunt this year! :-D

Hahaha... Paul! Every time I look in my freezer I see this bag of fruit and think of you. LOL... I WILL make some cobbler asap. :becky: Thanks!

Ross and Bill...thank you so much. :wink:

Thanks for the bread recipe link Cowgirl! And good luck to you too!

randy

I couldnt wait.. I made the bread with Shiners bock. Got it on the grill now.

Hey Cowgirl, Do you hunt your own land?

randy

Double Ditto!!!!

Max Thanks!! :-D


Good luck with the bread Randy! Hope it turns out well for you!
I DO hunt on my own land... whitetail, dove and quail.
My favorite place to hunt is on some land that belongs to some ranching friends. They are so nice and treat me like family..
The part I hunt on is 2,000 acres along a creek...
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For me...the best part of hunting is spending the day out there... I also enjoy being able to put myself in a good position to get a shot at a deer. (you probably know what I mean). I like hunting in their territory..
I wait until the last few days of the season to get one so I can prolong the fun. lol
If I don't get one out there, I have been known to shoot one from my front porch. :-P

I imagine you have some awesome deer in your area!! Hope you have good luck this season. :thumb:

I only have 10 acres up north, The neighbors asked us not to hunt my property. So they let us hunt over 300 acres on different propertys. My land is a birthing ground for the does. We can take 1 Buck and I think 2 does. I got a nice creek on the backside of my land and always tons on tracks back there. Cant wait to get back up there!

randy

Thanks, I'll be waiting as I have a freezer with several bags of blackberries the size of walnuts just itchen for a good recipte(sp).

Paul B
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