Venison Stew
From: Caroline, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Cooking time : approximately 3 hours
Serve, along with any delicious homemade marinades!!!
  • 1 piece venison
  • 12 cup [125 mL] vinegar
  • 8 cups [2 L] water
  • Flour
  • 4 tablespoons [60 g] butter
  • 1/4 pound [113 g] salt pork slices
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] beef broth
  • Whole cloves
  • Bouquet garni [to taste]
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 12 tiny white onions
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] browned flour
  • Remove skin, nerves and fat from venison, then cut meat into 8 pieces, into a bowl; pour in vinegar and water.
  • Leave to soak for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Thoroughly wipe dry meat pieces.
  • Coat meat pieces into flour.
  • Melt butter into a large casserole; brown meat pieces until golden brown.
  • Top meat with salt pork slices, pour in beef broth, add cloves and 'bouquet garni'; salt and pepper.
  • Simmer for 2 1/2 hours, over low heat.
  • One [1] hour before the end of cooking time, add tiny white onions.
  • Remove meat pieces from casserole; reserve, warm.
  • Stir browned flour into cooking juices; simmer for approximately 30 minutes, stirring.
  • Serve meat, along with thickened cooking juices.