How to cook my venison steaks?!
Answers: I pulled out my venison steaks yesterday but forgot to marinate them and don't have anything else out for dinner. We had some last week and meat isn't gamey so I'm not worried about that, I'm just worried about the toughness. Any suggestions on how to cook these steaks so they won't be tough? Tanks!!!!
Wine and citrus are good tenderizers, even with little marinate time. Stewing over hours will soften meats.
I don't know what part of the animal your steaks are, but thin tenderloin steaks would be fine if braised in red wine and served with onions sauteed in bacon drippings and a side of nice egg noodles.
Not without a marinade!
i always cooked mine in a fryin pan with a stick of butter that it cooked in with a little pepper and salt....tasty!
High heat, cook them fast and DON'T over cook them. 2-3 minutes turn them for 1-2 minutes and then flip them for 2-3 minutes.
I like them on the BBQ with garlic and some seasoning I make up.
well, if u need them for supper tonight, soak them in cocacola for about half and hour, then pound them gently w/ a meat tenderizer (or a can of green beans, lol) and that will help tenderize it. Depending on how you are cooking it, slicing it very thin helps! But try to cocacola, it helps. You only need one 12 oz can. But don't sub pepsi or dr.pepper or anything else. needs to be a regular cola!
get a good meat tenderizer. you find them in the spice isle
If I have thawed steaks and a time crunch, I do tips instead of cooking the whole steak in one piece. I cut the steaks up into cubes and season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile in a skillet I melt a stick of butter or substitute and about 3 Tablespoons of minced garlic and the same amount of diced onions. I melt the butter, then add the onions and garlic and let sizzle for a minute before adding the steak cubes. Stir constantly just until they stop leeching blood and they will be done. I like to serve with a loaf of French bread with butter or over egg noodles.
Do not over cook or the meat could get tough.
dont cook more than 4 mins on each side of the steak depending on thickness of course.. marinate in red wine because it pairs nicely with wild meats, and because it has acid in it tenderizes the meat and starts to break down connective tissue which causes toughness even in a time crunch.. throw in some crack black pepper as well as any other earthy herbs you have on hand....cooking past med rair will result in horrible toughness...
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