Author Topic: Eating animals (Read 2115 times)

Clonedsheep · « **on:** February 08, 2006, 02:07:14 pm »

So I tried Venison jerky a bit ago from this fancy shop and boy oh boy..It tasted like liver.

I am planning on BBQing this weekend and would like to try some different cuts of meat. Questions- does venison always taste a bit like liver or is this just the way it's cooked? My local butcher has Bear steaks, ostrich and I think gator. I like to be adventurous sometimes any suggestions?

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:09:55 pm »

Venison does have a bit of that livery texture but you probably got some crappy stuff. With any game meat, read up on how to cook it, because if you don't do it well it will come out poorly.

Stingray · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:10:25 pm »

I've been eating venison my whole life and never had any that tasted like liver... well, except for the liver. What you don't want to do with venison is overcook it, as it will turn to a substance that is very much like leather.

-S

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:18:49 pm »

Gator is absolutely wonderful!.... Looks and tastes like fish but has all the texture of steak. Pan fried over a very low heat with a bit of Garlic and it's heaven on a plate.

I don't think it'd BBQ very well though.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

PS ...Oh yeah! on behalf of all bears... ARRRRGHHHH!!!!

Bear Steaks!!!!

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:19:40 pm »

I have had ostrich and it is very good. I thought it kinda tasted like steak with almost no fat. But it was prepared by a friend of mine who is a chef so...it could have been the wrap he used.

J_K_M_A_N

Clonedsheep · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:20:20 pm »

Oh yeah, I will take my time picking out a good recipe before I cook it. It's just that had I picked out venison as a meat then experienced liver again I would be very dissapointed. I am used to beef steaks and chicken. I enjoy beef and love the taste but want a stronger flavor without the liver taste.

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:20:54 pm »

It's actually very simple.

Kill deer.
Clean deer.
Cut deer.
Put deer on a stick over fire.
Cook deer.
Eat deer.

Game should be cooked over a real fire. You'll never get it wrong that way.

Clonedsheep · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:23:17 pm »

So ostrich tastes like steak, and gator taste like fish WOW! I have fire no stick but a BBQ fork.

Stingray · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:31:02 pm »

I've only had gator once, but that time it had a pretty nasty and very greasy aftertaste. This could very well have been the fault of the person who prepared it, but I have never been compelled to try it again.

Elk is very good, as is moose, but on the whole deer gets my vote for the best game meat.

-S

Clonedsheep · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:59:01 pm »

I will try venison again. I will have to try it in the Embassy suites by my house. I don't know what is supposed to taste like so I will have someone show me.

thebrownshow · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2006, 03:06:08 pm »

Buffalo makes a great burger.

Clonedsheep · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2006, 03:10:15 pm »

Quote from: thebrownshow on February 08, 2006, 03:06:08 pm

Buffalo makes a great burger.

GOOD ONE. I have heard that those are tasty. hmmmm

Stingray · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2006, 03:24:43 pm »

Quote from: thebrownshow on February 08, 2006, 03:06:08 pm

Buffalo makes a great burger.

Indeed. I can't believe I left that one out. Buffalo (well, bison actually) and deer also make some seriously kick ass chili.

-S

farmecologist · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2006, 04:07:26 pm »

Stop it! I'm getting hungry.

Seriously though, I'd have to agree that ostrich is great stuff.

SNAAKE · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2006, 05:16:32 pm »

So where CAN I get some of these ostrich,gator,buffalo,etc

Buddabing · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2006, 05:36:46 pm »

Quote from: Stingray on February 08, 2006, 03:24:43 pm

Quote from: thebrownshow on February 08, 2006, 03:06:08 pm
Buffalo makes a great burger.

Indeed. I can't believe I left that one out. Buffalo (well, bison actually) and deer also make some seriously kick ass chili.

-S

Sausage made with deer meat is awesone, too.

Ed_McCarron · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2006, 05:54:07 pm »

Shame this one went away... Was a good joke for a while.

http://web.archive.org/web/20011201023113/www.manbeef.com/home.html

Avery · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2006, 06:08:42 pm »

Beaver!

Actually, a town not to far from where I want to college had a big creek / small river that emptied out into the Mississippi. Every so often beavers would decide to dam this thing, which would flood a good chunk of town and about a zillion acres of farm land if not taken care of. When this happend the county commissioner (or whatever it was they called this guy) would ~~capture the beavers and release them elsewhere~~ shoot the little ---daisies--- and put them in his deep freeze. Then, some Friday, it was free Barbecue day at the county courthouse.

It had a texture like beef but was sweeter.

All this being said, for all I know this guy was a serial killer and we were helping him dispose of a missing sorority girl from two states away.

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2006, 06:27:13 pm »

Quote from: Avery on February 08, 2006, 06:08:42 pm

Beaver!

I have to agree. I love to eat Beaver! Nothing better than a nice, well cleaned beaver. Rare. (Rare that I get to eat it also

)

J_K_M_A_N

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2006, 09:03:51 pm »

Moose burgers are probably the best I've ever had.

...besides beaver of course. "Want fries with that?"

Xam · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2006, 01:34:01 pm »

Moose is really good...specially if you can find some moose sausage. Very little fat on a moose.

Xam

thebrownshow · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2006, 02:57:11 pm »

... don't forget Moose Knuckle.

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2006, 03:02:39 pm »

I hear moose knuckle is a lot like camel toe.

divemaster127 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2006, 03:36:19 pm »

yah venison does have a gamey smell & taste to it, but like the earlier post it cooks real quick, & i have had gator taste like chicken
divemaster

mrhowell · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2006, 04:11:28 pm »

Just soak the deer steaks in some beer for about an hour before you cook them.

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2006, 04:36:42 pm »

Hell with that! Sit and have a few with the deer, get him good and drunk, and then WHAM WHAM WHAM mm he's good eatin.

pointdablame · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2006, 04:48:18 pm »

Ostrich is very good, and they make some awesome burgers too.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2006, 05:46:30 pm »

Quote from: Stingray on February 08, 2006, 03:24:43 pm

Quote from: thebrownshow on February 08, 2006, 03:06:08 pm
Buffalo makes a great burger.

Indeed. I can't believe I left that one out. Buffalo (well, bison actually) and deer also make some seriously kick ass chili.

-S

I burger joint near the college I went to switched to bison. It's pretty decent.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2006, 07:26:27 pm »

Quote from: divemaster127 on February 09, 2006, 03:36:19 pm

yah venison does have a gamey smell & taste to it, but like the earlier post it cooks real quick, & i have had gator taste like chicken
divemaster

The gamey smell and taste usually have more to do with poor butchering than anything else.

Necro · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2006, 07:51:30 pm »

Get gator, fry it into bitesize 'gator bites'. Had this at a place in OC, NJ...good eats. REALLY good eats.

thebrownshow · « **Reply #30 on:** February 09, 2006, 10:33:45 pm »

Bubba Mac's? That place RULES.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #31 on:** February 10, 2006, 04:37:01 am »

Quote from: Stingray on February 08, 2006, 02:31:02 pm

I've only had gator once, but that time it had a pretty nasty and very greasy aftertaste. This could very well have been the fault of the person who prepared it, but I have never been compelled to try it again.

believe it or not, my father used to be a crocodile hunter. contrary to the 'crocodile dundee' image, many croc hunters were immigrants. 1) because if non-english background (like my dad) you could only get certain jobs 2) only immigrants were crazy enough to do it! anyway, he never, ever ate crocodile. said that after seeing the crap they eat there's no way he would try it. just left the carcass by the river for the next crocs to eat...

shmokes · « **Reply #32 on:** February 10, 2006, 04:19:33 pm »

Ostrich eggs are good.


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