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[Arcade Hunter]

2 hours ago, BowmanMike said:

I started doing just that for pulled venison. I absolutely love it and it helps speed up the butchering as well. Cut neck off,freeze. Done with that part.

Exactly!  I really enjoy the bone in roast.. I had my first one last year and just did another one... the flavor is awesome.  Too bad I didnt realize this years ago.

[Ncountry]

4 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Ok I need to get another deer.  You guys are killing it. 

I was thinking the same thing.

[PraiseDiana]

For my experiment this year I saved the front leg shanks to try the osso bucco recipe from the Meateater cookbook.

[Bolt Action]

Christmas came a little early. Costanza's order came in!

[crappyice]

12 hours ago, PraiseDiana said:

For my experiment this year I saved the front leg shanks to try the osso bucco recipe from the Meateater cookbook.

Give this a shot...never disappointed

https://www.thespruceeats.com/venison-osso-buco-2313773

[TimberGhost]

1 hour ago, crappyice said:

Give this a shot...never disappointed

https://www.thespruceeats.com/venison-osso-buco-2313773

Now that looks delicious, I never tried to make those either. Deer better watch out … lots of us are gonna be desperate with all these new recipes flying around 😂

[TimberGhost]

13 hours ago, PraiseDiana said:

For my experiment this year I saved the front leg shanks to try the osso bucco recipe from the Meateater cookbook.

Do you use above the knee for the shanks or below as well ??? Really not much meat below the knee , and how many can you get off one deer ? Thanks

[PraiseDiana]

2 hours ago, crappyice said:

Give this a shot...never disappointed

https://www.thespruceeats.com/venison-osso-buco-2313773

Nice! I'll give this a shot for sure.

[PraiseDiana]

47 minutes ago, TimberGhost said:

Do you use above the knee for the shanks or below as well ??? Really not much meat below the knee , and how many can you get off one deer ? Thanks

I saved the front leg shanks from just above the knee down. You're right it's not much meat, and a lot of connective tissue so I was very dubious about cooking then until I discovered how delicious neck roasts are due to how all the connective tissue gelatinizes and gives a fatty feel to the lean venison. Usually the shanks go in the trash, so worth a shot anyway!

[BowmanMike]

1 hour ago, TimberGhost said:

Do you use above the knee for the shanks or below as well ??? Really not much meat below the knee , and how many can you get off one deer ? Thanks

I cut the joints of the leg with a knife. So i use the shanks however they separate. Usually the hind ones have a lot more meat,but if you wanted to increase the meat on the front ones you can either cut the bone above the joint or just cut some extra meat above the joint and leave it attached to the shank.

So I get 4 per deer and if it is a good size deer one back shank will feed me for a couple of days. Front shanks I usually cook two at a time.

The best thing about this is there is next to no waste when you cook them this way. All that connective tissue and even some of the ligaments just turn into gelatinous goodness. A couple of the recipes I tried are sometimes a little short on the cooking time. I would always rather cook it too long than not long enough. The key is not to cook it too hot,325 in the oven is my max.

[The_Real_TCIII]

Its been a few years but my buddy (trained chef) used to take all the guys deer shanks and save them, then hed braise and slow cook them and have us all over for Shanksgiving in the spring. Fantastic

[crappyice]

I de-bone my shanks, above and below the knee for two reasons:

1. I make versions stick with the Jones for Shepard pie and stews 

2. easier to freeze boneless meat.

Serve over noodles or mashed potatoes (maybe creamy polenta this year) and then either freeze the leftovers in single meal portions or make Osso Bucca empanadas!

[dbHunterNY]

i still have shanks from last year. i should cook them up.

[Robhuntandfish]

1 hour ago, dbHunterNY said:

i still have shanks from last year. i should cook them up.

I almost went out for another deer just to put away some shanks in late season for osso bucco. 

[dbHunterNY]

18 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

I almost went out for another deer just to put away some shanks in late season for osso bucco. 

when i process my own i break everything down to get ground, steak, roasts, shanks, etc. so much you can do with venison cuts idk why people just grind everything. I do end up shooting deer just to make sure we have enough ground. we eat it all year in everything from lasagna, burgers, meat loaf, pasta, hamburger helper, stuffed peppers, tacos, etc.