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CHRIS 1237 BBQ Fan
Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 229 Location: PA
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Posted: Mon Oct 03 05 4:57 am Post subject: cooking a venison roast |
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The guy I get my apple wood from gave me two of the these. do any of you guys have any idea how to do these. I was thinking of rubing them down wraping them in bacon and smokeing them at 300F I have no idea what temp to pull them off at. they are bone less and are about 3-4 pounds each. |
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Steve-O BBQ Pro

Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 747 Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: Mon Oct 03 05 11:05 am Post subject: |
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I'd cook them just like a butt. Slow and low till they get to 190. As for spices, I'd use more herb based than BBQ. I would wrap in bacon and maybe foil them for the last few hours as deer does not have much fat.
Deer has a lot of tendons and connective tissue. Slow and low will help with the toughness.
Let us know how this goes. _________________ "BBQ may not be a religion in Texas, but the two institutions are closely associated."
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kjash13 BBQ Fan
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 292 Location: Ellenboro, North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Nov 11 05 3:09 am Post subject: |
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Steve-O wrote: | I'd cook them just like a butt. Slow and low till they get to 190. As for spices, I'd use more herb based than BBQ. I would wrap in bacon and maybe foil them for the last few hours as deer does not have much fat.
Deer has a lot of tendons and connective tissue. Slow and low will help with the toughness.
Let us know how this goes. |
I'll be trying this soon as well... deer season opens next weekend, and you can't seem to take a step without bumping into a deer this fall... _________________ Smoke 'em if you got 'em.... |
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bororyan Newbie
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 65 Location: St. Pete, Florida
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Posted: Tue Jan 24 06 2:23 am Post subject: |
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any report on this? |
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cajun_1 Newbie
Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 61 Location: Idaho
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Posted: Thu Nov 23 06 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Wrapped with bacon...are we refering to cheap bacon with alot of fat, or bacon at moderate price? _________________ Brinkmann Smoke N' Pit
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Smoker1
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 23
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Posted: Fri Nov 24 06 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Steve-O"]I'd cook them just like a butt. Slow and low till they get to 190. As for spices, I'd use more herb based than BBQ. I would wrap in bacon and maybe foil them for the last few hours as deer does not have much fat.
Deer has a lot of tendons and connective tissue. Slow and low will help with the toughness.
Let us know how this goes.[/quote
190 for venison sounds high, would it be to dry at this temp? |
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Thorbq
Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Sun Dec 17 06 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Any update on the venison? I have just been tasked with smoking the Christmas roast. _________________ If we are not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat? |
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TheArtfuldodger BBQ Fan

Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 146 Location: Waxhaw, NC
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Posted: Tue Mar 06 07 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | 190 for venison sounds high, would it be to dry at this temp? |
Anyone have any experience at smoking venison roast? What should the internal temperature be?
I plan to brine the meat over night. Should I spritz or wrap in foil at any point? _________________ Home Roaster gone wild in Waxhaw, NC
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tonyg BBQ Pro
Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 628
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Posted: Tue Mar 06 07 11:22 am Post subject: |
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I take it up to about 180. I ALWAYS do them when I'm doin' brisket. I trim the fat cap off and drape it over the venison. It is AWESOME . I also just use my standard rub...
It's pretty tasty to cube it up at that point, sauce it up in a pan, and give it another hour in the cooker to let the sauce soak in...MMM
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Suzy's Q Newbie
Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Accokeek Md.
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Posted: Wed Jul 25 07 8:32 am Post subject: |
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I usually do venison like I do beef roast and smoke it to 120 degrees larding with bacon will definately add flavor. I also make a stock to make a brine with and brine for 24 hours _________________ All in good time |
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Critical_Mass

Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 16 Location: Eastern Washington
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Posted: Thu Sep 06 07 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Here is what I do
Soak in a brine of
Kosher salt 1/2 cup
2 quarts water
Soak for 4 hours
Inject lightly with Olive oil and apple cider
Slather with Mustard and rub with any good beef rub
Wrap with bacon
Place on smoker at 275 degree
Spray every 30 mins with a mix of Apple cider and rum (sailor Jerry spiced is what I use)
Leave on until it hits 140 pull off
Tent with foil for 25 mins
Slice and enjoy with sauted shrooms and onions. |
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Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 687 Location: Stamford, Connecticut
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Posted: Fri Feb 08 08 9:16 am Post subject: |
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I do my venision meats like BEEF as well
Cook @ 200 to 225 ........till the internal temps reachs 125 to 130
Then rap in foil or 1/2 hour or a bit more if it's a large meat.
I slice thin slices 1/4" no more........against the grain and on an angle.
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Bedlam BBQ BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1609 Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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Posted: Tue Dec 30 08 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Does anyone have any pics and success stories of their venison roasts?
In this thread, I see cooking temps as low as 220 and as high as 275. Also target internal temps as low as 120 and as high as 190.
Those are some big differences for a piece of meat without much fat in it. I was given a roast from a hind-quarter that I'll be cooking New Years day. But I don't know which suggestions to go with since they are quite different.
Thanks. _________________ Steve
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Teleking BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Maine
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 08 1:26 am Post subject: |
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SStory wrote: | Does anyone have any pics and success stories of their venison roasts? |
I cook a lot of game throughout the year and includes moose, caribou, venison, elk, etc…
Game meat is very, very lean and IMO cooking it to 190 is blasphemy! Taking it over 160* will start to dry it out much like pork loin.
I don’t have any pics, but did a moose chuck roast for Christmas and would do the same for venison.
Marinade in red cooking wine with a package of dry onion soup mix mixed in overnight.
If you want gravy, place in a shallow pan with the marinade and cover in bacon. If you don’t want gravy, skip the pan and wrap in bacon. If it is a de-boned hind quarter, I would stuff with minced garlic, minced onions, and fresh asiago cheese.
I cook mine at 225 to 250*F to an internal temp of 155*F. Some would argue to pull it at 160*F as found here.
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Bedlam BBQ BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 1609 Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 08 5:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Teleking! I also found this other thread and the brine and rub sound pretty good too.
http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5695
I think I'm going to give this a try and then pull it at 140 to prevent it from drying out. The carry-over during resting should take it on up to 145. I'll be doing a couple of pheasant breasts also (from everything I've been able to find so far, it looks like the breasts should be taken to 170, similar to chicken). Everything will be wrapped up with bacon during cooking (how can you go wrong with something wrapped in bacon)
I've just never done anything like either of these before and seeing such wide range of cooking techiniques had me a little concerned. But it sounds like what I am going to try is pretty much in line with some of your suggestions (although your marinade sounds much easier). I guess if this round doesn't work out -- I know some hunters and I'll get more to try again.
Thanks again for the feedback. _________________ Steve
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tfair

Joined: 10 May 2009 Posts: 18 Location: Northern MN
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Posted: Wed Dec 09 09 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Cooking venison, which has virtually no fat the same way as pork butts which push 40%-50% fat, will result in something if carved to the right shape that is very similar to a hockey puck. The only exception to this is to cook it to that temp covered in liquid until the meat falls apart. Unfortunately, all of the flavor of the meat is in the liquid at this point, which is fine if you're making stew...We're not making stew here...
My best results over 20 years of trying have been boneless pieces with NO fat or tallow, from the hind quarter or loin that have been marinated in your favorite red meat marinade for a couple days. Mine always seems to include bourbon, worcestershire, brown sugar and garlic. I keep the pieces to a couple pounds or so, wrap them in bacon, or onions and bacon and smoke them at 225 or so and pull them off at 140 degrees. These usually only take about 2 hrs. Foil them for a short rest and slice against the grain. The hardest part is having any leftover the next day. I'm cooking a bunch of venison this weekend and I'll post a few pics of the results, if I can keep my friends from eating it all while I'm cooking the rest of the meat that takes longer... |
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AlphaTwin

Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Nov 02 11 5:27 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to resurrect such a long dead thread, but you wouldn't happen to have some measurements for those ingredients you referred to in your marinade, would you?
A buddy of mine went bow hunting and got a deer this weekend, he'd like me to smoke a roast for him, this is my first attempt at Venison so I really don't want to screw it up, and your recipe looks pretty darn good.
Anyway thanks
Eric _________________ Vegetables aren't food, Vegetables are what food eats.
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tfair

Joined: 10 May 2009 Posts: 18 Location: Northern MN
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Posted: Wed Nov 02 11 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Try this one:
1/4 cup bourbon
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsb garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup water.
Mix all ingredients and inject the roast saving 1/2 cup of the marinade, refridgerate for 1-2 days before smoking. wrap with bacon and smoke @225
until roast reaches 140, basting occasionally with remaining marinade.
I generally use the "football" shaped muscle from the hind quarters for this recipe, and it doesn't seem to ever result in leftovers... |
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AlphaTwin

Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Nov 02 11 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent, can't wait to give it a go.
Thanks tfair _________________ Vegetables aren't food, Vegetables are what food eats. |
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AlphaTwin

Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 7
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Posted: Mon Nov 07 11 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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tfair wrote: | Try this one:
1/4 cup bourbon
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup water.
Mix all ingredients and inject the roast saving 1/2 cup of the marinade, refrigerate for 1-2 days before smoking. wrap with bacon and smoke @225
until roast reaches 140, basting occasionally with remaining marinade.
I generally use the "football" shaped muscle from the hind quarters for this recipe, and it doesn't seem to ever result in leftovers... |
Just a small follow up here, HOLY SHIAT, this was amazing.
I might not use the bourbon next time but all in all, WOW.
I made the marinade Friday after work and let it set until about 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. I didn't have an injector until right before I put it on so it wasn't injected the entire time. I also forgot to put the bacon on until about an hour and a half after it had been smoking but I was being diligent about my basting so it was still very moist.
I cooked it at 225-ish alternating between apple and red oak (red oak is my favorite) until it reached an internal temp of 145. Now it was still a bit bloody (I'm not sure if I should be concerned about eating bloody wild game), but it was amazing. Moist, and tender and absolutely delicious.
Thanks so much for the recipe tfair. _________________ Vegetables aren't food, Vegetables are what food eats. |
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