Thread: Smoked deer heart....

Originally Posted by Angus_A

Sure! There's tons of ways to prepare it.

If you're feeling brave a great way to do it is under the broiler in your oven (works on the bbq too)

Cut it up into chunks, removing all fat and membranes. Put in a bowel with the juice of 2 limes, a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, 4 cloves of minced garlic, a crap ton of of black pepper, some salt and chopped coriander. Marinate it for 2-3 hours, put on some skewers and under a hot broiler/on a hot grill sear it medium rare.
The lime gets rid of the organy flavour, it's a pretty nice starter. Especially this time of year.

My favourite way to cook it is to poach it in oil. Slice it into big chunks and put in a slow cooker with 50/50 butter and olive oil (enough to cover it) add plenty of black pepper, 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic and a big handful of rosemary. Cook it on low for 6-8 hours.
Take some of the oil from the pot, put it in a pan and add some shallots (or onions if you can't get shallots) and sweat them until translucent. Add a tablespoon of tomato paste and briefly cook it, add a can of chopped tomatos and cook on low for 20 minutes, shred the meat up into bits with a pair of forks, add it in along with a quarter cup of reduced cream and a small handful of finely chopped rosemary. Once it's heated through mix it with some spaghetti. One of the best heart recipes i ever made (also works great with cheek) also makes your whole house smell F*CKING AMAZING!

I'm drooling on my keyboard reading that! thank you