BBQ Cubed Venison

Confession...10:25 PM. I just went to the refrigerator, pulled out the leftovers of this meal, and started eating cold potatoes from the top of the bowl. If that's not a recommendation for this one, I don't know what is.

Besides the amazing potatoes, another great quality of this meal is the fact that it took me 10 minutes to prepare before I walked out of the house this morning.

Spread out 2 pounds of cubed venison in the bottom of a crock pot. Pour one bottle of good quality (meaning NO high fructose corn syrup or any ingredients that you can't pronounce) BBQ sauce, 1 cup beef broth, 1/4 cup soy sauce, and 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce over the meat. Slice up one red bell pepper and one onion and add to the pot, then fill the rest of the pot with cubed potatoes. I used probably 6 or 7 small Idaho potatoes.

That's it. Pop the lid on and cook on low for 7 or 8 hours. I actually cooked it for 10 hours, and it was still great. Serve alongside roasted broccoli or another green.

Enjoy the midnight leftovers!

Asian Style Cubed Steak

We had some cubed venison in the freezer, and here is the problem...I don't love cubed venison. I love love love deer burger and deer sausage, but other than that I'm not a huge fan of deer meat. I've just found one way to cook cubed deer and I didn't really want it again tonight. So I found a recipe from Rachael Ray's website and adapted it a teeny bit to fit my ingredients and style.

Heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil in large skillet. Sprinkle flour onto cubed steak. Place in skillet and brown on both sides. Cut into strips or pieces and put in crockpot.

Chop an onion, a red bell pepper, and an orange bell pepper into strips; put on top of steak in crockpot.

Grate several cloves of garlic and a two-inch piece of peeled ginger root over the pot.

Pour one cup of tomato sauce, 3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce, 4 Tablespoons brown sugar, and black pepper over everything. Cover and turn on low for 6-8 hours.

A little less than an hour before serving, prepare rice and let it cook according to package directions.

Serve steak and veggies over rice, with steamed or roasted broccoli on the side.

I have to admit, it was really good. The steak was so tender it pretty much fell apart in my mouth.


The end. Enjoy!