beyond me

[hoochiepapa]

I was just down in the recipe section, and it is beyond me why a person would use all kinds of spices and flavorings for wild game. I have eaten deer, elk, and small game all my life, and have never seasoned anything, and am quite happy with the way things taste. I think the most I have ever used was garlic powder, and that was on a bull that laid on the ground too long.
What say ye??

 

[Amikee]

I never go fancy on game. Salt, pepper. Onions, garlic and veggies depending on game. But my rabbit is good. As for other posted here I too noticed a lots of different stuff added to cooking, but I'm too new to say they're original recipes or they are not. On the other hand, what spices would mountain men have? I'm sure not all of those we use today.

 

[hoochiepapa]

I think all they probably had was salt. And not even that, all the time.

 

[roundball]

"...it is beyond me why a person would use all kinds of spices and flavorings for wild game..."
What say ye??

You're asking:
Why doesn't everybody only like the same foods prepared exacty the same way you do ?????

:hmm:

 

[rabjr]

Yeah....I don't care what anyone puts or don't put on their meat. Long as they eat it and enjoy it, thats fine with me...

 

[Roy]

I never figured it out.. "ya can't even tell your eating venison".. :idunno: Then why eat it?? :haha:

 

[vern faulkner]

The only thing that I put on my wild game meat is a knife and fork, and a bit of saliva as is passes over my gums.

Vern

 

[Blizzard of '93]

the only 'exotic' spice I use on game is hungarian paprika.
others are sea salt, ground black and hot red pepper and onion/garlic. and I don't use those to 'cover' the wild game flavor.
one of my fav venison recipes is chicken fried ham steak cut from the round. this is very good between biscuits for breakfast with pan drippings made into milk gravy on taters/grits and eggs any ways.
several folks includeingour cuzzins from Ozz and GB have remarked after the meal - 'that was wild stag meat'??
I've wondered how 'wild' this meat could be considered since it came from whitetail feeding around a farm - orchards and corn fields nearby - fat as a butterball. even the 'porterhouse' cuts sizzled on a grill well with a bit of garlic butter smeared on.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Sometimes with garlic and/or onions, occasionally with mushrooms, sometimes Montreal seasonings, sometimes as spiedies (marinated and spiced chunks grilled on a skewer for the uninitiated), sometimes just salt. I like venison many ways.

 

[jethro224]

Dang Blizzard, My mouth is watering... and I just ate!
Can I come by your house for breakfast?

 

[shmrck1]

Mike,
In some ways I agree with what you say.
I have eaten venison,bear,squirrel and rabbit
with nothing more than s&p and a bit of flour,and
it was great.
I have also ate the above with spices&herbs
and sauces and enjoyed them just as well.It would be one dull a__ world if there were only one way to prepare wild game,or any other food for that matter.IMO

 

[Problem Child]

I agree. My wife watches all these cooking shows and then tries stuff out on me.Heck I like the taste of meat.A steak doesn't even taste like a steak with all that crap on it.
Add a little salt and pepper,throw it on the grill till it's burnt and I'm good.She calls me boring. :youcrazy:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

I slice the ham cutlets about 3/8th" them pound with tenderizing mallet a bit, press in flour, dip in beaten egg then into seasoned cracker crumbs then fry in med-hot crisco.
this is 'chicken-fried - or southern fried' rather than 'country-fried'.

 

[jethro224]

I always wondered what the difference was in the terms.
That's the way I fry 'em too. With salt & pepper, some onion powder and just a bit of garlic. MMMMM.
What do you use for spices?

 

country-fried ; adjective
(of an item of food) covered in batter, flour, or breadcrumbs and fried.

southern-fried ; adjective
(of food, esp. chicken) coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and then deep-fried.

 

[jethro224]

Ah, I see. Southern fried = more crispy stuck to it and more grease fryin' it.
I should move South. :grin:

 

[Roy]

Ah, I see. Southern fried = more crispy stuck to it and more grease fryin' it.
I should move South. :grin:

:thumbsup: We have more cars that need work :rotf:

 

[omarick1948]

In reality, this is a basis for the old saying, "To each their own". I'm like Snakeyes, this would be a boring world without any variety!...I enjoy cooking all types of food at home and over a campfire. As far as spice's that Mountain men had. You would be surprised, if you knew what they had for spice's or what they used for different flavoring needs. Just look at some of the inventory lists of the annual trade caravan's to annual Rendezvous! Remember, you had all different kinds of cultures who were trappers and MM also!..... So spice it up a little and enjoy life!

Rick :blah:

 

[jethro224]

Ah, I see. Southern fried = more crispy stuck to it and more grease fryin' it.
I should move South. :grin:

:thumbsup: We have more cars that need work :rotf:

Save 'em up, I'll be back. :wink:
Worth the trip just to eat some more of whatever ya put in that smoker of yours. :thumbsup:
If Rhonda does up any Southern Fried critters too I just might never leave...

 

[BillinOregon]

I never figured it out.. "ya can't even tell your eating venison".. :idunno: Then why eat it?? :haha:

Cause when I try to hang my deer tag on that fat ngus steer in the neighbor's pasture, he gets all worked up for some reason ...
:wink: