VENISON POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPES

Steps:

• Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and brown ground beef.
• Drain ground beef, if necessary.
• Add onions and celery to same skillet and cook until soft, adding rest of spice ingredients through pepper flakes. Stir well. But in a bowl and set to the side.
• In same skillet, melt butter (or use 1 tablespoon of leftover grease from browning ground beef). Add flour to butter, stirring for one minute over medium-high heat.
• Gradually add milk and cook till bubbly and thickened.
• Add cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and chili powder continue to stir until melted.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture and spread evenly on bottom of a baking dish.
• Add 1 layer of potatoes.
• Alternate ground beef mixture, then potatoes until completely used.
• Pour cheese sauce over ground beef and potato mixture.
• Top with a pinch of paprika and grated cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until potatoes and beef are bubbly and done.

Steps:

• In a large pot, over high heat, add the olive oil. In a mixing bowl, toss the venison with flour and Essence. When the oil is hot, sear the meat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the onions and saute for 2 minutes. Add the celery and carrots. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, tomatoes, basil, thyme, and bay leaves to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Deglaze the pan with the red wine. Add the brown stock. Bring the liquid up to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the stew for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the meat is very tender. If the liquid evaporates too much add a little more stock.
• Remove the stew from the oven and serve in shallow bowls with crusty bread.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.