VIDALIA VENISON
Anyone who likes onions has to love the ultimate in the onion family, the Vidalia variety. This sweet, succulent vegetable partners well with many types of venison dishes. Here’s one which features venison steaks that is easily and quickly prepared.
- 4 tablespoons margarine (or butter) divided
- 4 venison steaks of 6 to 8 ounces
- Salt and pepper
- 1 large Vidalia onion, sliced
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
Heat two tablespoons of margarine in a heavy skillet (I’m partial to cast iron) and fry steaks over high heat quickly (about three minutes per side). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Remove from skillet and keep hot. Add remaining two tablespoons margarine to skillet and sauté onions and mushrooms until tender. Add one cup red wine and bring to a boil. Reduce for two to three minutes.
Pour sauce over steaks and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately. Serves four.
Oven roasted potatoes and a tossed green salad are nice side dishes.
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In company with his late wife, Ann, Jim Casada wrote a number of cookbooks focusing on game or foods from the wild. One of those, The Complete Venison Cookbook, is available from him or the Sporting Classics Store. Jim’s next book, Fishing for Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir, is due out from the University of Georgia Press in mid-2022. He is currently taking advance reservations for copies. To reserve a copy or learn more about his many other books, include his recent multi-award winning A Smoky Mountain Boyhood: Memories, Musings, and More, visit his website at www.jimcasadaoutdoors.com or e-mail him at jimcasada@comporium.net.
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