Family Rural Lifestyle 5 venison recipes to try Make the most of deer season by trying one of these tasty venison recipes, including venison with blackberry sauce and prosciutto-spinach stuffed venison tenderloin. By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 30, 2022 Close Once deer season is over and your freezer is filled, it's time to enjoy that delicious venison. While it can be used in most recipes that call for beef, preparing venison is a little different. Chris Hull is an avid sportsman, and a communications specialist with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. He says there are many ways to prepare wild game, but the longer you cook it, the more dried out it gets, which can exacerbate the gamey flavor. READ MORE: Cooking wild game "With deer, like with loins and back straps, get it to medium on high, high heat, get that grill good and hot first. There are always some worries about wild game and making sure it's done enough, but there's a line there where it's done way too much," he says. "We experiment with certain things on how to cook it, but typically it's high heat for short amounts of time." Try these recipes with this year's deer harvest: Venison with blackberry sauce Juicy venison tenderloins are prepared in a skillet then topped with a sweet sauce made from blackberry preserves and honey. GET THE RECIPE: Venison with blackberry sauce Prosciutto-spinach stuffed venison tenderloin This dish is made by butterflying a venison tenderloin, stuffing it with spinach and proscuitto, and rolling it up to be grilled. GET THE RECIPE: Prosciutto-spinach stuffed venison tenderloin Venison sausage focaccia When having your deer processed, have some made into sweet Italian sausages. Enjoy them in this recipe or on top of your favorite pasta. GET THE RECIPE: Venison sausage focaccia Venison chili Who doesn't love a big bowl of chili on a cold day? This crowd-pleasing favorite is perfect for watching the big game on Sunday. GET THE RECIPE: Venison chili Peppered venison with balsamic prune sauce This flavorful dinner combines boneless venison loin chops with a balsamic prune reduction made with the skillet drippings. GET THE RECIPE: Peppered venison with balsamic prune sauce Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit