? Soaking game in milk??

[Bowtechlady]

I have heard of it and when I first started cooking wild turkey would do it but I no longer do it. I guess since pretty much all the red meat I eat is deer meat, I can not taste the wild game flavor.

[cajunsticker]

I know folks that do that.
My wife soaks ours in salt water over night and draws all the blood and gamey taste out.. This is the only way she will eat it.

It does more than take the "wild" taste out, it's brining and will actually help the meat cook fast and prevent it from drying out. I've don't that with pork. Never needed to with deer.

[txfireguy2003]

I don't soak my deer meat in anything. Kaitlin and I (and everyone else that has eaten my cooking to date) likes the venison flavor. In fact, when we ran out of venison a couple of years ago, I didn't tell her and just chicken fried some regular beef cube steaks. She took one bite and said, "What's wrong with this steak? It has no flavor."

[donfish84]

I don't soak my deer meat in anything. Kaitlin and I (and everyone else that has eaten my cooking to date) likes the venison flavor. In fact, when we ran out of venison a couple of years ago, I didn't tell her and just chicken fried some regular beef cube steaks. She took one bite and said, "What's wrong with this steak? It has no flavor."

Lol sounds like my household. Classic!!

[SCREAMINREELS]

I do it with big sharks if we can't save them will get rid of the ammonia

[Marco]

Deer are gamey? Been eating venison so long i dont even taste the gaminess anymore.

[BeerMe]

We never have soaked our venison in buttermilk for long durations before cooking.

However, using buttermilk & egg as dip before rolling the meat in flour & cornmeal (~50% of each) makes fried backstrap that could bring a vegetarian back to the table.

[NannySlayer]

We never have soaked our venison in buttermilk for long durations before cooking.

However, using buttermilk & egg as dip before rolling the meat in flour & cornmeal (~50% of each) makes fried backstrap that could bring a vegetarian back to the table.

Yea, if I'm gonna fry some I make an egg wash with milk but I've never soaked meat.

[ms10ring]

I soak my cereal in milk

[switchback]

When I first started deer hunting I was told that but I don't like the texture of the meat after soaking it.

[bamtex]

I do the ice chest deal for about week if it's cold enough outside. Then Cut it up, bag it and put it in the freezer. I usually use the most of it for jerky because that's all my wife will eat of it, plus everyone at work asks me for some around hunting season. It's like crack for them!! I thaw it out in the sink and then soak it in water with garlic salt for several hours. The smell alone makes you want to eat it raw!! When I cook it I usually make steak fingers.

[BrianL]

For those that don't care for the "wild" taste, soak overnight in MOrtons Quick Tender and water. Works better than buttermilk, and last long on the shelf. Only thing is learning the right amount to put in water, and DON"T salt when cooking.

[RAGUIRREJR]

What's with all the fish soaking? I only soak venison because my wife and mom don't care for the gamey taste.

[josh.bunch]

I always soak gamey tasting meat in whatever marinade I typically do but slice up an onion in there. That does good job of soaking up the game taste. I will try the milk idea though and see what I like better.

[Phi Phi Hunter]

we used to with venison when I was younger, for exactly that reason to take the "game" taste away.

I do it now with wild hog because I have NOT been able to get it to taste to my liking with anything else. I will bleed the meat in ice water for a couple days and then soak it in buttermilk for a day before I package it.

I've also heard of using yellow mustard with your milk/egg if you are frying wild game