Just a nice plate of meat for me
This marinade will work well for elk and buffalo too. I always use Greek yogurt because it just tastes good.
Venison with Mint Yogurt
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 4-6 venison steaks
- 1 lime
- 3 tbsp fresh mint
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- Salt/pepper
Tenderize venison steaks with a mallet. Zest and juice the lime in a large container. Add other ingredients and taste for seasoning. Add meat and coat well. Refrigerate at least eight hours and up to a day, flipping meat every once in awhile. Grill over indirect heat until rare, about four minutes per side.
Ha! I’m first! That’s a first!! This recipe.. it’s the most unusual one I’ve seen thus far.. the seasoning and the yogurt make it a first rate dish… especially cinnamon, that would be the ingredient everyone just can’t quite put their finger on when they taste this! xo Smidge
Venison is not something I’ve ever know to be available in my area. Perhaps if I knew someone who hunted. I’m sure it’s quite tasty.
Venison is hard to find in these parts…I loved my trips to northern parts of Italy just for this to share in a meal of slow cooked venison and polenta. x
We get plenty of venison here, but tender it is not:)
The yoghurt is much better than a vinegary or citrus on meat such as venison. My mother used to marinate it and even then it was like eating an old tire. She could have learned a lot from you.
Yoghurt tenderizes slowly and I’ll bet this was fork tender. Looks great.
I’m not much of a venison eater but JT is. He usually orders it if he spies it on a menu. I prefer Greek yogurt too, but I always get the fat free kind.
Love this! I use something like it on lamb shoulder chops… mmmmmmm!!
How comforting is that plate of meat! Mmm…meat…
Growing up, my family ate more venison than beef. Never had mint yogurt sauce to accompany, though. Will definitely give this a whirl —
you carnivorous fellow you.. love the mint and yoghurt in the marinade. c
I haven’t used yogurt like that before… But I will. This is amazing recipe. Thank you dear Rufus, love, nia
You guys have access to exotic meat! Would be delicious.
Hubs always suggests venison, but I’m still not sure…
Elk, buffalo or venison! You guys are too much. Great marinade. I bet it would be just as good on cow.
Definitely one to try!
Yogurt is a great tenderizer and adds lots of flavor. I agree…Greek is the best.
Lovely dish – I need to go out and buy me a wild deer (or hunt myself an elk!)
This sounds really fantastic! I don’t have venison but I have some lamb shoulder blades in the freezer. I think I may try the recipe with those. Hopefully mine will come out as good as yours looks! Kudos!
Very nice… I’ll try that with caribou!