The Venison Cookbook

For hunters and nonhunters alike, venison has found an eager audience. It’s a healthy, low-fat alternative to beef, with only 3.6 grams of fat per four-ounce serving. Collected here in The Venison Cookbook: Venison Dishes from Fast to Fancy are 150 delicious venison recipes. Running the gamut from down-home favorites to gourmet delights, there are recipes here for every meal of the day. Breakfast: start with a Venison Vegetable Frittata. Lunch: how about Venison Tamale Pie or Venison Steak Heroes? Dinner: pick from starters like Far East Venison Fondue or Mushrooms with Venison Stuffing, before choosing a main course like Venison Filet Wellington or Baked Ziti with Venison. There are also soups, stews, and chilies to choose from, such as Warwick Venison Stew, Venison Chili, and Venison Onion Soup.

Also included are recipes for marinades, rubs, butters and sauces and side dishes, and recipes from premier wild chefs from outfitters like Sun Canyon Ranch, Tuckamore Lodge, Lucky Star Ranch, and many more. There are even thirteen recipes sent in from viewers of Woods N’ Water, like Down-Home Jerky and Tracks-in-the-Snow Cacciatore. With color photographs, stories, and cooking tips from the author, The Venison Cookbook is both an entertaining read and an indispensible reference tool for any hunter’s kitchen.

Also included are recipes for marinades, rubs, butters and sauces and side dishes, and recipes from premier wild chefs from outfitters like Sun Canyon Ranch, Tuckamore Lodge, Lucky Star Ranch, and many more. There are even thirteen recipes sent in from viewers of Woods N’ Water, like Down-Home Jerky and Tracks-in-the-Snow Cacciatore. With color photographs, stories, and cooking tips from the author, The Venison Cookbook is both an entertaining read and an indispensible reference tool for any hunter’s kitchen.

Kate Fiduccia has hunted and cooked venison across North America, along the way encountering many different ways to prepare venison. She hosts the Woods N’ Waters TV series alongside her husband, Peter Fiduccia, and is the author of several cookbooks, including Backyard Grilling, Cooking Wild in Kate’s Kitchen, and Venison. She lives in Warwick, New York with her family.