Moose Recipes

[walleyeslayer1978]

Hey everyone. So my old man shot a nice bull moose this fall, and as a result I am buried in moose meat. We made a bunch of sausage, but I was wondering if anyone has any recipes they wanna share for ground and roast/steaks. Thanks in advance!

[Chris338378]

Try your favorite deer meat recipies they are in the same family.  If it was in the rut and a big bull it might be REAL TOUGH chewing.

[walleyeslayer1978]

Try your favorite deer meat recipies they are in the same family.  If it was in the rut and a big bull it might be REAL TOUGH chewing.

It was an old bull, and rutting hard for sure. The meat is fairly tough. When I cook deer I generally don't get too creative. I don't like to overcook it, so I don't really do roasts and such. Mostly steaks and thin slices fried in butter and garlic. 

[Nightbird]

As any other tough meats, cook low and slow. I suggest roasting in oven at 250F until its cooked and tender. Keep water in pan, so it doesn't dry out. Never salt until done. as that really dries it out and contributes to toughness. I drape salt pork or bacon, plus onion slices, over my roasts with no seasoning until nearly done, then sprinkle with Swiss Joe's seasoning salt for the last half hour or so. Another great way, if you have one, is to use a slow cooker and cook roasts or stew pieces with powdered onion soup mixed with water. Cook all day or overnight and it should fall apart. You can put steaks in the slow cooker until tender and then finish off in a frying pan and bacon grease for great flavor.

[appleye]

I would agree with everything everyone else said. Also try stroganoff and fajitas with moose. Makes great stew as well.

[Gillfisher]

A guy at work brought in some moose roast that he pulled and put in gravy, he had it in a crock pot and fired it up before work and at lunch it was perfect. This was the BEST meat I have ever tasted, needless to say he went home with an empty crock.

[addicted to ice fishing]

A guy at work brought in some moose roast that he pulled and put in gravy, he had it in a crock pot and fired it up before work and at lunch it was perfect. This was the BEST meat I have ever
 tasted, needless to say he went home with an empty crock.

Moose is awesome!  I had an uncle that used to go moose hunting, and would give us some meat.  Moose and bear are the best wild game I have ever had.

[Chris338378]

As with any other wild game I think a goor portion of how it comes out has to do with how the game was taken care of in the field then comes the cooking.  I think the crockpot would be the best way to cook it since the meat is going to be tough.  If you don't have a crockpot I'd say low and slow is the way to go no matter what recipie you use.

[er-e-is]

Take some of the steaks or roasts, cut into 1" cubes, brown in skillet. Cube a few potatoes, carrots, sliced onions, celery. Add all to pressure cooker. About a quart of water. Salt and pepper to taste. You could add a pack of onion soup mix. Cook about 30 minutes after pressure starts to release. Allow to depressurize, you can always add green beans, peas, corn or any other vegetables that don't need pressure cooked. Enjoy!

[Nosaj]

Dice up the tough parts in .75" cubes and brown them in butter or olive oil with salt pepper garlic then add them to your favorite chili recipe and simmer it for 3-4 hours.   My favorite chili meat is moose or goose breast   slow cooked.

[WalleyeTom]

Bottled (canned) moose  .......  mmmmm good

[backwoodswalker]

Take 1.5 pounds and cut in cubes and brown in frying pan. Move to 6 quart pressure cooker (or whatever size you have) and add 5 cut up potatoes,, 1 large onion sliced, 6 large carrots sliced 1/4 inch thick,  4 stalks celery sliced, add . 2 pints v8 juice (more or less to taste) good dash of salt and pepper. Put on stove on high and weight for jiggler to jiggle at 15 pounds. Let her cook for 12 minutes. Turn off burner and remove weight. Be careful as steam will come out.  When all steam is exhausted, enjoy. This is some great easy to make stew.  You can use any meat in this.  I also take steaks and put worcheschire sauce,  soy sauce, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Grill them over charcoal, or broil them in your oven,  delicious.  I like easy meals like this.  Roasts in oven with potatoes and onions and carrots are great too.   Steve   Moose makes great jerky too

[Todd_NE]

When I was in Bethel Alaska this past summer an old college buddy and his wife made Moose-o-bucco.

They took Moose shanks and slow cooked them for a day like Osso Bucco - it was unbelievably good.

Kippered Sockeye, fresh Alaska garden greens, Moose-O-Bucco, view of the tundra, 10' grizzly on the wall - it just doesn't get any better than that.

[Chris338378]

A friend of mine just came back from a moose hunt in Newfoundland and is going to give me some meat.  I'm going to try some of these recipies for sure but the only problem is I think I'm going to run out of meat before I get to try all of them. 

[Icemanjim]

Moose makes the best chili ever, don't know why but it does.

[walleyeslayer1978]

Moose makes the best chili ever, don't know why but it does.

Yes. Made some this past week. So good.

Thanks for all the tips guys.

[Skipper]

As with any other wild game I think a goor portion of how it comes out has to do with how the game was taken care of in the field then comes the cooking. 

THIS.....

Brine the meat, it can make a huge difference too. It will plump the meat up and it will not dry out while cooking. Don't forget that a smoker can hold about 250 degrees as well as your crock pot or oven.... and it adds SMOKE!

[Big Burk]

Use a slow cooker for roasts, I like to cook them for 8-12hrs and I don't get too fancy with seasoning. The moose meat is one of the best tasting meat so I like to keep it simple, throw in some chopped onions, little bit of garlic, a bit of black pepper and sometimes for added flavor a bit of montreal steak spice or chilli powder. I like to make a lot of moose jerky and beer sticks for ice fishing as well. Ground moose is also good and makes for a very tasty hamburger helper:) did deer steaks wrapped with bacon last year and going to try that if I am fortunate and bag a moose in a couple weeks 

[michianafisherman]

If the steaks are tough, try pounding them with a meat hammer. The more pounding the softer they get.

[Big Burk]

If the steaks are tough, try pounding them with a meat hammer. The more pounding the softer they get.

If the steaks are tough marinade them in coke for 6-12 hours. Makes any steak very tender I do this with all the tougher cuts. Pepsi works ok but coke works much much better.

[jaklakmak]

It was an old bull, and rutting hard for sure. The meat is fairly tough. When I cook deer I generally don't get too creative. I don't like to overcook it, so I don't really do roasts and such. Mostly steaks and thin slices fried in butter and garlic.

When I harvest something that is old and tough we usually pressure can the meat and that really helps to tenderize it.