A Variety of Meats
Boar with Juniper Berries: Cinghiale al
Ginepro
Juniper berries are traditionally used in cooking boar,
hare, and other game. Should boar not be available where you live, this will
work well with venison too.
Difficulty: Easy
Braised Mountain Goat: Stambecco
Brasato
A quick, simple recipe from the Val D'Aosta that will
also work well with venison.
Difficulty: Easy
Chamois Civet: Civet di
Camoscio
Civet is a Northwestern Italian technique for
marinating game in wine and herbs and stewing it with the addition of onions.
It will also work quite well with venison or hare.
Difficulty: Moderate
Pastissada de Ceval
A
delicious Veronese stew traditionally made from horse (you can use beef if need
be).
Dificulty: Moderate
Picula de Caval
A ground
horsemeat and vegetable stew from Piacenza.
Dificulty: Moderate
Polenta with Snails: Polentone con
Lumache
Snails and polenta, rustic fare for a Friday meal up
in the mountains where there wasn't any fish. And instructions on preparing
snails.
Dificulty: Moderate
Roast Roe Buck: Capriolo al
Forno
A simple recipe for roasted venison basted in its
marinade.
Difficulty: Moderate
Roe Buck Boscaiola Style: Capriolo alla
Boscaiola
Venison stewed with wild mushromms: A mountain
treat.
Difficulty: Moderate
Roe Buck Salmì Friulana Style: Capriolo
in Salmì alla Friulana
A salmì is quite similar
to a civet; it's a method for marinating game in wine and herbs, and will work
beautifully with venison or other furred game.
Difficulty: Moderate
Stewed Venison with Mushrooms: Cervo Stufato ai
Funghi
Stewed Venison with mushrooms: Delicious!
Dificulty:
Moderate
Venison Goulash: Goulasch di
Cervo
Though people generally associate goulash with Hungary,
it's also popular in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy's northeasternmost region,
which was an Austrian province until the end of the First World
War.
Difficulty: Easy
Venison Ribs: Costolette di
Cervo
Pan-sauteed venison ribs are quick to cook and very
tasty.
Difficulty: Easy
Venison with Juniper Brries: Cervo al
Ginepro
Venison with a classic game marinade that includes
juniper berries.
Dificulty: Easy
Wildcat: Gattu Serivaggiu
An
excellent Calabrian method for putting the predator in the pot, which also
works nicely with rabbit, hare or chicken.
Dificulty: Moderate
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