How to Cook a Deer or Venison Ham | One of Our favorite Deer Recipes from Appalachia

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@zulyhallelujah9257]

I'm old school, quarter pounder with cheese for me

[@nolanneal4647]

what tempature did you cook that deer ham overnite ?

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@nolanneal4647 220 degrees 😀

[@jamesa.rodriguez8598]

I'm sorry, I don't purchase online. May the Lord continue to bless you all, with His grace that is sufficient for you.

[@rolandpinette9946]

Tipper, I am so happy to see more of Matt in your videos. This really is becoming a family affair now!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Roland. I hope he can do more 😀

[@weirdmatter]

@@CelebratingAppalachia He did a good job I, hope he will do more videos with you!

[@RonRay]

Matt's like me: We like a little food on our black pepper. :)

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 That's the truth-he loves pepper 😀

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

Me being a lifelong deer hunter I sure do appreciate Matt showing this method, I have a ham and a roast in the freezer right now I've been wondering what to do with! And I have all those ingredients too. Not to complicated, I like that.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Its so easy but so good 😀

[@mamamode1312]

@@CelebratingAppalachia i figure it have to be good. Butter makes everything better. Bacon well in Emril's words "Pork fat rules!" Add those together and toss in the old bay, you caint loose! Its gonna be yummilicious.

[@susanpumphrey354]

It's nice to see someone stressing the importance of removing ALL the silver skin from venison before cooking! I always say that people who think deer meat tastes gamey just haven't had it processed properly. I'm thankful hubby (and now our oldest son) know how to properly process the deer they harvest so it always tastes great without me having to go through a million extra steps when I'm cooking it trying to get the gamey taste out.

[@saner6888]

I don’t like pepper or eat red meat but I can sure appreciate someone processing, cooking and providing for his family with a deer he got himself. Nice video Matt!

[@annicat648]

I'm from Australia, but through the music of Jean Ritchie I've found a fascination and enjoyment of Appalachian culture. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and traditions! Hopefully I can make this for my own family this Christmas even though I'm halfway across the world

[@jeffersondavishogg2752]

The fall deer are at the processors and soon I'll be making something just like this! Nicely done and thanks for sharring.

[@OkieJammer2736]

THANK YOU, MATT. There is no feeling or sigh of relief as when the freezer is full and 'the store' is in for the coming Winter. If we can harvest from the hunt, it's doubly satisfying. I'll be doing the methods here to get the venison tender, moist and less gamey. Also, THANKS TO THOSE GONE FROM US for passing down and paying forward the many HOW-TO'S our families still enjoy.

[@cindypressley4285]

Matt makes that look so easy and the cooking is the easiest part, but you should see him when he's cleaning the deer meat. When I say cleaning, I mean when he is preparing the meat for the freezer. He is miraculous in cleaning the meat and removing all connective tissue and the film that covers the muscles and that is why his end product is so good!

[@hollybridgeman5108]

We get elk meat from friends sometimes and I bet this would be a good recipe for that. Thanks for sharing!

[@albertleeiii1533]

Wow! This was an awesome recipe! Recipes can sometimes seem intimidating. On this channel they’re easy, relatable, and delicious 👍🏼 right on!

[@candiray]

Hi, this year I finally learned to love deer meat by trying new recipes from the deer my husband harvested and I butchered. I also learned silver skin can break down through long braising and makes the meat feel less lean. I've slow braised stew cuts and shanks by making venison bourguignon in the dutch oven with beef broth and merlot wine. Braising is a wonderful method and made the meat taste like beef.

[@bobbypowers8811]

OH MY MY, No doubt I'd shut my mouth from talking till I was done eating, YUMMY!!! And trust me, it's very rare that I keep my mouth shut much! THANKS GOD BLESS

[@dannpd1955]

Thanks Matt. I’m going to try it on a deer neck I’ve got in the freezer. You can teach an old dog a new trick. You just proved it with me👏

[@judyabernathy80]

Good job, Matt. I don’t care for deer meat, but that looks so good I would have to try it! While you were talking, and when I could see your eyes, I immediately thought that Corie surely does have those same eyes. Both twins are a really good mix of the both of you. I have twin nieces, Cathie and Carrie. Yesterday they were 51!! I can’t believe it. Corie and Katie remind me of them so much when they start goofing around. Such precious girls. Blessings always. 🙏🏼❣️♥️❣️🙏🏼

[@rogerramjet7567]

I have been doing this for decades. People don’t know what they are missing!!! So so tasty!!! Thanks again!!

[@iartistdotme]

Last week a friend gifted us a huge portion of venison. It's been 50 years since I cooked any and then I just floured and fried it. It was stored over ice in an ice chest for a week to tenderize and remove gaminess. I stuck large 3-4 pound chunks of meat into gallon freezer bags to store until I had time to cook them. I opened my laptop to search out some recipes just now and at the top of the YT videos was this one. Talk about great timing. Your recipe looks wonderful, the resulting meat looked delicious, and it will be the first recipe I try. Thanks so much!

[@that_thing_I_do]

I was drooling,,,,anyone else?

[@ls7196]

Evening, depending on Time Zone. Miss Tipper and Matt.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Good evening 😀

[@grassgangsters3616]

yumm matt as a hunter i know how fun deer hunting is, after that trigger pulled the work begins, its so worth it, i have a 7mm i haven't shot in years, it puts the food on the table, the 1st deer i ever killed i took his heart and fried it in butter and made biscuits,

[@shelenesmith7766]

Yummy yum! That looked absolutely delicious Matt! I was hoping to taste it through the camera.., but that didn’t work. Lol. You made it look so easy! Thank you so much for showing us! Be Blessed! 😇

[@heatherpyle2792]

We just tried this recipe today. It was delicious! Thanks for sharing.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

My pleasure 😊

[@ELIRAXPRT]

Never would have thought of the honey. Looks delicious

[@kathleenheimanrandolph401]

I would get up at four am put the stuffed turkey in the oven, low heat, go back to bed and wake up with the amazing smell of roasting turkey. Sure be nice to have a venison roast. No one I know hunts here in CT! Like the way Matt makes this. Raising the arm high to distribute the spices evenly.

[@sanguiniusthegreat7098]

Matt looking very dapper in the end-scene. Looks like it would be a delicious meal.

[@kathleenheimanrandolph401]

Be still , my heart! Venison!!!!

[@saraanddarrinmoneer3696]

Thank you Mr. Matt, I will never forget this

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching 😀

[@ibdaffy]

That looked absolutely delicious! Matt has proven himself to be quite the chef in this and other videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@stealtheli]

That reminds me of what I do for Christmas. I do a stuffed Deer stuffed onion or the grill. I use Nutmeg and cinnamon. good deer and some ground beef for fat. That looks fantastic!

[@nedraleigh]

Enjoy Matt so much. Good job

[@ramonahierholzer3163]

I love pepper too! I find it interesting that you use Old Bay. Going up in Appalachia with a family full of hunters, there was always deer meat being used in many ways! But now living in the south for 35+ years, I never heard of Old Bay until I moved here. Sounds DELICIOUS!!!

[@drewpetrey5804]

Cannot wait to try this recipe!! Thanks Tipper and Matt!

[@sbishop16]

Thank you for this recipe! That looks so delicious! I am definitely going to try it!! 🥰

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So easy but so good 😀

[@stoplooking1639]

More from Matt. More from Matt.

[@rhondabutler4172]

Looks delicious! We have trouble eating much deer around here. They are graze on winter wheat and that doesn’t give them a good flavor. If you kill a deer that’s eaten a lot of corn and grass, it tastes better to us. Thanks Matt for the lesson. Looks like a good idea to give it a try!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Rhonda -it is really good 😀

[@alandenniston8209]

Looks awesome, the bacon, butter, garlic, honey and old Bay sounds like great seasoning for this Venison Roast. Yum yum.

[@robinhaupt9119]

Well that looks magnificent! Thank you Matt and Tipper.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It is really good 😀

[@comiketiger]

Great video! Thank you! Love deer or Elk venison. God bless all here.

[@tinahuffman2788]

I never would have considered Old Bay. Sounds very interesting. Got one deer roast left in the freezer. Gonna give it a try! Thank y'all!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I hope you like it as much as we do Tina 😀

[@Jean-ko4xv]

I like seeing the man of the family doing some of the cooking,good job Matt. When mom wasn't home Dad would usually make chilli and he was heavy handed with the red pepper.My 3 brothers were all great cooks too. God Bless. Jean

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Jean 😀

[@FloydofOz]

I do something very similar, including the Old Bay. Suggestion: try adding some apricot preserves on top in place of the honey (or whatever tart fruit you have...I know you all grow and can a lot of your own stuff). I'd love to see more wild game recipes of yours. I've been looking for more and more old world/old American game recipes and have started exploring some of the recipes from Germany, Austria, Hungary etc. Any of the mountainous countries with hunting traditions have similar deer recipes. I probably turn half of my deer into goulasch. So good. Just add onions and paprika to what you did here, then remove the meat and reduce the liquid, and you've pretty much got yourself some goulasch. You might also enjoy watching Scott Rea on youtube. He's a traditional style butcher in northern England -- much of the same cuisine as Appalachian cooking. He has a few cookbooks out now. He's all about eating and enjoying the whole game animal -- everything from deer to opossoms to crows to pheasants and rabbits.

[@dianatennant4346]

Thank you Matt for sharing this, this looks really good and I agree with you Old Bay seasoning is a good one for lots of things.

[@joecamel8182]

Looks delicious Matt.

[@JoeCubicle]

I would eat that with you! We have almost the same Dutch Oven, ours has spikey drip points on the underside of the lid. It's super old and passed down. We figured out it's over 150 years old.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Love that old cast iron 😀

[@rebeccajones9735]

My late husband's doctor and his wife (also a doctor) and their 5 kids eat mostly deer. His mother and I were teachers together for about 10 years. He hunted on our farm.

[@lindahays8444]

Thank you for sharing this with us. Looked very good and super tender.

[@bronco5644]

Matt sure is a good cook! Looks delicious.

[@thedreadtyger]

that's our usual main dish at the church supper after the Christmas Vigil. mmm! mmm!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

It is so good 😀 Thank you for watching!!

[@lesliespann6420]

I'm a late arrival to this particular video, but I had to watch it because Matt always has great ideas regarding the nuts and bolts of game cuisine. This recipe is a perfect example of what I mean. Beautiful deer meat, butter, garlic, bacon, honey and spices. Heaven on a plate! (And a great accompaniment for black pepper! ) 😆🤣😅

[@johnarnettsways.8758]

Yes sr. Love the deer meat. Will half to try the recipe. Have a great week and god bless ya sr. ❤️🌲🌲🌲❤️

[@benlaw4647]

That looks awesome and I know the aroma was fantastic! I know y'all enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing this! God bless y'all 🙏

[@travisrhaley]

Thats what I'm talk'n about. Excellent.

[@redbud70]

Yes, it was delicious when we had it at your house. Thanks for the recipe.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Patti!!

[@3doggymom]

Wow! That looks sooo good! Thanks Matt for the recipe.

[@homesteadingpastor]

Matt made this look so good! Gonna have to try his recipe. Oh yea I’m a black pepper kind of guy as well, I like a little deer meat with my pepper lol 😂🦌🦌👍🏻 Thanks for sharing!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You and Matt must have the same pepper taste buds LOL 😀

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@travisrickett5681]

I cook mine about the same way. I leave the hind quarter whole and season real good, I like a lot of garlic on mine, then wrap in the cheapest bacon I can find, and cook on 250° till it falls apart.

[@naomitracy5684]

I approve this recipe 100 percent!! Bacon is the secret and the way you slow cook it👍👍💯

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you! It is very tasty 😀

[@russellrofe4849]

My granny used to braise roasts like that. She used beef suet or tallow. It smelled so good in her house.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

When he cooks it all night we wake up to that wonderful smell 😀

[@lesleyfitzpatrick1711]

Honey is one of those foodstuffs that does not spoil. It has been used for its antibacterial properties for hundreds of years. That deer meat looks amazing

[@mattmusselman5055]

Looks delicious..I'm definitely going to cook mine like that and try it..

[@tammiew.6974]

Wow! Thank you so much for showing this recipe.

[@lmckay8881]

That looks "extra good." Thank you for sharing the recipe!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Pap used to say that 😀 Thank you for watching!

[@convenientlycrafty3278]

I cooked some deer hind quarter last night and used your recipe. It turned out wonderful. Thank you so much. We'll be using this for years to come.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it too 😀

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

An old country lady I used to know would roast a venison front shoulder and use it to make venison salad which was kind of like ham salad.

[@duckiegirl58]

Wow! Yum! Thanks Matt!

[@marisadaniela6]

This looks like a something you'd see in a gourmet cookbook! A sure winner. Now I have to admit to my husband I don't know what the "ham" is, before I can make this for him😅

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

😀 The ham is from the thigh part of the deer

[@libbyleatherwood6940]

Oh my goodness! That looks delicious.

[@melaniefisher8823]

My mouth watered this whole video!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for watching 😀

[@michellenelson6587]

I just love the way you clean your dear man maybe that's what I need someone here in our County to do for us if you have it cleaned good then it would taste a whole lot better and you have everything so nice and clean around you and it looks so delicious I wished I was there to help you all enjoy it also thank you and your family for sharing everything you do

[@donnielaws7020]

Thanks Tipper. That sounds so good. thanks for sharing.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Donnie 😀

[@TheKyoung213]

Can’t wait to try this! Thank you!

[@melissalambert7615]

Great recipe. Bet it makes really good sandwiches too.

[@alicecochran9140]

My husband and I hunted deer and elk for 30 years , we tried all kind of ways to cook deer but it was always tough , wish I knew how to cook it years ago ( he's passed on now ) maybe this will help someone else though I did learn that if you soak deer steak in salt water for 30 minutes that it taste good gets some of the game taste out love your videos !! Gl. Az. 🐦

[@brendah.8201]

Wow that turned out nice! I'll remember this recipe.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Its a good one - easy and tasty 😀

[@danielt.3152]

Thank you for sharing this one!!! I will try it.

[@blown572hemi]

Are there really any recipes in Appalachia? My mom and her 6 sister's would write them on index card's but never used them. Think they were used as guides for the sister's who didn't possess the "magic" that was southern comfort food or just off the tops of their head's. I caught on, early on but can't quite replicate it all and I miss it dearly now that I'm older and they are gone. Venison is still my favorite right along side Virginia ham. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas too all!

[@jamesa.rodriguez8598]

Thanks! That looked delicious.

[@jvleasure]

Just picked up the two I got this year, and cooked the last of last year's filets. Used Cowboy Kent's red wine and onion venison steak recipe, I'll try this next. Always looking for a good roast recipe.

[@naturesmagik]

Yummy!!!! Love venison done with bacon!

[@MB-vw3jc]

Ty for sharing Matt!!

[@seanbryant2848]

That looks so good! The final texture looks like pulled pork! That's something I'm going to do! Thank you, God bless, and Merry Christmas!

[@weirdmatter]

That looked delicious 😋.

[@elmermason9685]

Gotta try that. Thanks for the recipe.

[@ronwatson4902]

That's a delicious looking pot of venison there Matt. Thank you for sharing the way you cook it. I don't hunt anymore but I'll pass this on to my friend Jimmy who does. I think he's killed about 6 deer this year.So far!

[@jasonrichards3785]

Wonderful video. I am glad to learn this recipe.

[@randyblevins9489]

I like your recipe. The meat looks so tender. I'll have to try your method sometimes. Thanks for sharing. Randy B.

[@chucklivinlarge563]

I made this recipe with a big buck ham. It was the best ever! I will use this recipe the rest of my life! Thank you so much!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@chucklivinlarge563]

@@CelebratingAppalachia Congratulations on your channel! Your content is superior! Merry Christmas!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@chucklivinlarge563 Thank you!

[@thirdrockjul2224]

Wild food. Yum! ❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Our favorite 😀

[@n2bigu]

Nice job! looks wonderful.

[@joshedmondson2181]

I did a couple of deer roasts like this last night, and I don't think I'll ever do them any other way again. Very delicious!! Thanks for sharing!😁

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Wonderful!

[@amberharper9975]

I put a deer ham in the oven super early this morning and used Matt’s recipe! Very excited to see how it turns out. My husband and oldest son both deer hunt now. Since we hopefully will have more deer meat to enjoy, I’m looking for new recipes to add to our stockpile. Thanks a ton!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Hope you like it!

[@cathyrichmond6178]

I've never used the Old Bay seasoning on my deer meat. Will definitely try it. Thanks Matt for sharing your recipe.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

We love old bay 😀

[@thebanjooutlaw]

I know that was some good eating! It sure looked pretty!👍

[@robertgann900]

Yes Sir! Outstanding!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you liked it!

[@cordyg4306]

Thank you! It looks delicious. God bless. 🙏✝️🕊️

[@stokely418]

That looks so good! 😋😋😋

[@mywoolmitten]

That looks just amazing, thank you for sharing the recipe and way of cooking it! I like to trim away as much of that silver skin as possible, too. Thank you again

[@DonaldwFowlerjr]

Thank You sir I will try that. It sounds delicious