Crock Pot Venison Stew With Bacon and Mushrooms

"I read some of the recipes off of the recipe forum about unusual meats. Now I have a cookbook from Alaska that will tell you how to cook just about anything but this is a recipe that someone might actually use! I serve this with white or brown rice or buttered egg noodles. It comes from "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook""
 
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Ready In:
8hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Season the venison with salt and pepper.
  • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp; transfer to paper towels and crumble.
  • Add the oil to the bacon drippings and brown the meat in batches on all sides, about 10 minutes total.
  • Transfer to the slow cooker as you finish each batch.
  • Add the onion, carrots and garlic to the skillet and cook. stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with the flour, stir and transfer to the cooker.
  • Add the wine to the skillet, bring to a boil and cook, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the pan, until the wine has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Pour into cooker.
  • Add the bay leaf, thyme and broth; stir to evenly distribute.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
  • Add the mushrooms and crumbled bacon and stir to combine.
  • Cover and continue to cook on LOW until the venison is tender enough to cut with a fork, another 3 hours.
  • Remove the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar.
  • Serve.

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  1. This was amazing. I hadn't had Venison before, and this was a great way to try it. It turned out beautifully. Thank you for this recipe. I didn't have balsamic vinegar, but it still turned out. My DH couldn't get enough! I also served this with mashed potatoes. Thanks for the recipe, I will make it again.
     
  2. This recipe is great! I entered it in one of our dog clubs stew contests and won!!! The Balsamic really helps the flavor i always add a lil more! It does have a nice kick that i wasn't aware of but I think that it really adds to the stew! Thanks so much 4 sharing!<br/>-God Bless
     
  3. Absolutely delicious! I have been cooking with venison for 25+ years. This was excellent!
     
  4. This was totally delicious. For once, I followed the recipe exactly. I served it with mashed potatoes and green beans.
     
  5. We were given an elk shoulder roast and wasn't sure how to cook it. Found this recipe and gave it a try. The only thing I did differently was added a can of diced tomatoesand some Penzey's Northwoods seasoning. At the end I pulled the meat off the bone (like I would pull a pork shoulder) and added it back in with the veggies & liquid. This created more of a ragu. I then added cooked wide noodles. It was very good!
     
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