Venison Goetta

Name: Venison Goetta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 loaf, 14-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground venison; 2 cups hot water; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 bay leaf, finely crumbled; 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper; 1 1/2 cups oatmeal; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons sage; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (*)

Submitted by MarBear

"Goetta is often compared to scrapple or breakfast sausage. I found this recipe in a wild game cook book."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 1 loaf
Serves:: 14-16

ingredients

1 lb ground venison
2 cups hot water
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 bay leaf, finely crumbled
¹⁄₂ teaspoon coarse black pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon thyme
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons sage
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (*)

directions

Combine venison, hot water and onion in a large skillet.
Strip bay leaf from vein and finely crumble into skillet.
Simmer until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender. Add pepper, oatmeal and salt. Stir quickly and cook for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and season with onion powder, thyme, sage, nutmeg and crushed red pepper.
Spoon meat mixture into loaf pan sprayed with vegetable oil spray. Let stand until firm.
Remove from pan, cut loaf in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap.
Freeze one and refrigerate the other.
To use, slice meat 1/4-inch thick, coat gently with flour and pan fry in small amount of butter or vegetable oil until broned on each side. Serve with eggs and toast for breakfast.
*you can add more crushed red pepper flakes to taste.

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Reviews

I was gifted with 9 pounds of venison burger. I searched for good recipes and found this one. It was the first time my eight children had ever tasted venison. They loved it! I made a 1.5x recipe, since the meat was portioned into 1 1/2 pound packages. I served it scooped, since I was too impatient to let it stand and 'age' overnight. Paired alongside scrambled eggs with cheese and homemade buttermilk biscuits, it was a satisfying meal we will repeat. I have plenty left over to make the sausage rolls for the freezer. Thanks for the great recipe and a good experience with venison for my children!

Mommaofmany
I had to try this; it's so unusual. At least, it's new to me. Pretty good, makes a very filling breakfast with eggs. Most goetta recipes are made with pork, which I think would really be fat. The venison works well. Thanks for posting an old-fashioned breakfast treat.

Jezski