Venison

Who knew gourmet venison was a thing?! Jonathon Wipfli's amazing cookbook takes you from hunt to eat, with delicious recipes for all parts of the deer plus fabulous sides to accompany them. Pictures and directions for dressing and butchering deer are followed by such delicious recipes as an appetizer of Heart Skewers or the fantastic Venison and Pineapple Chili mark this book as a must-have for both hunters and chefs.

When I saw this book, I knew I had to read it. My fiance absolutely LOVES venison. It's her favorite thing ever and is super nostalgic for her, because her grandfather used to hunt & prepare it when she was a kid. And, I try to adapt my recipes to include the things she loves; but I've never prepared venison before. Wipfli's Venison is a very approachable first look at all things deer to the heart.

The book is divided into three sections. The first part is the hunt, and it goes into how one catches a deer and narrations about hunting. It was interesting, since I'm not even outdoorsy, let alone a huntress.

The second part is the butchery. As you probably guessed, it's about how to butcher a deer. Like, all of it. I honestly wasn't really prepared for the graphic photos of a whole deer, but, that's what venison is so I don't know why I was caught off guard. But this portion of the book is very well written. It includes photos of each and every step, as well as descriptions on what to do. It goes pretty far in depth, but it is written in really basic terms so it's easy to understand even if you're not chunking out meat as part of your regular daily routine.

The third part of this book is the recipes: shareables and entrees. Though this section is the last, it is certainly not the least. By far, this is the largest section of the three- you're getting more recipes than any other content included in the book. The recipes have short, easy to follow steps. When it came to some harder techniques, the book again included step by step photos to help you through the process. I really appreciate this as someone who just isn't that familiar with the meat.

A few of the recipes that sound the best include venison meatballs with cherry BBQ sauce and venison and pineapple chili.

All in all, I think this is a really good cookbook, especially for those who are either intimidated or inexperienced with cooking venison. I'd for sure buy a copy of this for my fiance. I also think it'd make a good gift for a hunter or a midwesterner (I don't know about other places in the US but I know here in the Midwest we love us some venison). It sort of goes without saying, but if you're squeamish about meat or animals, this might not be the book for you.

I received a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Informative, beautiful pictures and delicious recipes.

There are three different parts to this book, the hunt, butchery, and recipes. The hunt was a brief section on ethics. Butchery, which I found to be very interesting was on gutting, skinning, and getting the meat off the deer and then venison and side dish recipes. I thought the recipes were unique with simple ingredients and easy execution. (I'm glad deer season is here because biscuits with country-style venison sausage gravy sounds really good)

This is definitely a book I would buy for myself and with it being the holiday season it would make a great gift for anyone who appreciates venison!

It is always hard finding a good game cookbook, but look no further, this cook book is OUTSTANDING! The recipes are delicious and provide mouth-watering pictures. The instructions are easy to follow and easy to cook.

There are three different parts to this book, the hunt, butchery, and recipes. The hunt was a brief section on ethics. Butchery, which I found to be very interesting was on gutting, skinning, and getting the meat off the deer and then venison and side dish recipes. I thought the recipes were unique with simple ingredients and easy execution.