A few years ago the Mississippi Style Roast showed up on the Pinterest scene and I thought trying it as a deer/venison recipe that would even work for any large mammal wild game, might be perfect. Spoiler Alert, I was totally right!

Mississippi Style Roast was all the rage and in all kinds of recipe groups. And, rightfully so, it really has been the freshest thing to happen to Sunday Roast in about 10 decades. I’ve had it on my radar to make for some time. But, my regular roast and Easy Shepherds Pie is so good that I’ve struggled to do anything different. But, I’m always looking for new recipes for venison (deer meat) and I thought I’d try this style with my own twist.

This recipe for Easy, Crockpot Mississippi-Style Venison (deer meat) Roast is perfect for Sunday dinner, a school night, or when the guys come in from the deer woods. Use it for any wild game to add deep flavor and a new twist to a traditional family meal. #deermeatrecipes #venisonrecipes #deerrecipe #cookingdeer #elk #bison

I really like eating venison and it is lower in calories than other red meats, so it’s nice to have a lean protein to throw in the mix every now and then. When I talked to my mom about how she keeps the gamey flavor out of deer meat when she cooks it, she offered a couple of tips.

Tips for keeping the gamey flavor out of Venison or Deer Meat:

Cut off as much silver skin as possible.
Wash the blood off the meat
Cook meat low and slow
Add fat to the meat – butter, oil, or bacon
Add beef broth to slow cooker recipes for added moisture and infuse the flavor

Honestly, after having Elk and Bison on a trip to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountains, I’m convinced these same principles and recipes would apply to just about any large mammal, wild game meat. Try it out and let me know!

This recipe for Mississippi Style Venison Roast Tips is perfect for Sunday dinner, a school night, or when the guys come in from the deer woods.

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Mississippi Mountain Venison Roast

This recipe for Mississippi Style Venison Roast is perfect for Sunday dinner, a school night, or when the guys come in from the deer woods. A quick twist on a proven recipe to make a hearty meal for meat eaters. This could work on elk, bison or other wild game meals.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bison, crockpot, deer, elk, roast, slowcooker, venison, wild game

Ingredients

Venison Roast, cutlets, or stew meat can use beef tips or beef roast instead
2-3 Cups baby carrots
2-3 baking potatoes cubed
1 yellow onion chunked
12 oz jar Pepperochini peppers or slices with juice
1 packet roast or beef stew seasoning packet
1 packet dry ranch dip mix
1 stick butter
32 Oz box of beef broth
1 can french onion soup optional
Egg noodles optional
1 Cup non-fat greek yogurt

Instructions

Trim all silver skin from meat and wash.
Place meat in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Cut up onion in large chunks and place on top of meat.
Cube potatoes and place on top with carrots.
Top with broth, pepperoncinis, seasoning packets, and butter.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
Shake the crockpot periodically to settle meat and veggies into the cooking liquid, but keep the lid on!
When ready to serve, use a slotted spoon and remove meat, onions, carrots and peppers to a serving plate or bowl.
Pour liquid into a sauce pan and cook on high to reduce liquid by half.
Boil water for noodles.
Cook for 9 minutes and drain.
Stir butter and season all into hot noodles.
If desired, make a gravy from the sauce or add in 1 cup non-fat greek yogurt to make a creamy sauce.
Serve layered dinner – noodles, carrots and meat, sauce.

Notes

The butter in this recipe really helps keep the meat moist and the beef broth brings in the beef flavor. It always sounds so weird to use these peppers but combined with the dry ranch, they add a welcomed tang that is just perfect. I love serving the sauce with greek yogurt in it to make it creamy like stroganoff, but you can easily just serve the au jus and eat with noodles or rice as a side.

We love to have a roast on Sunday, but I sometimes get tired of eating the same thing. This new twist is somewhere between Mississippi Style Roast and my Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff.

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