Deer Ribs

[Canecutter]

Anybody eat them? If so how do you prepare them?

 

[31airborne]

Same way I do pork ribs - dry rub (salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, cumin, sage). Have grilled them and smoked them.

 

[bullshot]

Very lean, so you want to cook hotter, faster, and for less time. They will dry out very quickly. Braising works well, if you sear them first.

 

[calveryc]

Braise as said above. Season with a prime rib rub (I like traegers) then out in a crock pot with bone broth and cook on low for 12 hours. It’s not a lot of meat but it’s great tasting, you can cook the neck the same way.

 

[churly]

Be sure to pull the lining from the inner ribs. May use pliers if it doesn’t separate easily. Coat with your favorite rib rub wrap and refrigerate over night, another option would be to brine the ribs over night. Sear on an open flame hot and quick. Then wrap in foil and cook on inderict heat. I like to put Dr. pepper in the foil to help maintain moisture. I’d cook to 150 degrease and let rest for 30 mins before forking.

 

[SpurHunter]

Meat Eater recommends boiling or braising until tender then finish on the grill to get the right texture. Its a lot of work for our typical southern deer. I may try them again if I kill a brute in KY.

 

[31airborne]

+1 on removing the connective tissue lining.

Just read an interesting recipe for deer ribs - this dood uses teriyaki and Coke (the leaded kind). Claims the acid in the Coke helps tenderize the meat. The sugar gives it a nice glaze. I've used Coke as a wet marinade on pork ribs - it worked great. No clue as to how it'll work on leaner meat but it can't hurt to try. It's Coke after all.

 

[calveryc]

SpurHunter - 10/19/2018 11:58 AM

Meat Eater recommends boiling or braising until tender then finish on the grill to get the right texture. Its a lot of work for our typical southern deer. I may try them again if I kill a brute in KY.

Just watched that episode. They look great and that dude can cook. Great show on Netflix.

 

[SpurHunter]

SO I was going to keep them from my KY deer last year and then remembered, NOPE, TN laws now state I cant bring bones back from out of state.