eating deer heart

[hikinboot]

My gram was brought up to use all the parts of the animal, hearts, etc. She would eat tongue, and organs boil heads down and make head cheese. I am not a real big fan, I will tell you that.

[cdunton84]

I love the heart best way to prepare and coo it is to wash it in cold water. Then make sure to get out all the white artery pieces. To cook it you need to use a little bit of olive oil and thyme. Cook on high heat for 45 sec to 1 min. I prefer to slice it thin and eat as a steak and cheese or cut into small strips/chunks and add to a spaghetti sauce. To be used for any pasta dish. Just make sure not to over cook it it will destroy the taste of it. When prepared and cooked right there is nothing better.

[primeguy31]

i love the heart! generally i trim off everything that is not meat, cut it into thin slices (from top to bottom) and pan-fry it in butter with garlic until cooked through and slightly browned on both sides! (BUT that earlier post about stuffing it with stove-top, wrap in foil and cook on the coals sounds intriguing!!)

[dinosaur]

Deer heart makes pretty good chili but you need at least four to make a good pot of it.

[brujoe]

I had the heart from my deer (whitetail that I shot Monday afternoon) for supper last night. Lay the heart on its side and begin slicing from the small end. Cut the slices very thin - no more than 1/4 inch - and bread them with a 50/50 mixture of flour and cornflake crumbs. Fry in canola oil on medium heat for no more than 5 minutes turning the slices over 2 or 3 times. If you like spice, season with cajun or creole seasoning in the frying pan. When you get to the big end of the heart (about 1/3 left)you will start to get more fat and grizzle. Feed this to your dog-he or she will love it. Note: In the wild when a predator downs an animal for food - the organs are usually eaten first. This is because that's where most of the nutrients are found. Muscle tissue is eaten last. My supper last night was great!!

[nlocke828]

!. Soak in salt water over night. Make sure to remove the heart immediatley after the kill.2. Clean heart after removing from salt brine.3. Put small amount of cooking oil in large iron skillet. 3. Chop up onions 1 cup . 4. Chop up 1 cup green peppers. Sweat until tender. 5. Start at the very tip of the heart and with a sharp knife slice into thin slices. 6. Cook for approm. 10 to 15 min or until tender. 6. With 5 min. left in the cooking process add 1 cup of white wine. Cover with lide and let sim for 10 more min. . 7. add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fried taters and onions. You have a meal fit for a king. Works best with a young deer. Good luck.

[mikekat]

Simply cut the heart in half, soak over night in whole milk in the fridge, slice about 3/8", and fry in a skillet. I usually season with Uncle Pauls seasoning but sesoning salt and garlic salt would work. Do not overcook!
I use the same process for liver except I like to fry onions with it.

[Firepit]

I soak the heart in salt water to pull the blood out and then flour with seasoning in it and fry it up like chicken. Elk heart is the best cook that over an open fire with lowry's seasoning salt and garlic powder.

[td_porter]

My family always saves the heart for my grandpa. He usually pickles the heart (if not destroyed by the killing shot)...it's different than other muscle but i think its pretty tasty

[ajeromemc]

I have never tried deer heart ,but if someone was to cook some and offer it to me I would have to try it you never know what you like until you try it !!