Venison Heart Tacos: The Best of the Rest

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Venison Heart Tacos: The Best of the Rest
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Venison Heart Tacos: The Best of the Rest

Cuisine: Mexican, AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 moose heart, cleaned from silver skin and tendons, and cut in 10cm (4″) wide steaks

  • 1 tsp of salt (or to taste)

  • 1 tsp of vegetable oil

  • 1 tsp of paprika

  • 1/2 tsp of cumin

  • 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper (or to taste)

  • Avocado Crema

  • 1 ripe avocado, pitted and skin removed

  • 1/4 cup of sour cream

  • juice of 1 lime

  • 1 tbsp of cilantro

  • The Tacos

  • 8 soft tortillas (corn or flour)

  • 2 cups of red cabbage, VERY thinly sliced

  • 1/2 cup of onion, chopped

  • Additional cilantro, roughly chopped

Directions

  • Clean the venison heart to get flat steaks. Mix the salt, the paprika, the cumin and the cayenne pepper and cover the heart steaks with the spice mixture.
  • Heat a large skillet under medium-high heat. When hot, coat the bottom of the skillet with the vegetable oil and place the heart steak in the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side, or until rare to medium-rare (DO NOT OVER COOK HEART!). Remove the heart from the skillet and let rest.
  • Make the crema by blending all the ingredients of the crema in a blender until smooth.
  • Cook the soft tortillas as indicated on the pack (15 sec in the micro wave, or 30 seconds per side in a dry skillet under medium heat).
  • When rested for 5 minutes, cut the heart steak in thin slices of 5cm (2″) long.
  • Assemble the tacos by putting a generous amount of heart slices in the middle of the taco, then the crema, the onions, the cabbage and topped with the cilantro. Now, enjoy!

SUBSTITUTIONS – Since we do not always have success when going outdoors or not everyone practices hunting, fishing or picking. here are a few ideas to substitute the harvested ingredients:

  • The moose heart can be replaced with any grocery bought steak (I recommend sirloin) or pork tenderloin. Adjust seasoning cooking time depending on the size of the cut.
  • The moose heart can be replaced with any venison heart, venison steaks or waterfowl breast. Adjust the seasoning and cooking time depending on the size of the heart.

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