Venison taco crowned at AWF Gulf Coast cook-off – The Atmore Advance

By David Rainer

Alabama Division of Conservation and Pure Sources

It seems taco dishes full of savory wild recreation and contemporary fish are exhausting to beat on the Alabama Wildlife Federation Wild Recreation Prepare dinner-Offs, and the latest Gulf Coast competitors in Spanish Fort was no exception.

Earlier than an overflow crowd on the Blue Gill Restaurant, the Venison Birria Taco dish ready by the 5 Rivers Fiesta group of Daniel Haas, Thomas Clark, Todd Amos and Charles Inexperienced was topped total champion.

Haas mentioned the cooking group members selected venison as a result of their freezers had been properly stocked with deer meat. After perusing a number of recipes, Haas added his personal flare to the dish with a dipping sauce made with the pan drippings from the slow-cooked venison and spice mix.

Venison Birria Tacos

Feeds 10-12

3-4 kilos venison

Salt

Black pepper

Garlic powder

1/4 cup cooking oil of selection

Birria Sauce

6 dried guajillo chiles, seeded

4 dried chile de árbol peppers

2 chipotle peppers

2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded

2 tablespoons adobo sauce

1 can fire-roasted tomatoes

2 tablespoons white vinegar

1-2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon dried marjoram

½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano

Juice of 1 lime

Dozen flour tortillas

1 pound Mexican four-cheese mix

1 cup pickled crimson onions and jalapeños

2 bunches inexperienced onions

2 bunches contemporary cilantro

PREPARATION:

Season the meat with salt, pepper and garlic powder and brown within the scorching oil earlier than transferring to a Dutch oven or Crockpot together with pan drippings.

To arrange the sauce, drop the peppers into 1 gallon boiling water for five minutes. Reserve 3 cups of the chile cooking liquid. Place rehydrated peppers into meals processor and mix. Add subsequent 10 components via lime juice to meals processor. Add chile water till desired consistency is reached. Pour sauce over meat for braising.

In case you use a Dutch oven, place the meat within the oven for 4 hours at 325 levels and one other half-hour at 350 levels with the lid eliminated. With a Crockpot, flip it on excessive and prepare dinner for 3 hours after which flip to low for an additional 90 minutes.

Go to www.alabamawildlife.org/wild-game-cook-off/ for a schedule of the remaining 2022 cook-offs.