deer fat - how much to trim
so i just got a real nice fat white-tailed doe. oat fed from a farmers field. over an inch of fat on the breast when i gutted her, and tons of fat layered up all around. plus when it was warm the fat was really gelatinous, not like waxy and stiff.
how much should i trim off? my friend suggested that the fat was fine to eat but that it degrades quickly in the freezer.
i'm looking at the cuts and it feels like a shame to just get rid of all of it. so what are your experiences with a healthy fat deer?
this is the rib section
https://i.imgur.com/sC3akjch.jpg
and the saddle
https://i.imgur.com/JzfXWywh.jpg
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
A field fed doe with lots of bark. A range fed dear would not have that much.
A little bit is all you need and is too much if mixed in to your ground.
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
I would certainly trim off all the hard fat, it will add gamey flavour for sure after a short time in the freezer. If there’s a little left on you cuts or in your ground it wont be noticeable but I have found you want to trim the majority of it off.
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https://honest-food.net/cooking-deer-fat/
THere are other articles out there. Apparently venison fat has a very high stearic acid content. This coats your mouth and keeps you from tasting other flavors. So either go easy on the fat - or drink a good cabernet with it.
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I'm just commenting as I'm curious about white tail fat...
I know mule deer fat is waxy as all hell. Can scrape it from your mouth with a fingernail after eating it.
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
Get rid of it all or as much as you can. Wild game fat is not like beef fat.
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
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180grainer
Get rid of it all or as much as you can. Wild game fat is not like beef fat.
what he said
zero is a good amount
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
Add another one for the ‘trim app of it off’ camp.
If you don’t want it going to waste, you can render the fat out and make something from it - soap, candles, waterproofing… that’d be pretty ‘extra’ though (having done it myself, I can confirm it’s time consuming)
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My wife likes to save the fatty brisket portions for Moroccan-stye couscous where it substutes for the fatty mutton used in the real thing.
I leave a fair bit of fat on the strips of ribs I cut too. it mostly cooks out when oven roasted in a covered clay pot for hours.
I'm talking blacktails and mule deer.
Re: deer fat - how much to trim
I trim off 100% of all game fat and all of the silver skin. Game fat is tallowy and doesn’t age well at all.
Trim it well including all outside dried ‘skin’. The better it’s trimmed the less gamey it will taste.
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