Moose Steak with Mushroom Sauce

Iowahorse's Note:

1 hour is the minimum cooking time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 large moose steak
• 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
• ½ cup bouillon or ½ cup consomme
• 1 md onion , chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• ½ cup water or ½ cup sherry wine
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup cream
• 1 dash paprika

Directions:

1. Heat the bacon drippings in a large skillet and brown the steak on both sides, thoroughly.
2. Add the broth, onion, garlic, and tomato paste diluted in the water or sherry.
3. Cover the pan and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
4. Remove the steak from the pan and keep hot.
5. Add the mushrooms to the pan liquid; cover and simmer for 1 minute.
6. Thicken with flour and water mixture.
7. Dilute with the cream.
8. Heat thoroughly.
9. Taste for seasoning and pour over the steak.
10. Sprinkle with the paprika.

Reviews

[Rev. Roy]

We really enjoyed the onion mushroom gravy this makes. This was my first time cooking moose, and I didn't get it tender enough, but that was on me, not the recipe. Some changes I made included cooking it with some fresh oregeno and thyme since I had those fresh herbs in my kitchen at the time. Also, in step 9 I seasoned it with cayenne and sage. Next time I would use fresh stage during the cooking stage. Lastly, I served it with sour cream which we found to be a great refreshing addition to a very flavorful dish. The other thing I would do different is use half&half instead of the heavy cream I used to keep the gravy a bit thinner than I produced. Overall a very enjoyable dish!