Venison Recipes: Tender Deer Steaks, Burgers & Roasts

Venison is a lean, flavorful protein when prepared correctly to remove the 'gamey' taste. Master techniques for deer backstraps, tenderloin roasts, and skillet-cooked deer sausage with onions.

How to Skillet-Cook Deer Sausage & Onions

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Brynne Chandler

Fresh venison sausage is much dryer than pork or turkey sausage, so cooking it takes a little extra care. Frying venison sausage so that it does not dry out requires a fat or a liquid. Olive oil adds heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and also complements the flavors of the venison and the onions.

Brynne Chandler is an avid runner, swimmer and occasional weight-lifter who fell in love with all things fitness related while writing TV Animation in Los Angeles. Her passion for healthy living and fascination with nutrition led to taking classes at the University of California Northridge, working with chefs, caterers and inspired her second career writing non-fiction and instructional articles. Brynne is hard at work on her first cookbook which combines simple, fresh recipes with science-based natural health remedies.