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Venison Loin with Orange Glaze

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Run this one past the wife.

Venison Loin with Orange Glaze

1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 T. finely grated fresh ginger
1 t. finely grated orange peel
1 venison loin (about a pound)
Orange Glaze (recipe below)
Salt and pepper

Combine orange juice, vinegar, ginger and orange peel in a shallow glass
dish or large plastic bag. Add venison loin, cover dish or close bag.
Marinate in refrigerator at least 4 hours, turning several times.

Meanwhile, prepare orange glaze. Reserve about 1/4 cup for brushing on
meat. Remove the venison from marinade, discard marinade. Season pork with salt and pepper.

Grill pork on a covered grill, over medium fire 18-25 minutes. Brush with
with reserved glaze the last 5-10 minutes of cooking. Let meat stand
5-10 minutes before slicing. Serve with glaze. (4 servings)

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"Grill pork on a covered grill, over medium fire 18-25 minutes. Brush with
with reserved glaze the last 5-10 minutes of cooking. Let meat stand
5-10 minutes before slicing. Serve with glaze. (4 servings) "

Looks like this was adapted from a pork loin recipe Rusty!

I've had great results with pork loin after reading the suggestion to cook to an internal temp of 135f, remove from the oven/grill/smoker and wrap with foil and allow them to cool a bit. They have consistently been juicy and tender. Not sure but I believe I read that tip here? Can't help but wonder if that would work with the venison? I'll surely get a chance to try it soon!


10 months ago
Right you are.
Venison is a very dry meat, it is best to remove it from cooking at just under done, and allow it to rest.
the built up heat in the meat will continue cooking the meat while at the same time trapping the natural juices in the meat.
Cooking venison done will leave you with a tougher to chew tasteless, dry hunk of meat.
Venison should be cooked wet when possible if the need is for a well done product.
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10 months ago