Assiniboine Game Stew

 

 

Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 pounds elk, deer or moose, cubed
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 4 cups water or stock
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 turnips, peel and chopped
• 4 medium potatoes, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
1) Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
2) Add cubed meat and brown on all sides.
3) Add remaining ingredients. Simmer over low heat about 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
4) Serve in bowls.
Yield: 6 - 1 1/2 cup servings

Benefits of Eating Wild Game:
• Provides delicious taste from a local, sustainable food source
• Helps to manage local game populations effectively
• Offers excellent nutritional value - lean meat with plenty of protein, iron, and zinc

Ideas/Substitutions
• Use a crock pot to cook the stew.
• Substitute or add other fall veggies, like carrots, yams, sweet potatoes, rutabagas, or winter squash (cubes of peeled acorn, butternut, Hubbard, or other varieties).
• Serve with corn bread and a fresh spinach salad.
Nutrition Analysis
Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups Total Carb: 42 g
Calories: 423 Dietary Fiber: 4 g
Total Fat: 11 g Sodium: 142 mg
Calories from Fat: 16% Protein: 38 g
Iron: 6.7 mg Zinc: 4.5 mg

Recipe Source
Montana State University
Extension Nutrition Education Program
Bozeman, Montana
www.montana.edu/nep/recipes.htm

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