This is something I made last night. Its a cross between soup & stew.

Get a BIG stock pot

Have about 2 lbs of venison cubed (about 1 inch cubes) & brown in stock pot until its 90% done. Lightly salt & pepper meat.

Add about 4 cans of beef stock/broth & the same about of hot water. Add salt, pepper, garlic pdr & plain old Mrs. Dash.

Cut up some onion(2 medium or a large) & toss in pot.

Chop 2 stalks of celery & 2 carrots & toss in pot. Bring to light boil & reduce to simmer.

Add 2 cans of whole corn(if you like).

Let simmer while you peel & cube potatoes & turnips. ( I like to use about a dozen red potatoes for this & about 6 turnips)

When carrots are about half done, toss in turnips & potatoes & couple cups of barley.

Cover & cook until barley is done(about 30 minutes or so). May take longer or shorter depending on your barley, I used medium barley.



This can be altered in any way to add or take out certain veggies that you like/dont like.

Sounds good Maggie, I'm gonna try it one of these days.

sounds good
i might have to try that

I make a similar soup that I got off of the Kieth Warren Web Site last year. It was AWESOME. Maggie, yours is very close to the one that I made. I like the idea of turnips. I will have to remember that! Oh yeah, add a can of rotel for a little kick!

Rotel or jalapeños or tobacco to spice it up..whatever you like works.

I made something that if made with beef would be beef burgandy. Earlier this year i made some wild grape wine - it is very dry.

Pretty much like above, but I added 2 cups of wine when I was simmering it.

Really GOOD!

I added a splash of Cabernet to this also.

Yep, wine (or beer) seems to make stuff taste better. It has been proven that not all of the alcohol is burned off (usually 1/2 to 1% remains) but that's not really enough to effect most people.

Did we give you any of my homemade wine when we were visiting you and Tim? If not, I need to save some back for you. I have about 2 gallons 'working' right now from the wild grapes we harvested last summer.

Tonight I am making beer-braised deer shoulder, will serve it over noodles.

Funny, I really don't drink, and DO NOT like beer - but beer bread, beer-braised (fill in your favorite type of meat here), beer-cheddar potato soup, beer-battered almost anything - who could ask for anything more!

No we didnt get any that time...ohhhhh I know what you mean...beer battered homemade onion rings are gooooooooooooood

That looks great, thanks