I was craving Thai food this week, but it's $80 for us to eat Thai takeout and my kids don't really like it anyway. Hubby and I are also really focused on eating out of the freezer (well, the three freezers we have 😂), so a little bit of Googling and I found this vegetarian recipe and decided to add venison loin!
My recipe:
-If frozen, thaw your venison loin.
-The night before you plan to eat it, prepare your venison loin: remove any fatty pieces or tendons and any remaining silver skin. Cut the venison loin into strips (the size you want to sauté and eat in your dish).
-In a gallon ziploc bag, add the venison strips, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1 Tbsp sesame oil. Mix it all together and marinade in the refrigerator overnight.
-When you're ready to cook the meal, get out the venison and the rest of the ingredients. You can see A Mind Full Mom's instructions here or my summary below.
VEGGIES: Wash and chop all of the veggies you plan to use. I used: red pepper, sugar snap peas, carrots, green onions, cabbage, and cilantro. Place them all in a large bowl.
SEEDS/PEANUTS: Use dry roasted sesame seed and peanuts or- heat the sesame seeds and peanuts in a skillet over heat for 2-3 minutes until toasted. Careful, this happens fast and the seeds/nuts will burn if left unattended. Take them off the stove as soon as they begin to turn brown and get them into a different dish.
VENISON: In a hot skillet or cast iron pan, add the marinated venison strips. I used a slotted spoon to get the venison out of the ziploc bag so that excess liquid was left behind in the bag (to be disposed of) and didn't get dump into the skillet. Sauté the venison strips until cooked to your liking.
NOODLES: Boil water and follow the instructions on the noodle package. I used brown rice noodles. They needed to boil for 4-5min and then immediately after straining, I added a Tbsp of canola oil to keep the noodles from sticking together.
SAUCE: In a small bowl, mix together all of the sauce ingredients: 1/2 Tbsp canola oil, 1/4c soy sauce, 2 tsp sesame oil, 1 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1/4c smooth peanut butter, 2 Tbsp honey, 1 Tbsp lime juice from a fresh lime, 2 cloves minced garlic. Whisk together until smooth. (Note: I set the table with sriracha and hot pepper flakes for each person to add to their own taste. You can add both to the sauce in advance if you want!)
MIX IT ALL TOGETHER ORRRRRR KEEP IT ALL SEPARATE and let each person make their own. :) In our case, the venison and noodles were served hot. Everything else was served on the side so each family member could make it to their own liking: cilantro, raw veggies, toasted sesame seeds, fry roasted peanuts, sriracha, hot pepper flakes, sauce.
Eat up! Yum yum yum!!!
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