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Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans Recipe

Washing this Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans Recipe down with a good Mexican beer or margarita is a must

Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans Recipe
Let's face it, tacos taste better with venison meat! (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)
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To make your venison street tacos complete, serve tacos with Mexican rice and refried beans. But sometimes I skip the sides for a quick meal.

Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound venison, silver skin removed
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Corn tortillas
  • 1-2 tablespoons manteca (pork lard)
  • Taco fixings: lime wedges, salsa/pico de gallo, guacamole, hot sauce, cheese, etc.
  • 1 can Mexican refried beans, warmed
Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans
Chop onions and cilantro to serve with venison street tacos. (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)

Rice Ingredients:

  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 5 green onions, chopped
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • Salt, to taste
  • Chopped cilantro

Directions:

  1. To prepare Mexican rice, heat oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Cook chopped green onion until slightly toasty. Add rice and toast for about 5 minutes, making sure all seeds are coated with oil. Add tomato sauce and water. Then turn the heat to low and simmer covered until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Take pan off the heat, and fluff cilantro into the rice. Add salt to taste.
  2. Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans
    You can't skip out on this Mexican rice. (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)

  3. While the rice is cooking, shave the venison into thin, small pieces. Place in a bowl and mix with kosher salt, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and cayenne.
  4. Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans
    Heavily season venison with salt, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and cayenne. (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)

  5. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and sauté venison in batches to medium-rare. In another skillet, melt some pork lard – just enough to thinly coat bottom of pan – and warm corn tortillas on both sides.
  6. Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans
    Sauté venison in batches to medium-rare. (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)

  7. Combine ½ cup of chopped onion and cilantro. Divide venison onto warmed corn tortillas and top with the onion-cilantro mixture. Serve tacos with lime wedges, Mexican rice, warmed refried beans and your favorite taco fixings.
  8. Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans
    Sprinkle onions and cilantro over your venison street tacos and enjoy with a Mexican beer or margarita. (Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley photo)

About This Venison Street Tacos With Mexican Rice and Beans Recipe:

I love going out for Mexican street tacos, whether it's from a taco truck or at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Seasoned meat that's hot off the skillet, fresh cilantro and onion, and a squeeze of lime juice on top, all served in a lightly greased, warm tortilla – it's so simple yet so delicious. A taco is such an awesome vehicle to deliver so many flavors. Most days I prefer my tacos spicy with good salsa or hot sauce, paired with the coolness of fresh guacamole. Sometimes, I sprinkle queso fresco cheese on top for extra richness. And you can use virtually any type of meat in a taco, and one of my favorites is venison.

Venison is a great protein to serve in tacos. Heavily seasoned, sliced thinly and cooked hot and fast to medium-rare, this preparation is suitable for tender young deer or even tougher, older deer. It's also a good opportunity to use up meat from the quarters, especially after you've eaten all the loins. Since the meat is cut up so small, use a roast, but make sure to remove as much silver skin as possible.




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