Bourbon Butter Venison Steak Tips are full of bourbon and butter flavor! Use regular syrup or go sugar free for a low carb version!. The Venison is melt in your mouth delicious!
When I read that Sunday Supper was going to be sharing recipes with ingredients that are hunted or foraged this week I knew I would be participating. Grumpy is a huge hunter and we always have venison in our freezer! These Bourbon Butter Venison Steak Tips are going to be mind blowing to the game meat lovers in your home!
I wanted to do something I had never done and I wanted something that would have amazing flavor. While I love all types of booze in my cooking and baking, I really had never used bourbon before so I decided to try it out on a recipe I found in Cooks Country and adapted it slightly to fit what I had for ingredients and swapped the venison for the beef.
I served this as a meal with a Chipotle Mashed Potato recipe and Roasted Asparagus. These also could be an appetizer! Loved it and will definitely make this again!
*TIP FROM GRUMPY* - when prepping your venison, it pays to take the time to trim the meat and removing any silverskin. This helps remove some of the "gaminess" of the meat. I ususally make Grumpy do this because it is a tedious job!
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Bourbon Butter Venison Steak Tips
Bourbon Butter Venison Steak Tips are a full of bourbon and butter flavor! Use regular syrup or go sugar free syrup for a low carb version!
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds venison steaks , cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup bourbon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup , regular or sugar free for low carb
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon chili pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives , chopped
Instructions
- Pat the steak pieces dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking.
- Add steak tips and cook until well browned all over, about 6 minutes. Transfer the steak tips to a platter and tent loosely with foil.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and add the bourbon, maple syrup, and cider vinegar.
- Return the skillet to the heat and cook for 3 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet while the sauce is cooking.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and whisk in the butter and chili pepper flakes (if using). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Return venison and any accumulated juices to skillet and toss to coat. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
Notes
Use a sugar free maple syrup such as Lankato for zero carbs and to make this recipe Ketogenic.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 34gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 100mgPotassium: 488mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 138IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 5mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Emily Johnson
Thank you for sharing your recipes. I always have venison in the freezer and welcome new ideas as to how to prepare. With the bourbon butter bites recipe, do you think one could change out brandy for bourbon? Asking because I have leftover brandy but no bourbon. Although, I could probably figure out something to do with the leftover liquor...
Shelby Law Ruttan
Brandy is a distinctly different flavor than bourbon. I haven't tried it myself so I can't say it would work, but would it hurt? Probably not...let me know if you do try it, I would like to know what you thought. 🙂
Jamie
One of my recipes to cook vension steak. I cover mine in olive oil over night to soften it. I also add mushrooms to the meat and serve it over rice with plenty of sauce.
Shelby
Hi Jamie! We love mushrooms, a great idea also to cover in oil to soften it (and add fat - if your keto like me!) Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Gloria
I have never had venison....but we love to cook with bourbon. Sounds like a meat lovers dream. I will have to see if my neighbour has any left in his freezer. Maybe I can convince him to give it to me...if I give him this back in return.
Kristen Greazel
My husband's friend is always sending venison our way. I can't wait to try this!
Claudia Lamascolo
my husband would love this. I wish I had some venison . I cant wait till he goes up north to bag another deer .. its been a while now. I am saving this delicious recipe for when we get one again
Dannii
My husband loves venison but I have never cooked it. I’m going to have to try this.
Natalie
YUM! This venison looks so tender and moist - simply delicious! Can't wait to try this recipe soon!
Stacy
This was fantastic! I loved the yummy sauce that cooked down. It coated perfectly. Thanks for a great way to fix our yearly venison!
Shelby
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for letting me know!