Best Venison Marinade

This best venison marinade is a great all-purpose marinade for just about any cut of venison meat. It’s excellent for both tenderizing and flavoring your deer meat.

This all-purpose venison marinade is our go-to marinade for deer meat. We use it on everything from steaks to roasts. It’s also great for summer grilling, like with these grilled venison kabobs.

This venison marinade contains three crucial components of any marinade – fat, acid, and flavor. Olive oil provides the fat that is crucial when working with lean cuts of meat such as venison. The lemon juice provides the acid, which helps tenderize the venison. Then we have the mix of sweet and savory flavorings with the liquid aminos, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, mustard, and brown sugar.

Ingredients needed to make the best venison marinade

• ¼  cup olive oil
• ¼  cup liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
• ¼  cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• ½  tsp. cracked black pepper
• ½  Tbsp. lemon juice

How to prepare your best venison marinade

1. Combine the olive oil, liquid aminos, Worcestershire, minced garlic, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, pepper, and lemon juice in a bowl in a bowl and whisk together.
2. Marinate your venison for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours, then prepare as desired.

Recipe FAQs

How long should I marinate venison meat?

You can marinate venison as short as 30-minutes or as long as overnight for a full 8 hours. It’s easy to forget to throw the venison into the marinade ahead of cooking, so a short 30 minute marinade will get the job done. For tougher cuts of meats, like roasts, I would suggest marinating longer, such as 4-8 hours.

How should I cook marinated venison meat?

This really depends on the type of cut you’re preparing. Our favorite method is to marinate tougher cuts of steak, such as round or flank, then throw them on the grill whole or cut them into cubes for grilled kabobs. You can also do a quick pan sear to medium rare. If you’re marinating a roast, our preference is to do a long, slow cook with those types of meats.

Can I marinate ground venison?

Absolutely! Marinating ground venison is a great way to tenderize and incorporate flavor into the meat. I actually prefer to marinate ground venison when making venison burgers because it helps add flavors to an otherwise hunk of ground meat. Great for those that might have sensitive pallets for wild game meats. One key tip for marinating ground venison is to mix the marinade with the ground venison and let marinate for no longer than 2 hours. You don’t want to over-marinate ground meat.

Can I make this best venison marinade ahead of time?

Yes! You can mix the ingredients for best venison marinade ahead of time and refrigerate in an air-tight glass jar for up to four weeks. Give it a good stir before using.

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Best Venison Marinade Recipe

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Best Venison Marinade

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

This best venison marinade is a great all-purpose marinade for just about any cut of venison meat. It's great for both tenderizing and flavoring your deer meat.

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Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• ½ tsp. cracked black pepper
• ½ Tbsp. lemon juice

Instructions

• Combine the olive oil, liquid aminos, Worcestershire, minced garlic, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, pepper, and lemon juice in a bowl in a bowl and whisk together.
• Marinate your venison for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours, then prepare as desired.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 591Total Fat: 55gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 46gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1086mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 1g

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Mike Shreckengost

Primal Pioneer is a food blog and public land hunting resource by Mike and Jennifer Shreckengost. We’re a husband and wife team who combined their two passions – a love of the outdoors and food – into a joint effort with Primal Pioneer! You’ll find resources on planning and executing your own DIY over-the-counter public land big game hunt, along with wild game recipes featuring mostly venison and elk.