elk heart

[kisfish]

I have never tried elk heart before until yesterday. It didn't have any eye appeal but it was real tasty. A friend cans just about everything and stopped by with a jar of what looked like sliced liver. He states you need to try this. I was thinking looks like yote, possum, or some other yummy creature  . Well after getting the nerve to try it I was so surprised. It tasted great. How do you cook your elk hearts?

[jason stevens]

Sliced up like little steaks with fried potatoes and onions topped with over easy eggs and biscuits on the same day as the kill or the next morning always fresh.

[Whitpirate]

Sliced thin, dredged in seasoned flour and fried to medium in a little olive oil and butter.  Serve with mashed potato and make an apple cider gravy with the pan leavings.

[762Armo]

I love hearts. Roasted over the fire, or mixed with the liver and fried in a pan, with onions, pepper, salt, and a bit of beer. 

[10thmountainarcher]

Do all hearts taste the same? I have honestly never had the stomach to try em before especially after eating liver yuck.. Now I think I'm most excited to shoot a buck and cook the heart up? So just curious if elk and deer will be relatively similar.

[buglebuster]

I like it sliced thick and fried after you fry some bacon to go with it in the grease. Little johnnys and garlic with eggs

[JPhelps]

They are awesome we cook them as "chewy" steak :tup

[jason stevens]

Do all hearts taste the same? I have honestly never had the stomach to try em before especially after eating liver yuck.. Now I think I'm most excited to shoot a buck and cook the heart up? So just curious if elk and deer will be relatively similar.

       very similar and great try it you'll love it

[Blacklab]

Pan fried heart sandwhich

can't stand liver

[kisfish]

Do all hearts taste the same? I have honestly never had the stomach to try em before especially after eating liver yuck.. Now I think I'm most excited to shoot a buck and cook the heart up? So just curious if elk and deer will be relatively similar.

I understand not having the stomach to try it. No one in my hunting group has ever eaten it. I really didn't want to try it but thought what the heck. I will never let another heart go. They will get cooked up at camp.

Another question, Is there any special cleaning involved, trying to remove veins, arteries, chambers ect?

[bowhunterforever]

I just boil it for about 20-30 minutes in salt water, then slice in thin pieces and make sandwiches. Tastes kinda like roast beef

[jason stevens]

Do all hearts taste the same? I have honestly never had the stomach to try em before especially after eating liver yuck.. Now I think I'm most excited to shoot a buck and cook the heart up? So just curious if elk and deer will be relatively similar.

I understand not having the stomach to try it. No one in my hunting group has ever eaten it. I really didn't want to try it but thought what the heck. I will never let another heart go. They will get cooked up at camp.



Cut it in half clean out blood cut off viens fry it up
Another question, Is there any special cleaning involved, trying to remove veins, arteries, chambers ect?

[tonymoe]

Only one way to eat the heart in my camp, first off its the very next thing on the menu, clean it up, slice it up in 1/4"-1/2" steaks, throw in frying pan with butter and garlic salt!!!!
So far this year I've had moose heart and antelope heart!! Plus, you feel better about eating all you can from the animal you just took. I guess it's a respect thing for me and my partner.
We even made my nephew take a bite out of the moose heart, he said it wasn't too bad. After all, he was the shooter anyway.
 

[billythekidrock]

Only one way to eat the heart in my camp, first off its the very next thing on the menu, clean it up, slice it up in 1/4"-1/2" steaks, throw in frying pan with butter and garlic salt!!!!
So far this year I've had moose heart and antelope heart!! Plus, you feel better about eating all you can from the animal you just took. I guess it's a respect thing for me and my partner.
We even made my nephew take a bite out of the moose heart, he said it wasn't too bad. After all, he was the shooter anyway.
 

[Hawgdawg]

cook mine the same as the above posts. Did try something different this year. Boiled up some cow and calf elk heart and threw in the smoker with some ribs for deer camp. Turned out awesome the heart excepted the smoke very nicely.