How do you prepare elk heart?

[pianoman9701]

I soak it in salt water for a couple of hours before cooking. There's no need to hang or age it. However you cook it, don't over-cook it. If you cook the red out of it, then it only gets tougher from then on. People who say that hearts is tough are over-cooking it.

[Blacklab]

Pan fry like chicken fried steak. Just don't pound the meat 

[ICEMAN]

Stuff it with 50/50 apple and onion, season with salt and pepper. Bake with bacon over the top. Mince to bite size and scatter on platter. Hand out the forks....

[Damnimissed]

Cut into 3/4" slices, flour and fry with Johnny's and fresh ground pepper over medium heat/hi. Add some dry red wine and reduce heat to low. Flip once after a couple minutes cook until wine reduces into a kind of gravy.

[jason stevens]

Clean it and fry it with eggs and potatoes in camp.we always eat it fresh and soon never soak it to each there own ......enjoy

[Pygmy]

This recipe comes highly recommended.

http://honest-food.net/2012/06/13/grilled-deer-heart-recipe/

[Bean Counter]

You people who soak it in salt water--why?

[ribka]

i boil with salt water and a few onions in water for about 20-30 minutes
let cool, slice into 1/2 inch sections, dredge in flour, garlic powder, pepper,  johnnys and fry in olive oil
serve with mashed potatoes sour kraut

[pianoman9701]

You people who soak it in salt water--why?

To draw the blood out of it.

[Duckhunter14]

You people who soak it in salt water--why?

To draw the blood out of it.

  it helps draw the blood out and keep it from being gamey. Everyone I know also soaks it in salt water too. I guess I just assumed everyone did.  to each there own. I'll definitely have to try a few of these other recipes though. Some sound pretty tasty. Thanks for all the ideas guys.

[Bean Counter]

Ok. Do you do that with liver, too? I got a heart from my deer this year but only my liver from this years elk.

Thanks.

[Duckhunter14]

Ok. Do you do that with liver, too? I got a heart from my deer this year but only my liver from this years elk.

Thanks.

Yessir. My neighbor (who is a liver aficionado) soaks his in milk in the fridge over night. I've had his liver and onions and wow. Muy Bueno! But we use salt water for both heart and liver...I also soak all my duck and goose breast' in salt water over night too before I freeze them.   

[elkhunter00]

Update. Let it hang Just cut it up and am cooking it.  Might have over cleaned or anything else, just don't know.

[elkhunter00]

Cut it into 1/4" to 1/2" strips/rounds and fried with flour and salt.  It was good, but definitely not better than steak.  The consistency wasn't that appealing. It was a little too gamey, but that was probably due to the preparation.