Moose meat

Elk, rather large and slightly clumsy animals, are a great option for domestication. The distinctive features of this animal are the short and wide torso along with the short and thick neck. On average, animals weigh 350-400 kilograms, while some old individuals can sometimes reach five centners.

It is believed that the meat of female moose aged
1. 5-3 years differs in the most valuable and best taste qualities. More mature animals are characterized by fibrous and tough meat, and therefore it is recommended to soak it in white wine for a long time before direct preparation. Nevertheless, the high gastronomic qualities and beneficial properties of moose meat are obvious.

Basically, elk meat is used to make cutlets and dumplings excellent in nutritional properties and taste. If desired, onions and garlic are added to the mince along with pork and speck. Since any game, including elk meat, contains a sufficient amount of natural salts, when preparing dishes, you should either not salt it at all or salt it at the very end of cooking.

Very tasty and rich, you get a broth of elk meat. To make it more savoury, you can add fresh greens, various fragrant spices and spices to it. Baked elk meat with potatoes, mushrooms or other vegetable crops in pots is considered a real delicacy.

Some of the hunters' favorite meals include moose meat marinated in berries and herbs native to the forest. In addition, the excellent taste of this type of game perfectly emphasizes lingonberry sauce.

By the way, almost all organs of the animal are suitable for consumption. For example, elk liver, which is boiled separately from other parts of the body, can be used as a full-fledged independent dish or filling for delicious pies. For elk buds, a pleasant, slightly sweet taste is characteristic. They are eaten even raw.

Elk lips are considered a generally recognized delicacy, which are prepared using many different methods. A rather nutritious and tasty dish is obtained if you fry moose lips with laurel leaf, onions and carrots. The fleshy moose tongue is also highly nutritious.

The benefits of moose meat

However, this product is valued not only for its gastronomic qualities, but also for the unconditional benefits of moose meat for human health. First of all, this type of meat is environmentally friendly, it is not subjected to treatment with growth hormones and harmful chemicals. In addition, moose meat includes a decent amount of iron, phosphorus and zinc with almost complete absence of cholesterol and extremely low fat.