Venison mince Reared by Tony Bennett at Chilton Deer Farm, Tiverton

£8.25 / 400g

About

Fresh minced organic venison, reared free-range on West Country farms and prepared by hand in the Riverford butchery.

Venison has a strong, gamey flavour and aroma. As versatile and easy to cook as beef mince, with a slightly richer taste. We make our venison mince with very lean, trimmed meat (less than 5% fat), so it’s a healthy choice as well. For autumn comfort, sink into a rich venison chilli or cottage pie.

Sometimes you may notice that your venison looks a little brown. Don’t worry – this is perfectly natural and safe! Red meat contains a protein called myoglobin, which goes brown when it meets oxygen. Venison contains more myoglobin than beef, so it goes brown much faster. It doesn’t mean that the meat isn’t fresh, or affect its flavour at all.

Delivered in insulated packaging to keep cool on your doorstep. Minimum meat order is just £15 to cover the cost of the packaging.

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On flavour, health, welfare and sustainability grounds, eating venison can't be beat

- Ben Watson

How to prepare

Perfect for making into burgers, koftas or meatballs, for a speedy cook in a pan, under the grill or on a BBQ. Or cook slowly into a ragù, chilli or pie filling. Brown well for the first 5 mins of cooking; it deepens and intensifies the flavour. Cook thoroughly before eating.

Please be aware that our venison may occasionally contain bullet fragments. The roaming deer are culled quickly and humanely via gunshot (preventing the stress of being transported to an abattoir). On rare occasions, a fragment of a bullet can ricochet into the carcass. If you do find one, please discard the meat and get in touch with us.

Storage

Keep refrigerated below 5°C. Once opened, use immediately for best quality. If not required immediately freeze as soon as possible and always within the use by date. Once frozen use within 1 month. Defrost in a fridge and use same day. Do not refreeze.

Reared by Tony Bennett, Chilton Deer Farm, Tiverton

We source most of our organic venison from Tony Bennett on Chilton Deer Farm, near Tiverton, Devon. The deer enjoy roaming in woodlands and grazing on clover-rich organic pasture.