Ultimate Game Day Venison Stew: A Hearty Dutch Oven

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2. Heat bacon grease in an oven-proof pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir venison in hot grease until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer venison to a plate using a slotted spoon. Add onion to hot grease; cook and stir until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.

3. Mix garlic, tomato paste, and anchovy paste together in a small bowl; add to onions. Stir flour into onion mixture until dissolved.

4. Pour wine, beef broth, and chicken broth into the pot; bring to a boil while scraping browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add thyme and bay leaves to pot and bring liquid to a simmer. Return venison to pot. Cover pot.

5. Simmer stew in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Add potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms to stew and simmer in the oven until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour more. Add peas and stir.

Tips

Vegetable broth can be substituted for the chicken broth, if desired.

Add butter to the flour to make a roux, if desired.