The Best Venison Rogan Josh Recipe
Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with this aromatic and flavorful Rogan Josh Recipe! This classic Kashmiri dish is my favorite way to use venison shanks! And a favorite venison shank recipe when we're in the mood for Indian food.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 whole deer shank (from one leg)
- 5 Tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 5 cups venison or beef broth
- 2 yellow onions, peeled & quartered
- 3 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons cardamom
- 2 teaspoons Madras curry powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup Fresh cilantro for garnish
- Garlic naan for serving
- 4 cups cooked Basmati rice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Season shank with salt & black pepper.
- Heat 2 Tablespoons of the olive oil in a Dutch oven on stovetop burner over medium-high heat. Add shank and fry for about 5 minutes until golden brown all over.
- Add 5 cups of venison or beef broth and cover with lid or tightly with foil, then place in the oven at 350 degrees F, undisturbed, for 3 to 3 ½ hours. The meat should be falling off the bone at this point.
- Take Dutch oven out, remove lid, and use tongs or forks to shred meat off of the shank bone. Discard the bone and any undesirable tendons or fat.
- Put the remaining 3 Tablespoons olive oil and onions in a food processor and blend until very finely chopped. Heat the oil in the 6-quart Dutch oven over medium heat, then fry the onion, stirring occasionally, until it is really golden and soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger, then fry for 2 minutes more.
- Add the cooked and shredded shank meat, 1 cup of the liquid from the shank meat mixture, and the yogurt and stir until well combined.
- Gently simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until the sauce is nice and thick. Serve with cooked basmati rice, fresh cilantro, and garlic naan to mop up all that delicious gravy!
