The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & Marrow
Also called reebok, reegeit, reewild, reerug.
In the Netherlands, roe deer is in season May to October and January to March, at its best in May, June, July and August. November is outside the Dutch season for roe deer.
Roe deer are shot under provincial management plans: bucks in general from May to September, does from January to mid-March. The dates differ per province.
A dealer who states the province and the month. Roe venison is fine-grained and very lean.
Protein, haem iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and B6; very lean, with a good omega-3 to omega-6 ratio for a red meat.
To get the most: Lean meat dries fast, so serve pink or braise slowly. The minerals survive either way.
Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.
Roast the loin pink and rest it well; braise the haunch. Wrap lean cuts in fat or baste often.
Haunch, shoulder and loin are the cuts; ask for the bones for stock and the shin for a slow braise. Trimmings mince for ragù.
1 producer in The Field Guide sells roe deer, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province.
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