Deer Hunting

Smokey Lettuce Wraps with Sage Corn Salsa

There are lettuce wraps for Beverly Hills housewives and there are lettuce wraps for meat-eating, huntin' good ol' boys and girls. This is for the latter. Trust us.

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Servings: 2
Prep Time: 4.5 hours
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs. venison roast
- 1 head of romaine lettuce/bibb lettuce
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Chatellier's Rare Game Sauce for basting
Marinade
- 1 orange, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1/8 cup Chatellier's Rare Game Sauce
Sage Corn Salsa
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 5 ears of corn
- 5 roma tomatoes (or any kind on hand)
- 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 4 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1 Serrano pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
- salt and pepper, to taste

1. Remove all silver-skin and fat from venison roast. Cut roast(s) accordingly so that they're 3/4 - 1 inch thick.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides.
2. In a small bowl, combine marinade ingredients.
3. Place venison roasts in a zip-lock bag. Pour in marinade and marinate for 4 hours. Flip bag over after 2 hours.
4. Prepare grill. Brush olive oil over corn. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Score an "X" into one side of the tomatoes. Brush olive oil over tomatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Grill corn until lightly golden all over. Grill tomatoes until slightly softened, covered. About 15 minutes. Allow tomatoes and corn to cool.
6. Remove venison roasts from marinade. Discard marinade. Grill until medium done-ness, about 5 minutes each side. Baste each side with Chatellier's Rare Game Sauce. Let meat rest for 5 minutes.
7. To make the salsa, slice kernals off corn. Chop flesh of tomatoes. In a medium-size bowl, combine corn, chopped tomatoes, red onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, chopped sage and Serrano chili pepper (optional). Add salt and pepper, to taste.
8. With a serrated knife, slice venison thinly against the grain.Fill lettuce leaves with sliced venison and corn salsa. Enjoy like tacos! There will be lots of yummy salsa left, so you should buy tortilla chips to finish it all up. :-)