Easy and Delicous Venison Street Corn Tacos
As soon as warm weather hits, I want to make tacos everyday and these Venison Street Corn Tacos are to die for! These Tacos come together so quick and have the most unreal, creamy street corn filling……like just give me a bowl of this and I’ll die happy.
If you hunt like us, there is a good chance you are looking for more tasty wasys to use your ground venison/ moose or elk. Sure, you can make a delicious classic taco with ground meat, but if you want to try something new these Venison Street Corn Tacos are it!
They start with soft homemade sourdough tortillas, then get loaded with guacamole, spiced ground meat, a creamy street corn filling and pickled red onions. I know you’re drooling already!
You can make these tacos with any ground meat you have on hand. Beef, venison, moose, elk etc. If you aren’t a huge fan of that wild game taste, making recipes like this that are loaded with flavor is a great way to curb that taste! The corn mixture consists of roasted corn, lime, spices like smoked paprika and chili, and a ton of cheese. If this doesn’t make you love wild game meat, then I don’t know what will!
Tips For Using Ground Venison or any Wild Game MEat
- Whether you grind the mt yourself, or get it ground by butcher, it is always best to have some fat added to it. Wild game is extremely lean, so adding a fat source from something like pork can make a huge difference in the tste and texture of your ground meat. We like to add about 15% ground pork shoulder to all of our wild game that we are grinding.
- Be sure to cook it in a good qualitly fat source. Ghee, butter, tallow or olive oil are best. Depending on what percentage of fat you add to your ground meat, it can still often get dry when it is cooked. Cooking the ground meat in some fat will help it stay nice and juicy.
- Do not be afraid to season the meat!! Venison, and other wild game go well with so many spices. Adding vibrant spices like chili, cumin, oregano, garlic, smoked paprika and others, can really enhance flavors and also hide that “gamey” flavor if you are not a fan.
Venison Street Corn Tacos Ingredients
Tortillas– Flour or corn tortillas are delicious for these tacos. Our favorite tortillas for tacos are mthese sourdough discard tortillas! https://cmbarndominium.com/how-to-make-perfectly-soft-sourdough-discard-tortillas/
Ground Venison- As mentioned above, you can use ground venison or any other ground wild game meat you have.
Corn– I recommend fresh corn so that you can grill it or roast it for extra flavor. Canned corn can be substituted but I promise it won’t be quite as good!
Sour Cream– Any sour cream you like works for this recipe.
Mayonnaise– Homemade or store bought work. There is just a touch of this in the corn mixture.
Cotija Cheese or Feta Cheese– Depending where you live, cotija cheese can be a but harder to find. If you have it, great, but if not feta works well too.
Lime– There is both fresh lime zest and juice in the street corn filling.
Cilantro– Fresh cilantro adds delicious, vibrant flavor to the corn mixture.
Spices– Chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder.
Guacamole– I make mine with just avocado, red onion, tomato, salt, garlic and lime juice. Use any guacmole you love.
Cabbage– I love to add some thinly sliced fresh cabbage to these tacos for a bit of crunch.
Pickled Red Onions– These are optional but one of my abosolute faovrite taco toppings. They add a bit of crunch, sweetness and tang! You can make homemade or buy them from the store.
The Steps
1.Start by drizzling the corn with a bit of oil and some chili powder. Roast or grill the corn at 425F for 20-25 minutes or until tender.
2. While the corn is cooking, add the ground meat to a skillet with a bit of oil and begin to brown it on medium heat. Add in the chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and some salt & pepper.
3. Continue to cook this mixture until the meat is browned and cooked through. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Set aside.
4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, stir together all of the corn filling ingredients excluding the corn.
5. Once mixed, cut the corn of the cobb and stir it into the sour cream mixture until well combined. Finally, grab some warm tortillas, spread on a dollop of guacamole, a spoonfull of the meat, the corn mixture and then top with a bit of cabbage, feta or cotijo, and pickled red onions!
6. Serve immediatley and enjoy!
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Soft tacos loaded with spiced ground venison, guacamole, and the most amazing creamy street corn filling! Top with pickled red onions and they are absolutely perfect. * These tacos are delicious with any ground meat you have on hand! * If you want to skip the tortillas, these tacos are also delicious as taco bowls over rice. 
Venison Street Corn Tacos
Ingredients
For the Corn Filling
For Toppings
Instructions
Notes
Do you have a recipe for your pickled onions? Thanks!
You just mix 1 cup hot water, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1 1/2 tsp salt in a jar. Add in one thinly siced red onion then place in the fridge for minimum 2-3 hour before using! They keep well in the fridge for 1-2 weeks 🙂