Antelope Roast Recipe

This delicious antelope roast recipe is savory and tender, with plenty of mouthwatering sauce to serve over mashed potatoes or pasta. Cooking the antelope roast in a slow cooker makes it very tender. It is a great dish to make when you will be gone all day. Place some vegetables and potatoes in the crockpot with the antelope meat, and come home to a delicious aroma and a hot meal!

Antelope Roast Recipe for slow cooker

To get rid of the gamey flavor, we are going to brine this roast before we cook it. It does add a step, but since we brine overnight, it’s not any trouble. You can also make the roast without brining. The brining reduces any strong wild game flavor, but the recipe will work just fine without brining.

First, you want to put salt and vinegar into a container large enough to hold the roast. Add sliced garlic, and the antelope roast.  Pour enough water into the container to cover the meat. Cover tightly with a lid or plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight. 

In the morning, drain brine and discard. Rinse roast, to remove any extra saltiness. Place roast into crockpot, and cover with tomatoes, water, gravy mix, onion, mustard, and salt. 

How to cook antelope meat

Cook the roast on low for 10-12 hours. When the roast is done cooking, I like to cut it a couple time across the grain, so the meat ends up bite-sized instead of long shreds. Shred meat and serve over potatoes, rice, or pasta.

Antelope meat can be tough, it does best when cooked low and slow, like all day in the crockpot. Slow cookers are very forgiving, which is great for wild game! 

The biggest factor in gamey flavor vs. mild flavor, and tough meat vs. tender meat, is the type of animal and how it was prepared. You can find more simple tips on preparing wild game here.

Antelope Roast Recipe

Savory and simple Antelope Roast recipe with a mouthwatering rich sauce! Serve over potatoes with bread on the side for a complete meal.

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Prep Time 8 hours hrs

Cook Time 10 hours hrs

Total Time 18 hours hrs

Course Main

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 286 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 3 lb antelope roast
• 2 15-oz cans crushed tomatoes or diced
• ½ cup water
• 1 packet gravy mix
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 Tablespoon mustard prepared
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons salt
• 4 cloves garlic sliced
• ¼ cup vinegar

Instructions

 

• Place 2 Tablespoons salt, 1/4 cup vinegar, and sliced garlic into a large bowl. Stir. Add antelope roast, and cover with water.
• Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap or a lid, and let meat marinade for 8 hours or overnight.
• Drain meat, discard marinade. Rinse meat and place in crockpot.
• Add ½ cup water, tomatoes, gravy mix, onion, mustard, and salt. Cook on low for 10-12 hours.
• Shred meat and stir back into sauce. Serve over potatoes or pasta.

Notes

You can skip the marinade step if you don't have the time - the recipe will work fine. Marinading is mainly to reduce any gamey flavor in the meat.

Stir the sauce ingredients together and spoon some over meat before cooking, so it gets soaked with flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 53gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 193mgSodium: 2861mgPotassium: 756mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 8mg

Keyword antelope, crockpot, roast, wild game

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