Venison Stew

Now that you have bagged a deer, it's time to start eating it. I will on occasion add different recipes that I have tried. This venison stew is very good. Especially when it's cold out. Now if your family is like my family, you get to eat all the deer that you bag because nobody in my family will eat it. So I spice my recipes up a little bit with some hot peppers or cayenne pepper and so on. This recipe, I added some hot pepper flakes to give it a little bite. I also added some potatoes with it. It was delicious. INGREDIENTS 3 stalks celery, diced 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds venison stew meat salt and pepper to taste dried oregano to taste dried basil to taste 1 cup tomato sauce 1/2 cup dry red wine 1/2 cup water DIRECTIONS Place the celery, onion, garlic, and parsley in the bottom of a slow cooker. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the venison well in two batches, and add to the slow cooker. Season to taste with salt, pepper, oregano, and basil. Pour in the tomato sauce, red wine, and water. Cook on Low for 7 to 10 hours.