Bone

Meat

Bone

Elk bones and frames build stock—collagen, residual meat and savoury juices. Large cervid lean red meat is milder than some wild venison when farmed or young. Roast first for brown stock or simmer gently for a lighter pot; strain and cool. Essential base for sauces in North American and northern European game cookery.

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Characteristics

Preparations

BrothRoastedSimmeredStock

Traits

CollagenMineralsStock BaseStructural

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 266

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 16.2 g
  • Saturated Fat 6.49 g
  • Trans Fat 0.2 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 6.49 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 3.23 g
  • Cholesterol 68.5 mg
  • Sodium 62.2 mg
  • Salt 0.14 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 0 g
  • Dietary Fibre 0 g
  • Total Sugars 0 g
  • Complex / starch 0 g
  • Protein 30.1 g
  • Water 48.3 g
Detailed nutrients

Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.

History

As elk cookery specialised, bone was portioned and sold ready for the pan. High-protein lean marketing put elk steaks into specialty butchers nationwide.

European settlers adopted elk roasts and jerked meat on the frontier; bone of elk took a named place in that kitchen trade.

Farmed elk and wapiti ranches supplied restaurants with consistent lean red meat. Cooks treated bone of elk as a cut with its own timing and sides.

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