My wife prepared a water buffalo roast for supper last night. Not bison, but true water buffalo. She found a local farmer who raises and butchers them (at a farmers market, appropriately enough). She simply put it in the crock pot with a little garlic seasoning and, 8 hours or so later, it was fantastic!
It’s not a cheap meat, she paid $9.00/lb for a 2 lb. roast, but it will make several meals for our family. Nutritionally, it’s very good - comparable to boneless, skinless chicken breast but with fewer calories.
Water Buffalo Beef Bison Chicken breast
Calories/oz 25 35 31 31
Total Fat 0.4g 1.2g .52g 0.35g
Sat. Fat 0.1g 0.4g .196g .092g
Cholesterol 13mg 18mg 18mg 16mg
Sodium 12mg 7mg 15mg 18mg
Protein 5.7g 5.5g 6.13g 6.47g
Calcium 3.2mg 1.2mg 0mg
Potassium 67mg 45mg 97mg 71mg
If you can find it, I highly recommend it!