How Do You Like Your Elkburger?

My mom's husband cans a lot of the marginal meat which makes it nice and tender. Makes a great stroganoff!

Since this is already ground, I personally would go Tex-Mex - tacos, burritos, etc.

A nice 7-layer dip (refried beans, elk, cheese, sour cream, repeat) in a big baking dish with tortilla chips makes a nice TV watching snack with your buddies. And since you are providing the grub, they have to provide the adult refreshments!
 
I make patties, wrap them in thick bacon around the outside edge (using toothpicks to hold it in place while cooking) season it with jonny's seasoning salt and garlic powder, then cook it like a regular hamburger in a pan (It's kinda crumbly for a grill in my experience) It is awesome this way!
 
Hope this is related enough not to be a hi-jack -

How many are grinding your own or do you have it done somewhere? There is only one place left within decent driving distance that will even touch wild game around here.
 
There is one guy local that will skin, gut, and grind a deer for $50. A couple of local meat stores will grind your clean deer for $40. It's big money for them. One of them does over 1000 deer a year. I like to get the USDA inspected stores to do it, I'm too lazy.
 
How many are grinding your own or do you have it done somewhere? There is only one place left within decent driving distance that will even touch wild game around here.
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We grind our own. My sister-in-law got tired of hand-cranking an elk one year, and bought an electric grinder.
It is amazing how easy the process became.

If we plan to mix beef or pork fat with our venison; we'll grind the meat, then run it through again with the fat. (For more even distribution.)
Anything destined for grilling or frying usually has some fat added.
 
i hope you didn't grind up the whole elk. elk steaks and roasts and other cuts are delicious. any of the ground elk can be used any way you like to use hamburger and is likewise delicious.
 
How about your favorite beef broth type soup recipe served in a bread bowl?
BTW, I quit stuffing the peppers... too much pain in the butt and not enuff peppers... So now put the browned meat, raw rice, water, some of the onions and peppers into a casserole dish and bake until rice cooks... then I put more peppers and onions on top and lightly cook 'em... tons more flavor that way... easy as heck to make.
For a real juicy meat loaf I learned to heavily pulverize the green pepper and onion in the food processor and this makes for a very wet loaf that retains alot of juice...
Brent
 
My newest trick...

For a real juicy meat loaf I learned to heavily pulverize the green pepper and onion in the food processor and this makes for a very wet loaf that retains alot of juice...
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I take a nice handful of mushrooms and dice 'em up pretty small and mix them through the loaf... moist and delicious. I actually throw a few garlic cloves and big pieces of onion in and dice it all together.

Damn, I'm getting hungry!
 
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