Contest: Loosen up ya swaggers

[kutaho]

Contest is best wild critter recipe.
including fur, fish, fowl, 'dads' or even bugs.
must be a viable recipe.

Hint on the prize is
in the title.

you wouldn't want me to be specific
now would ya

contest will run for 10 days (26th), then be judged
by three fine purveyors of critter cooking

[woolleyworm]

This will work with any ground meat, however, elk is IMO the best eating red meat on the planet.


Bleu Elk Burgers -


2# ground elk

1 tblspn lea&perrins worcestershire sauce ( others are just NOT the same)

1/8 cup finely chopped onion

2 cloves finely chopped garlic

1/2 tsp of dried sage

1 large egg

1 pinch salt or to taste

2 pinches pepper or to taste. a little cayenne is nice too

All of the above is combined thouroughly and then divided into 12 equal parts.

8 ounces of good quality bleu cheese, i prefer Valdeon, but whatever you'd like is fine.

4 crispy bacon stips, crumbled

mix bleu cheese and bacon together and seperate into 6 equal sized "pancakes"

form each of the meat rolls into patties, place one cheese/bacon patty on top, then cover with another of meat and form/seal to make the patty.

Grill or pan fry until med rare - medium. I grill for 3-4 min per side on a med-high heat.
Serve on toasted buns with a little dijon mustard and whatever other fixings you'd like.

Hope you all enjoy!

[accident]

that recipe sounds good.now i gotta find an elk,there kinda sparce around here.

[kutaho]

Elk meat is definitely of the top three, right next to
moose and buffalo.

[flannelman]

That sounds real good! Comon I know there are others out there with some good recipies!

[pickenup]

Shish-kabob

2 lbs. cubed meat, deer, elk, etc.
1 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup bourbon
pinch of each, thyme, basil, oregano
1/2 twp. cracked pepper
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1 or 2 garlic cloves, minced or crushed
Fresh cherry tomatoes, whole fresh mushrooms, cut-up green peppers,
quartered onions, any other veggie you like, even hot peppers

Place all ingredients in a large bowl, mix thoroughly and set aside for 5 or 6 hours.

Place the meat on skewers, alternating with the veggies etc. Cook on an open fire or grill until done.

Twas just for fun.

[kutaho]

Come on guys, there's got to be more of ya's
that could use some swagging copper.
That lead is so purdy with a nice shiny coat of copper
come on, ya know ya want it

[flannelman]

bump

[kutaho]

Hoisting the main'sil

[RustyFN]

Originally Posted by kutaho

Elk meat is definitely of the top three, right next to
moose and buffalo.

I agree. The best burger I ever had was in Sandpoint Idaho. It was an Elk burger with a cajon rub topped with blue cheese. Man I'm getting hungry.

[woolleyworm]

Wish i had more opportunity to hunt elk, but kinda scarce down here in TX. Thinking about trying to draw a tag in Wa for 2010 if I can. If not, I'll try to get my brother to put in for one, since he's still a Wa resident.

btw, the elk recipe is from my own trials and testing. The postman often gives me odd looks; I get Food & Wine magazine one day and Handgunner the next...... I think that little bald spot on the back of his head can be attributed to me in some part !

[kutaho]

Originally Posted by woolleyworm

Wish i had more opportunity to hunt elk, but kinda scarce down here in TX. Thinking about trying to draw a tag in Wa for 2010 if I can. If not, I'll try to get my brother to put in for one, since he's still a Wa resident.

btw, the elk recipe is from my own trials and testing. The postman often gives me odd looks; I get Food & Wine magazine one day and Handgunner the next...... I think that little bald spot on the back of his head can be attributed to me in some part !

If ya ever decide to try yer luck with our Roosevelt's,
I'll make sure you have a good home base.

[Rembrandt]

Deer back strap fillets....

Cut meat about 1 1/2" thick, wrap with thick sliced hickory smoked bacon, marinate 48hrs in Wishbone Italian dressing.

Pan sear both sides of meat in olive oil to seal in moisture, finish on the grill for about 20 minutes....

[flannelman]

That sounds good too! I do something sililar to that myself.

[kutaho]

O that meat is purdy Rembrandt.
Welcome to the forum by the way.

4 days left in the contest.

[gdmoody]

I made some Venison Chili today for lunch. This is my exact recipe

Brown one pound of ground deer meat in a 10 inch pan.

Open a can of Bush's Chili Magic and pour into the pan. Use 1/2 a can of water to rinse the can and pour into the pan.

Open a can of diced tomatoes and pour into the pan.

Open a can of chili beans and add to the pan (this step is optional)

Put a top on the skillet and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes. Eat and enjoy

Sorry, but this is exactly what I did.

[kutaho]

Bushes chili magic,
didn't know about it.
learn something new everyday
Love bushes baked beans

[younggunslearner]

Here's one for ya' all,

Venison Fajitas:

1 lb of venison tenderloins cut up into strips about 1/2"x1/2"x2"
1/2 Green Bell pepper cut up into strips like meat
1/2 Red Bell pepper cut up into Strips like meat
1/2 Yellow Bell pepper cut up into strips like meat
1/2 cup of sliced yellow onions
1 Large Anaheim sliced
2 Jalapenos diced
1 TBS of minced Garlic

2 TBS of chili powder
1 TBS of Season Salt
1 TSP of black pepper
1 TBS of sugar

Saute meat in pan with some olive oil until juices start flowing.
Add in spices, along with the minced garlic.
Continue cooking until meat until it is fully cooked, then add the rest of the ingredients (the peppers). When adding the peppers, make sure that the pan still has some juices in it, if not add either some water or a little more oil to help the spices coat the peppers.

Cook for about 5 more minutes or until everything is mixed well and warm.

Serve.

An additional tip that I love with this is to fry up some flour tortillas until crispy, then put the fajita mix on top lathered with sour cream and cheese.

It becomes a Tostada then, but um, um, um, gooooooooooooooood.

Enjoy.

[45nut]

Originally Posted by gdmoody

I made some Venison Chili today for lunch. This is my exact recipe

Brown one pound of ground deer meat in a 10 inch pan.

Open a can of Bush's Chili Magic and pour into the pan. Use 1/2 a can of water to rinse the can and pour into the pan.

Open a can of diced tomatoes and pour into the pan.

Open a can of chili beans and add to the pan (this step is optional)

Put a top on the skillet and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes. Eat and enjoy

Sorry, but this is exactly what I did.

That sounds suspiciously like Yankee chili

My Venison Chili recipe is as follows (not for the contest, just for eating)

2 lbs ground venison
1/2 onion diced
1 or 2 - 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 - dark beer (rinse out tomato can with it too)
5 - T Chili Powder
2 - T Paprika
1 - t Garlic powder
1 - t Cumin
1 - t salt
1 - can beans per your choice - optional


Now that's chili

[kutaho]

Yankee chili
Sorry 45, that just kinda struck me funny
Three more days left, got some dang tasty receipts
out here, lets go, cowboy up

[gdmoody]

I ain't no dang Yankee - but at the same time, I ain't no dang cook either. Oh but I know how to open a can! : I got me one of them lektrik can opener thangs.

[kutaho]

One more day.
Contest ends 2400 tomorrow.

[flannelman]

Looks like some good stuff is being posted by all. I have used the chilli magic and it makes a pretty good pot of chilli. I usually doctor it up a bit but I like mine a bit spicier.

[kutaho]

Contest closed,
judges do your thing
I want to think everybody for participating.
package will go out thursday via priority mail.
Winner will be posted as soon as those
Captains of culinary critter cooking make there decisions.

[woolleyworm]

Outstanding !! Got home from work today to find a box from Kutaho!!

Thanks again! Now to get all the equipment together to start actually making some bullets. Going to have to decide between swaging equip or a Sig556...... thinking the swaging may have to wait until after tax time. That Sig has been awfully tempting....