Foodies BS Thread.

@wilcam47 getting prepared for bow season for the first time in a while.

I've always have just done straight up deer burger lean as it is. What do you do? Do you mix with a fatty meat or add suet?

 

We have mixed it once or twice with some beef or pork fat. but we dont really have gamey deer here so we try to cut out as much of the fat as possible. Now we just grind and package, we really dont miss the greasy ground anymore. Thats just our preference, but quite a few people I know cut it with bear fat as well, we dont though.

 

My processor mixes venison burger with pork from a local farmer.

 

Smoked a brisket today, came out great.

 

Those fries would be great with rosemary and garlic sprinkled in the bowl right out of the fryer.....

 

I had 125# of moose burger in the freezer a few years ago. About half of it was 90 % moose and 10% bacon ground together raw and then frozen. The half done with bacon instead of beef fat disappeared pretty quick.

The wife and i have a meat grinder attachment on our kitchen aid mixer now. We process moose through a rental commercial grinder once or twice and freeze it pure to save freezer space, and then run it a pound or two as it is thawed through the kitchen aid grinder on day of cook. Bacon if werr making burgers, maybe cut up some pork to grind with it if were making meatloaf, etc.

 

Or veal. Uncut moose burger with some fatty pork and some veal makes a jammin meatloaf after it all gets ground together.

 

Made some comfort food the other day. Fried eggplant covered in sauce, mozzarella, and sprinkled parmesan.

 

Didn't take any pictures, but did up some good Brussels sprouts on the grill last night. tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper, then onto the grill for about 30 min turning often so they don't burn too much. then made some balsamic glaze with honey to toss them in after taking them off the grill. it put my chicken to shame. im usually not a fan of Brussels but these were damn good.

 

Bought 6 pounds of 80/20 gb on sale $1.97 per pound. Gonna do burger patties cooked 75% in cast iron and vac seal & freeze them for microwaving later whenever the urge for a burger hits.

 

how do they turn out finished in the microwave?

 

Damn good. Put a good char on them in the hot cast iron when cooking them all up, pull them when still pink inside. Stack 2 together in a vac seal bag with piece of parchment paper in between them, seal, freeze. To eat, put bag in micro for 1.5 minutes, done. Hardest part is the vac sealing because they’re still so juicy the vac wants to pull the moisture from them. Just gotta go low and gentle with the sealer settings.

 

hmm i dunno. I might consider trying it.

 

Doo eeet. I was hesitant myself but no mo. Odd concept to have a good burger at moments notice but it’s game changing.

Good vac sealer is key though, the seal has to hold up for the micro cook. Once the seal goes “pooft” they’re done. Built-in timer.

 

Interesting product. I think I saw this on Bizarre Foods while it was in the test phase. Its now on the market..my wife is allergic to eggs so decided to try this, its a powder but surprisingly it smells like eggs. Its similar in consistency to eggs and actually tastes very similar to eggs. Yet its NOT eggs nor does it have any egg products. For the people allergic to eggs this is great! Or vegans...its in an egg carton looking thing but its in a plastic bag on the inside.

https://followyourheart.com/veganegg/

 

Good find, good info, thanks for that.

 

Product says you can make omlettes, quiche etc..even bake with it...We will see how it goes.

 

Us old fckrs (speaking for myself) have to be open to all the alternatives. Not 35 anymore. Please let us know how you think they compare.

 

I tasted a bite, I can tell it doesnt taste 100% like an egg but its not bad at all. Took about 8min to cook/scramble the "egg" mixture. Powdered eggs taste horrible in comparison. If I had an egg allergy I would definitely put this on my grocery list...

 

browned the venison tenderloins with some S&P and added to 15 bean soup...Delicious!