Tasty Recipes,,What do you do with your harvest

Slo-Ride

Veteran Expediter
Figured I would get this stated..
VENISON, How we fix it..
1 whole Deer,,De boned chilled & chunked to fit into your size grinder..(Keep back straps if ya want)
2 whole pork loins..(use 1 lb pork per 5 lbs venison)
1 package of breakfast sausage seasoning,,App 3 lb bag

Mix 1 tbl spoon seasoning per 1lb of meat into 1 cup water per 5lbs meat set aside and start grinding...Expample..10lbs meat =10tbl spoons seasoning,,2 cups water.. You can blend your own
seasoning but it will be real costly, buy it at your local butcher shop,,,Large bag...

Grind entire Deer & Pork on course grind,,Let meat fall right into a new cooler ya buy for this...Dont worry about any fat other the large chunks when deboning deer,,remove what ya can but no need to spend alot of time on it.

Mix in seasoned water mix it well though the course grind. Set up grinder on fine grind and run meat thu it again..
Package it into vacuum bags and seal bags (we go with about 1 lb bags)

Things to make this easy and fun :
At least 1 12 pack beer,,,2 helpers,,,1 new and large cooler with lid,,,,3 large mixing bowls for the chunked meat ,,,

Reason to get meat good and cold before ya start grinding is ya don't want meat to get warm during processing it..I mean get it chilly but not frozen..Its rough on the hands while mixing in seasoning,,,so who ever shot it mixes it...
Taste test it before ya start bagging it(grill up a few burgers),,add more seasoning and water if ya want,,But keep in mind flavor will get a bit better as the seasoning sets longer in the meat..receipe is just starting point,,ya can add more but ya cant take away seasoning,,go lighter if ya want....

This makes good Burgers,,lasagna meat,,spaghetti meat,,,great meat loaf mix(make up 3 or 4 small loafs last all week in the truck) and of course great breakfast sausage etc etc any thing beef burger this does better. For grilling burgers we mix in a bit of oatmeal,,seems to hold meat toghter a bit????

Clean-up: wash out cooler and large bowls with soap and mild bleach solution,,throw bowls in cooler and your ready for the next deer...Seasoning will stain the inside of cooler somewhat..dont worry about that, just make sure its cleaned and dry.Dedicate cooler and bowls just for this.

P.S. Add more beer if needed:D
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Smoked goose breasts: Marinate several de-boned goose breasts in Italian salad dressing, the kind with oil, not low cal stuff. Leave them in the marinade for 24 hours.

Then wrap the breasts in raw bacon using wood tooth picks to hold the bacon on the breasts.

Cold smoke them, around 150-200 degrees for 8 to 10 hours. You want them to be medium to medium rare in the center.

Take the bacon off and throw it away when finished.

MMMMMM Layoutshooter
 

Slo-Ride

Veteran Expediter
Tomatoes;
Instead of letting all the extra ones rot.
Pick em before they turn red,,fully devolved tomato but still green.
Wrap em tightly in a sheet newspaper once then wrap with another sheet tightly again. (3 or 4 wraps wont hurt) tight enough so no air or light gets to tomato
store in cool dark place,,unwrap 1 or 2 in a few days ya got a vine ripe tomato all winter long...
Handle carefully when wrapping and storing em,,,you may lose a few thru out the winter,,just check on em and remove any that ya think are going bad from the stock pile..
 

Slo-Ride

Veteran Expediter
Layout this weekend your big dinner??
If so hope you and Misses eat well
Hope all have good time..
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Yep, two dinners. Tonight is the Monroe County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Sping Dinner. Mrs. Layoutshooter and I worked there doing set-up last night and will be there tonight till 1am or so. It will be a great time. We hope to raise a lot of money "for the ducks".

Tomorrow it is off to my brohter's house for venison tenderloins. My sister-in-law has a new recipe for them that she is going to make for us. I will post it in here when I get it. Layoutshooter
 
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