venison/pork/beef mix?

[anifong]

My wife pretty much refuses to cook anything with venison burger. I've heard from several folks if you mix it with enough pork/beef fat or something like that you hardly notice the difference. Anyone have any insight on this?

I'm planning on trying to bone out my deer myself this year and take it to a processor to get some jerky, sticks, and summer sausage. I imagine I can handle slicing up a few steaks, but what about the rest? We get as much beef and pork as we want from family so we're not hard up for meat. I'd like to supplement the supply though. Any recommendations?

[Decatur]

I think you could easily fool your wife if you mix some tallow or pork sausage with you venison, and then cook it well done on a grill. Also, have ever had canned venison? It's a great way to use "scrap" meat. I can some plain and some with bbq sauce. Just basically heat and serve after it's canned. Makes great beef and noodles, or even tacos!

[mbogo]

Welcome to the site, anifong and Decatur.

I like to use deer meat in chili, tacos, or something of that nature when I'm cooking it for someone who has not tried deer before. With all the seasonings it is very difficult to notice a difference between deer and beef. It would probably be even less noticeable if you mixed equal parts beef and deer together. In my experience, most people that claim not to like deer, love it if they do not know it is deer before they eat it.

[jstalljon]

anifong said:

My wife pretty much refuses to cook anything with venison burger. I've heard from several folks if you mix it with enough pork/beef fat or something like that you hardly notice the difference. Anyone have any insight on this?

I'm planning on trying to bone out my deer myself this year and take it to a processor to get some jerky, sticks, and summer sausage. I imagine I can handle slicing up a few steaks, but what about the rest? We get as much beef and pork as we want from family so we're not hard up for meat. I'd like to supplement the supply though. Any recommendations?

Since you're getting jerky and summer sausage done at your precessors...I'd inquire if he makes sausage. I'm sure he either does some of that himself or would recommend some good suggestions. I take boneless meat to a processor for jerky and summer sausage, but he also makes a cajun bratwurst and italian sausage that is AMAZING! I have made both for "venison newbies" and they rave about it!

[DEERTRACKS]

My wife also does not care for fresh cut or ground venison, but she enjoys vension in the form of jerky & summer sausage.

[duff]

I got a breakfast sausage mix from wally world made by eastman outdoors. Mix 4 tsps with one pound of ground meat and it is just like sausage. Pretty dang good. Try the blue cheese burgers Steiny posted up about are simply awsome, my wife even requested I make those again tomorrow. There are plenty of good quality recipies we use that many would have a hard time telling the difference. Enchaladas, crockpot meat, grilled burgers are all exelent in my families opinion.

[jstalljon]

duff said:

I got a breakfast sausage mix from wally world made by eastman outdoors. Mix 4 tsps with one pound of ground meat and it is just like sausage. Pretty dang good. Try the blue cheese burgers Steiny posted up about are simply awsome, my wife even requested I make those again tomorrow. There are plenty of good quality recipies we use that many would have a hard time telling the difference. Enchaladas, crockpot meat, grilled burgers are all exelent in my families opinion.

Hey duff, what section did you find that in? I looked at my local Wally world and couldn't find it. I looked in hunting, camping and regular grocery...nothing. Maybe mine just doesnt have it...

[duff]

it was with the hunting. This is the first year I have seen it along with a bit of jerky making stuff and other spices, a small grinder, and some deer dressing equip.

I know for a fact all walmart stores don't carry identical items as there are some things I can never find in the Anderson store but will find them in others.

[danb]

I like to use deer meat in chili, tacos, or something of that nature when I'm cooking it for someone who has not tried deer before. With all the seasonings it is very difficult to notice a difference between deer and beef. It would probably be even less noticeable if you mixed equal parts beef and deer together. In my experience, most people that claim not to like deer, love it if they do not know it is deer before they eat it.

Ditto to that. My family eats no beef and all 5 of us eat 3-4 deer per year and my kids are still pretty young. It would probably be more if I was a better hunter. I have most of my deer ground up with no mixing of beef or pork unless it's for sausage. My wife made lasagna for a Christmas dinner last winter out of ground venison and several in her family swear that they dislike venison. They all ate it and commented that it was very good....then I told them they had just eaten venison. Several were pretty po'd, but they had to admit that they couldn't tell a difference.

[jstalljon]

[quote author=danb board=thebutchershop thread=1128517643 post=1128609928 Several were pretty po'd, but they had to admit that they couldn't tell a difference. [/quote]

I'm guilty of this too Dan...several people I've "surprised" with venison have been very upset.

Why??? Because I fed you a delicious meal with meat that is better in quality than any beef you'd ever eat?

I don't get some people!

[reynoldss]

Alright, canned deer meat? At what temp and how long do you pressure cook it. Let me know how to do this because I would like to try.

[duff]

What would have happened if one would have gotten physically sick just by knowing they have eaten an undesireable meal, even if it tasted good. Muslims with pork is one example. I was good friends with a muslim at my last job, he would gag thinking of eating pork and would probably have been sick if I would have fed him pork and told him later. I was aways giving him grief over that, but I would have never intentionally served him pork without him knowing it.

There are plenty of food out there that some people eat and others find repulsive. Dog, cat, raccoon, opposum, rats are some that I think I will probably live my life with out ever eating and would be a little miffed if some one served me this on the presumption it was a more acceptable meal, IMO. It is one thing to be a willing volunteer but to have someone knowingly decieve you is very upsetting to me.

[Woody Williams]

Muslims, Jews and Seventh Day Adventist do not eat pork.

I would never surprise anyone with anything that they would ingest..

[jstalljon]

duff said:

What would have happened if one would have gotten physically sick just by knowing they have eaten an undesireable meal, even if it tasted good. Muslims with pork is one example. I was good friends with a muslim at my last job, he would gag thinking of eating pork and would probably have been sick if I would have fed him pork and told him later. I was aways giving him grief over that, but I would have never intentionally served him pork without him knowing it.

There are plenty of food out there that some people eat and others find repulsive. Dog, cat, raccoon, opposum, rats are some that I think I will probably live my life with out ever eating and would be a little miffed if some one served me this on the presumption it was a more acceptable meal, IMO. It is one thing to be a willing volunteer but to have someone knowingly decieve you is very upsetting to me.

If there was ever a religious affiliation involved that I knew of I would never cross that line. Nor would I do this to a complete stranger...duff and Woody make good points. I was referring more to family and friends who I know personally that give me a hard time about "killing bambi". Maybe saying they were "very upset" was a stretch.

Point well taken guys!

[danb]

jstalljon said:

If there was ever a religious affiliation involved that I knew of I would never cross that line. Nor would I do this to a complete stranger...duff and Woody make good points. I was referring more to family and friends who I know personally that give me a hard time about "killing bambi". Maybe saying they were "very upset" was a stretch.

Point well taken guys!

Ditto to that! You guys are stretching things a bit! There was no religious or vegetarian objections in my instance. If there were I would've been forth coming.

The family and friends that I know only object to eating venison because some how hunting and killing an animal goes against the grain. Not one of them gives a second thought to how that steak or buffalo wing gets to their plate though.

[mbogo]

Ditto to that! You guys are stretching things a bit! There was no religious or vegetarian objections in my instance. If there were I would've been forth coming.

Same here. I would also add that if you are squeamish, picky, or have religious objections it is your responsibility to find out what you may be eating. The only time I ever mention any ingredient in anything I cook is when I'm specifically asked. Most of the time the only reason anyone asks is because they enjoyed the dish.

[duff]

Good for you guys. I don't try to push too much of anything onto anyone. If they don't want it I surely don't want to give them any. If they ask then I will gladly let them try.

I know several that would be physically sick to know they have eaten deer, my sister in law is one. I had summer sausage at christmas one year and after she found out it was deer she got ill. I thought it was funny cause she really liked it until my bro told her it was deer. But I be danged if I will waste anything on her again.

[Woody Williams]

On another site they were talking about grinding bacon up with the venison instead of pork or beef fat.

They said it is GOOOOOOD ! ! !

That is Gawgah talk for "they like it"..

Anyone try that?

[anifong]

bacon's an idea - if i can get my hands on a grinder maybe I'll give that a try.

[duff]

Every thing is good with bacon