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Ingredients: 2 lbs ground venison (or beef) ½ lb bacon, finely chopped or ground ½ cup breadcrumbs or crushed saltine crackers 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon smoked paprika (optional) Directions: Prepare the Bacon: If you have a meat grinder, grind the bacon to mix evenly with the venison. If not, finely chop the bacon i …

The convenience of picking up hamburger meat or a package of hot dogs at the supermarket definitely fits in with today’s fast-paced society. Everyone is on the go and sometimes what we put into our bodies is barely given more than a passing thought. But as they say, easier is not always better. Whether you hunt your own game or are simply very particular about your meat, there is an unquestionable satisfaction in processing and grinding it yourself. For those of us who take pride in the meat tha …

Meet everyone’s favorite messy sandwich in handheld form. The great thing about this recipe is that it can be as homemade or as quick as you want it to be. Don’t like making homemade pie crust? Use store-bought instead! Have a favorite canned sloppy joe sauce? Go for it! No matter what you choose, you’re sure to enjoy this twist on a comfort food classic!Great recipes start with great ingredients. I prefer to grind my wild game without any added fat and add in fat when I cook it. It makes grindi …

If you are a Taco Bell fan you have to try this Venison Crunchwrap recipe!Taco Bell is honestly my favorite fast-food restaurant. Where else can you get ridiculously full with like only $5?? For most of my life I had my Taco Bell order locked and loaded and ready to go (chicken quesadilla, bean burrito, and spicy potato soft taco) until I met my husband. He loves the boxes they make and especially the cravings box they do with the Crunchwrap supreme. I copied him one time and I was hooked. Crunc …

My kitchen has had just about everything you can imagine up on the counters…a whole deer quartered into a meat lug, buckets of tomatoes fresh from the garden, potatoes still covered in dirt, fresh fish pulled from the pond down the road, or sun warmed wild blackberries brought straight from the woods. Especially during the summer, there is a wide variety of real food that makes its way into the kitchen and is turned into a main dish or packaged, frozen, or canned for later use. Summer is the bus …

There’s a reason the best burger joints grind fresh. The final product is both tastier and juicier. For hunters, obviously there are advantages to grinding game then freezing, but, when possible, it is a great idea to keep either a roast or chunks of trim whole to grind burger to order.But the fact is: When meat is frozen, ice crystals form in muscle fibers, causing very small tears in protein. Upon thawing out, moisture loss occurs. This is a big reason we never want to freeze meat twice, as th …