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Outside of General Tso's chicken, I think pot stickers are one of the most beloved Chinese culinary creations that Americans enjoy today. It's a dumpling that consists of two delicious worlds that are a match made in heaven. One side is a steamed and silky, the other is seared and crispy.This recipe calls for venison but wild boar would be an awesome substitute. Keep in mind that part of these dumplings deliciousness comes from the fat content of the meat filling. So if you're going to be using …

Christmas is this week! With holiday season in full swing comes Tamale season. We eat tamales every Christmas Eve in my house and this year I decided to make Venison Tamales. I don’t know if this is a Texas thing or if other states do it, but I love Tamales on Christmas Eve. Shoutout again to LEM for the meat grinder. It has made easy work of the three deer my husband and I have shot, butchered, and processed at home. My family, in the past, normally just bought tamales. We didn’t go through th …

Jerky is a popular snack that people have enjoyed for centuries. It is made by drying and curing meat to preserve and enhance its flavor. There are many types of jerky, each with its unique taste and texture.One of the most common debates among jerky enthusiasts is the difference between ground and muscle jerky. Ground jerky is made from ground meat and has a smooth texture, while muscle jerky is made from whole slices of muscle meat and has a chewier texture.Let's explore the different characte …

Meat Processing at Home: Process and Preserve Your Own Venison with These TipsAlthough hunters take their venison to meat processing facilities, anyone can process their own meat at home, given the right conditions. There's no better feeling than knowing you harvested, processed, and prepared a meal out of game meat yourself. Once you understand how the entire process works, it can take less than half an hour to complete the major processing steps. Let us show you how to process meat at home suc …

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 …

The sad reality is so many things that don’t belong in our food get pumped into lunchmeat and served to our kids. Nearly all the lunchmeat sitting on grocery shelves and being served at delis is either processed or packed full of preservatives or hormones or all of the above. It’s a scary reality.Making venison lunchmeat is easy and can be very tasty. It is also the perfect organic option with which to make sandwiches for you or your kids’ lunches. Sometimes, when I don’t finish a roast or backs …

Venison pastrami, so good yet almost always prepared so wrong. There seems to be a lot of misinformation on the web when it comes to preparing venison pastrami. One of the big missteps is when the cook tries to prepare it as you would traditional beef pastrami. This entails brining, smoking the meat until "well done" and then steaming.The steaming process is where things go south real fast. Why is this? As you know venison meat is very lean and once you cook it north of 150 degrees, the meat bec …

For a lot of hunters, the start of football season means two things: time to decide what to serve before and during games, time to make freezer space for the upcoming hunting season. With these three recipes, we are doing both. Also, you can make these recipes with a variety of deer cuts.Some quick tips on prepping and grinding venison: Do so when meat is still partially frozen. Use a fillet or similar knife to trim any silver skin, fascia, or brown, freezer-burnt sections (the goal is as much r …