Tried something new. I ground 1 1/2 #'s of chopped bacon with 10 #'s of cubed venison. Then pressed into burgers. Me and my boys had them for the first time tonight and they turned out excellent. Burger with a hint of bacon flavor. They grilled up very cleanly with little grease. I will definitely do more and greater quantity next year. Give it a try if you haven't already.
bacon deer burgers
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Stalkhunter
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Got to try that
TN Larry
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Have done that before and really good.
Southpaw
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Most of your large grocery stores will carry a small box of bacon ends and pieces. Basically it's just the ugly, irregular cuts of bacon(smallish pieces). It is a lot cheaper than buying a package of bacon By the pound.
I did that last year. Can't find the patties in the freezer. I must have ate the all.
Chickenrig
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Shooooot
Them ends and pieces used to be cheaper
Down here they have gotten pricey
That's what i use and yes it makes for some fine grillin burgers !!!!
agelessssone
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Question? Do you cook the bacon pieces BEFORE you add it to the venison or just mix it in raw?
We had venison burgers last night, fried in bacon grease.
We had venison burgers last night, fried in bacon grease.
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Adding uncooked bacon into your grind will not give you the bacon flavor you're used to. It's good...just not the same.
But to answer your question...it goes in uncooked.
I have added it raw to the deer before I grind it and sometimes it's hard to keep it together due to the fat, if you just buy the bits and pieces its better to grind and add, otherwise fry the slices and add to the burger after cooking in the grease, ends up tasting the same to me
Chopped it, mixed with venison and grinded uncooked.
We love Venison Bacon Burgers. We do 1 lb of thick sliced bacon ground in with 5 lbs of bacon plus we will add in some French Onion Soup Mix for additional flavor. Definitely a family favorite.
The soup mix is a great idea. Thanks. I'm gonna try that on my next grind. What is the ratio that you use?
Yes very good.
Chickenrig
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I don't add the soup mix to the grind
I mix it up in a bowl the morning off grilling and let it sit all day to blend flavors.
Also try add some high temp cheese of your choice for a bacon cheese buger
Yum yum time
megalomaniac
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Can't cook those burgers med rare... yuck
You're not supposed to cook any burger medium rare though?
megalomaniac
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Depends on who processed them.
The ground I make is from clean muscle groups, so I'm very comfortable eating my venison burgers rare to medium rare. If you add beef fat, pork fat, bacon, etc... better go for at least medium well to well done.
We do it all the time. I will even do it with venison. I know the risks. Ain't skeered.
