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Deer bacon recipe?
- Thread starter Will Harris
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Only done it with pork, never with deer. I’m curious now.
I have a scratch recipe I like, hafta locate it.
I have also used the Hi-Mountain Buckboard Bacon cure and it’s outstanding. Followed their directions to the absolute T and cold-smoked it over Apple, cherry, and I’ve even done chestnut which is a phenomenal wood for pork and venison alike. Used it on pork belly, Boston butt, and I even turned some lean chops annd a beef chuck roast into bacon with it because I had some extra.
I’ll see if I can locate that scratch recipe though…
a known good seasoning mix would be better than a poke in the eye, but would rather roll my own.
i dont think 50/50 deer/butt would change the flavor that much instead of 100% butt. dont think i want to do 80/20 deer/fatback on a large batch wo someone saying they have tried and loved. maybe try a pound and see?
thanks for looking
to be more specific, i'm talking about the ground meat version of "bacon". grind, add seasonings, grind, mold, refrigerate, smoke, slice
Shouldn’t change much aside from ground meat being harder to rinse. Dunno how it’ll affect the perceivable saltiness if you “can’t” rinse the cure off but I know that step is critical on a slab of meat. Maybe less seasoning overall and no rinse?
I have no recipe. But the processor I use makes it. I usually get some. My guess it has corn meal to help pack it all together I think. Did you browse the tube? I know I saw somewhere there was someone making it or a recipe.
tons of vids on the tube. all that i found use a premade kit that they would be happy to sell you. bearded butcher, ps seasonings, hi mountain, etc.
there are some recipes on da web, but no one i follow. may resort to a kit, but i'd rather have my own.
thanks!
This is a problem for learning how to BBQ too.
Then you figure out that salt, pepper, and smoke are all you need for the first long time. Get creative later.
I think a similar concept applies with curing, except the cure ratio itself is pretty important compared to just learning how to apply seasoning and temperature, etc.
I have never heard of such a thing but, after watching a Youtube video I want to go shoot another deer.
When i get mine from the processor, the only ingredient listed is celery salt. I don't understand.. We LOVE deer bacon.
Venison Bacon
Venison bacon is a sweet and smoky formed bacon made with a mixture of ground venison and pork fat which is seasoned, cured, and smoked.
www.foxvalleyfoodie.com
this one looks interesting. anyone ever try any recipes from fox valley? i have the ingredients. may try a 2.5# test run
Nice find!Venison Bacon
Venison bacon is a sweet and smoky formed bacon made with a mixture of ground venison and pork fat which is seasoned, cured, and smoked.
this one looks interesting. anyone ever try any recipes from fox valley? i have the ingredients. may try a 2.5# test run
1st attempt. Maple recipe above. Of course added extra maple.
Added cinnamon to top on one end and pepper/salt/garlic on the other end. Plain in middle.
Dial in your flavor profile and quit buying store bought
I made some of this ground venison bacon this year. First time ever for me. LOVE IT. I used the seasoning mix from Curley's sausage. It is excellent!