Comments on: A Perfect Elk Burger

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:17:15 +0000

I made this for my husband’s birthday and he loved it! I took your advice and used an egg instead of adding fat. The seasoning was just right. Thank you for this recipe. I will be consulting your website for game recipes in the future.

By: NevadaFoodies

NevadaFoodies — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:42:00 +0000

In reply to Melanie. Melanie - you are awesome! Thank you for taking your time to leave me a message. I love hearing from everyone who has tried the recipes or has suggestions for improvements. Keep me posted. Have a wonderful weekend. Kristy

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:56:20 +0000

So glad I discovered your website! One of my husband’s customers gave us some Elk. I made these burgers a few weeks ago, going to make them again tonight. I only used one pound, but I didn’t decrease the seasoning and they were excellent! Only change I made, I used smoked mozzarella instead of Swiss cheese. Wasn’t intentional, I bought it by mistake. I had seen your recipe for sliders that called for smoked mozzarella, so that’s what I grabbed in the store. Got the two recipes confused. 😉 Same customer gave us some ground Elk sausage. Hopefully, you’ve got me covered on that too!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:01:31 +0000

In reply to Victor Goni. Victor - thank you for your feedback. We always appreciate hearing from folks who love to cook wild game. I'm looking forward to visiting Wyoming this fall. Enjoy your weekend! Kristy

By: Victor Goni

Victor Goni — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:03:41 +0000

We are from Wyoming, we eat a lot of elk and have to say, what a wonderful recipe! These burgers are great!

By: Kristy

Kristy — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:38:04 +0000

In reply to Dave.

Dave – Yep, I sure do. It usually depends on the ground burger I’m using. Sometimes I won’t mix any additional fat into the meat so I’ll use egg and either bread crumbs, stove top stuffing dry mix or white bread to make the burger bind and be more moisture to it. I have a few venison, elk and antelope burgers that I used an egg to bind the meat together… how do you make yours? ~Kristy

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:34:27 +0000

Do you ever add egg to your recipe?

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 23:32:23 +0000

In reply to Dave N.

Dave – garlic can be really pungent to some people. If you find it to me to much, I think your idea is amazing to roast the garlic in the pan and then cook the burgers. I have several different varieties of our ground game. Garlic and bacon, plain bacon, some with kidney fat and some just plain ground. Let me know how it turns out…

By: Dave N

Dave N — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:42:01 +0000

Do you think the garlic is too pungent? What do you think about roasting the garlic in a frying pan on medium with some olive oil to take away some of that huge flavor? I recently BBQ’d some lamb and placed slivers of garlic in the meat every 1″ (with fresh rosemary & olive slivers)…the lamb was awesome…but the garlic was a little sharp for me.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:23:03 +0000

In reply to Mark. Mark - what are you wanting to make with the ground elk? If making burgers you can avoid adding fat by substituting a beaten egg to the mix. I've made plenty of ground elk burgers similar to making a meatloaf. Add an egg and a little breadcrumb to help bind the meat together. Brush with a little oil to avoid sticking and cook on a hot grill or in a cast iron skillet.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 31 May 2015 17:44:40 +0000

Any recommendations or changes to the seasoning if I’m just using straight ground elk?

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:26:03 +0000

In reply to Jessica.

Jessica – when we grind the meat I make several different batches using bacon ends and sometimes Beef Kidney fat (you can get this from a butcher). Check this link out for the different types of Grinds we do and let me know what recipes you find. https://www.nevadafoodies.com/elk-venison-ground-burger-recipe/

Enjoy!!! Kristy

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:25:20 +0000

I think I just found my new favorite blog!!! I live in Wyoming and met a hunter and became a hunter too, and I am still stumped on how to cook elk a lot of the time. I will have to try some of your recipes!!!!

When you grind your elk, do you mix it with beef or anything?