There’s nothing like a juicy venison hamburger loaded up with thick bacon, melted cheddar cheese and a crisp onion smothered in barbecue sauce for your next Wild Game Dinner Night.
ORDER THE WILD GAME CUISINE COOKBOOK
If you’ve made any of our recipes, we’d love to hear from you. Send us an email or leave us a comment below the recipe you’ve used. You can also comment on our Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram pages.
Makes 6 Hamburgers
INGREDIENTS
- 1lb ground venison burger (bacon and garlic recipe here)
- 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce (use your favorite)
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- A pinch of salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 12 slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 6 slices thick dry cured or peppered bacon
- 6 Hamburger buns
DIRECTIONS
- In a bowl, mix together bacon and garlic venison burger with salt, pepper, barbeque sauce, a whole egg and breadcrumbs. Shape into 6 hamburger patties. Let the meat rest for 15 minutes.
- Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet until fully cooked. Remove and set aside on a paper towel. Remove 95% of the bacon fat from skillet.
- Set your oven to broil.
- Heat cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter with bacon fat. Place burgers in skillet and cook for approximately 6-7 minutes or until browned. Turn and continue to cook on the other side.
- Remove from heat. Cut bacon in half and top each hamburger with 2 thick slices and 2 slices of cheddar cheese. Place cast iron skillet under the broiler until the cheese has melted. Remove from oven.
Place the venison hamburger on your favorite hamburger bun, add a slice of crisp white onion and pour your favorite barbeque sauce all over the top. Squeeze together and enjoy! We served these hamburgers with oven roasted sweet potato fries.
