The Best Venison Burgers
If you're like me and don't really like the taste of venison, then you need to try this recipe and it will change your mind!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground venison
- 1 large onion minced
- 2 slices gluten-free bread
- ¼ cup raw milk
- 1 pastured egg
- 1 tsp sea salt or more to taste
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- Duck fat for frying*
Instructions
- Mince onion.
- Combine venison, onion, egg, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- In a smaller bowl, pour the milk over the bread to soften it, mix with hands.
- Add bread and milk mixture to the venison.
- Mix everything together using hands.
- Melt duck fat in a large skillet over medium-high heat, to coat the pan.
- Form venison mixture into patties using wet hands (so it doesn’t stick).
- Fill the pan with patties and cover to fry.
- Flip when browned on one side, cover, and allow to cook (they will shrink a little).
- Turn heat down, cover, and allow them to cook until the desired doneness.
- They last in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days.
- They also freeze well.
Notes
*Note: A word on duck fat and why we use it: The high smoke point of duck fat means that it can be cooked at high temperatures without smoking or altering its flavor. And unlike butter or olive oil, duck fat can be recycled. For convenience, duck fat stores in the freezer for quite a long time. It’s pretty much the only fat we cook with when using high heat, we also use lard (but that lends a slight flavor).