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Offline danjabellza

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Elk?
« on: March 06, 2025, 07:58:29 AM »
Hello all,

I’ve got some elk steaks and burger in my freezer, and I’m looking for some recipes for it. I’ve always enjoyed elk, but I’ve never been in charge of the preparation.  My son is excited to eat it with me, but my wife has her reservations.

How would you prepare elk to get a skeptic in board?

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Re: Elk?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2025, 08:51:07 AM »
honestly, you don't need any specific recipes. Cook the steaks like you would any other steak, preferably leaning towards the lower end of the done scale. My preference is medium rare. For the burger, same applies where you can use it for hamburgers, tacos, meatloaf...
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Re: Elk?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2025, 08:53:54 AM »
I could eat an elk burger everyday.
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Re: Elk?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2025, 09:10:40 AM »
Cook it in a cast iron pan. Olive oil, hot pan. Minced garlic, salt & pepper and a little cayenne if you want some heat. 3-4 minutes per side. Swirl in butter at the end, and make a nice sauce.
I pull steaks at 118° and tent under foil for about 5 minutes. This will result in medium rare steaks. Do not overcook elk.

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Re: Elk?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2025, 09:18:39 AM »
Season steaks with Montreal Steak Seasoning, then apply a coat of rub that consists of 1/3 garlic powder, 1/3 onion powder 1/3 paprika. 
Get a cast iron pan as hot as it will go.  Turn off all the smoke detectors in the house.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Put a quarter sized drop of olive oil in the pan and at least a tablespoon of butter on the oil (the oil will help keep the butter from burning).
When the butter melts, add a sprig of rosemary to the pan.
As soon as the butter turns brown and starts smoking, put in your steak to sear. 
Don't move the steak around, let it adhere to the pan while it's searing.  You want it to "crust" a little.
Spoon the melted butter over the searing steak.  No more than one minute per side (less if the steak is thin).
Flip the steak with tongs.  Sear the other side, spooning butter over it. 
Put the cast iron pan in the 400 degree oven.
One minute for rare
1.5 min for med rare
2 min for med
2.5 for med well
3 min for well done (ruined) steak...
Take out of oven and set on a cutting board for at least 5 minutes to rest.
Slice, or serve whole steaks.
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Re: Elk?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2025, 10:05:40 AM »
If you're elk burger doesn't have any beef or pork fat added, be sure to add some oil or fat of some kind to the pan when cooking. Venison lacks the natural fat of beef. My preference is bear lard, but butter will work. When marinading a steak or roast, I also usually add some oil to the marinade.

Also don't forget salt! If you add fat and salt to venison you'll never want to eat any other type of meat again.

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Re: Elk?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2025, 10:09:36 AM »
Golly!!
That looks great Pathfinder.

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Re: Elk?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2025, 07:58:24 PM »
Resting it wrapped in foil for 10-15 minutes makes all the difference in the world to me. Don’t go crazy. Salt pepper garlic and grill it or cast iron pan to 120 degrees 5 minutes a side and let it rest.
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