PBrug
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- Joined
- Mar 9, 2017
- Location
- Western PA
My boys and I got a whitetail buck last November, and we butcher them up ourselves. A few years back I got a grinding attachment for my stand mixer, so I usually grind most of the front and hind legs. I do about 80% deer with 20% pork fat through a course grind. This past year I ended up using some really fatty pork belly I had left over, because I didn't have any pork butt fat caps laying around. I decided to thaw out a vacuum sealed bag of ground meat for some burgers today. This pack was front shoulder / pork belly mix.
I seasoned the burgers with garlic powder, seasoned salt and pepper, then made the patties, about 6.5oz each. They were seasoned with pepper and kosher salt before hitting the grill. I did the burgers on the Weber Performer over some Western Lump (down to $7.88 for 30lbs in Cranberry Twp, PA), with a little chunk of Mesquite. Let the burgers take on a little smoke and come up to temp, before searing and then added cheese, with a little tab of butter underneath.
The burgers were excellent. I enjoy them much more than beef burgers I cook, to include when I've tried to grind my own beef. Great flavor, and the burgers were very moist. Did a little sautéed mushrooms on the side...
PA Whitetail paired with a PA Beer...
Thanks for looking!!!
I seasoned the burgers with garlic powder, seasoned salt and pepper, then made the patties, about 6.5oz each. They were seasoned with pepper and kosher salt before hitting the grill. I did the burgers on the Weber Performer over some Western Lump (down to $7.88 for 30lbs in Cranberry Twp, PA), with a little chunk of Mesquite. Let the burgers take on a little smoke and come up to temp, before searing and then added cheese, with a little tab of butter underneath.
The burgers were excellent. I enjoy them much more than beef burgers I cook, to include when I've tried to grind my own beef. Great flavor, and the burgers were very moist. Did a little sautéed mushrooms on the side...
PA Whitetail paired with a PA Beer...
Thanks for looking!!!