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01-17-2012, 09:35 PM | #1 |
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BBQ Moose - 1st Attempt
My neighbor killed a moose in Maine. He showed me the beautiful rack and told me about the exciting hunt. I'd love to have been there with him. It sounded like so much fun.
He gave me a 4.5 pound chunk of moose meat. He said it came from the "sirloin" area. I have never cooked moose before in my life. In Virginia, we have white tail deer and elk but no moose. So, this was going to be fun. Here is the meat. I decided to take the "safe" route and cook it like white tail deer. So, I added the trinity (onion, carrots, celery) to a pan to rest the roast on with a little red wine. I seasoned the moose meat with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, and some thyme. Then, I wrapped it in bacon. Here is an "in progress" pic just before I foiled it. I set the keg to about 325F using oak for smoke and let the roast get up to about 125F internal, removed the bacon and wrapped it in foil. I let it cook in the foil until it probed tender. I don't know what the internal temp was at that point. Here are the finished pics. Even though I grew up eating white tail deer meat, I still never understood the meaning of "gamy flavor" until trying moose meat. I know now. In fact, I found it so offensive that I graciously gave the whole thing to my neighbor that gave it to me. He loved it. Thanks for looking.
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01-17-2012, 09:44 PM | #2 |
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Wow, looks delicious. I'm not a fan of gamy meat myself and usually just stick to the garden-variety animals. I have eaten moose before in stew and absolutely loved it. I'm wondering what that critter was chowing down on.
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01-17-2012, 09:49 PM | #3 |
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It sure looks delicious! Gamey is a turn off for sure.
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01-17-2012, 09:54 PM | #4 |
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My neighbor loved it, so I may be a bit sensitive to the flavor. He is from up north and grew up eating moose. I have read how that the time of year a moose is killed influences the flavor of the meat because of the moose's diet.
The meat was good and I was surprised that I liked it. But then the after taste kicked in and I didn't like it at all. Maybe that's just the way moose tastes, I don't know.
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01-17-2012, 09:55 PM | #5 |
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I have never had moose before but I have eaten a good bit of deer. The 'gamey' flavor is hit and miss even with deer. I have had deer meat that was absolutely delicious and I have had deer meat that was so 'gamey' that I couldn't eat it. In fact, I have had some that was so bad my old dog wouldn't touch it. I have been told that the nature of the kill itself can cause this. If the animal is dropped without warning, the meat is better. If the animal doesn't die immediately the adrenaline and endorphine rush causes the problem.... true or not, I don't know.
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01-17-2012, 11:14 PM | #7 |
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IMHO - the best tasting member of the Ungulate family followed closely by Elk. My favorite cut of the moose is the nose. An old Indian taught me how to cook it and it is tastier than tongue.
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01-17-2012, 11:19 PM | #8 |
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01-17-2012, 11:33 PM | #9 |
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01-18-2012, 04:55 AM | #10 |
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Looks great!
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01-18-2012, 06:58 AM | #11 |
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I cook moose quite often, as the largest member of the deer family,it should generally be cooked like venison. Why this moose tasted to gamey is probably because it was a large bull, they look good in the pictures, but not so good on the plate. We prefer a young cow or a yearling calf. In this part of the world, if you have a permit to harvest a cow, and she has a calf with her, that's yours as well...a bonus! and moose nose is a real treat!
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01-18-2012, 01:34 PM | #12 |
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Looks yummy, nice work :)
I've had moose meat many times over the years, but never smoked. I will have to try that next time I go up North. The key with this kind of meat (yes, even duck) is to get the blood out.
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01-18-2012, 01:51 PM | #13 |
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Dont know about moose, but I've had good luck removing most of the gamey flavor (which I HATE) from venison by draining ALL the blood from the meat and removing ALL the fat from the meat. It means I'm either making pounded steaks of it or I'm grinding the meat and making a chili or spaghetti sauce with it. Consistently no gamey flavor at all.
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01-18-2012, 04:16 PM | #14 |
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That looks really good Bo, sorry it was too gamey tasting after your efforts. BTW not to be a asshat and correct ya but I beleive that vegetable base you used is called a Mirapoix (pronounced Mira-qua). A trinity is basically the same but you omit the carrots and replace them with bell peppers.
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