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anyone have a recipe for elk meatballs? my wife needs one for a work competition type thing.
thanks in advance!
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Just make meatballs. Maybe some extra fat, olive oil, or milk.
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First you save the elk's balls......
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Back to serious business, I had the pleasure of enjoying sweet, and, sour moose meatballs with the shootest, and his wife last June. If he rejoins the forum, I'll try to get him to share that recipe.
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Nothin' I'd like better than it lighten up, I eat too well, too often. This site is no help all.
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I've never made meatballs before...... of any kind. anyone have a good recipe I can put elk in?
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Go here http://www.yummly.com/ create an account using your email or facebook. Type in meatballs in the search function. be prepared to sort through recipes
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Meat mix: 1 lb elk, 1 lb ground pork, 1 lb ground veal 1 lb pancetta or thick-sliced smoky bacon, finely minced 2 whole eggs 1/3 cup finely grated Parmigiana cheese 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion 8 garlic cloves, minced
Herb mix: 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, 2 tbsp chopped oregano, 2 tbsp chopped rosemary Combine above ingredients and mix well, kneading the mixture with your hands like dough. 1/3 cup fine, dry unseasoned bread crumbs 4 oz whole milk 1 tsp coarse salt 1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper Slowly add milk to bread crumbs, stirring until the mixture has the consistency of wet sand. Immediately add to the meat mixture, season with the salt and pepper, and mix well.
CRITICAL: To taste for seasoning, heat a small amount of canola oil in a small pan. When it's hot pinch off a bit of meat and fry in the oil. Remove with a spoon, taste, and correct seasoning, adding more salt if necessary. Refrigerate the meat mixture for about 30 minutes.
Canola oil for browning 12 cups good-quality tomato sauce, kept warm over low heat Finely grated Parmigiano cheese, for serving Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape meatballs, preferably using an ice-cream scoop (see introduction). In a large skillet, heat about a quarter-inch canola oil until very hot. Working in batches, brown all sides of each meatball.
As they finish, transfer browned meatballs to a deep, ovenproof casserole. Cover meatballs with tomato sauce. (They must be totally submerged.) Place in oven and bake until well done, about 1 3/4 to 2 hours. When done, they should feel firm to the touch.
To serve: Spoon sauce over meatballs (2 or 3 per person), top with grated cheese, and pass crusty bread. Makes 25 to 30 meatballs.
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perfect! thanks guys! I'll let you know how they turn out!
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This is the recipe that I use. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/meatball-nirvana/I use about 75% elk/deer/antelope and 25% beef.
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I greatly prefer using milk soaked bread to the bread crumbs, especially for lean game. Also use just the egg yolks instead of the whites if you aren't using a lot of ground pork/beef. Pulse the meat /bread/herb mixture together in a food processor if you have one.
Another trick is to use sour cream in meatballs or meatloaf with straight game meat for moisture.
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well I decided to mix antelope, deer, elk, hog and beef in equal proportions. seasoned with salt, pepper, oregano, italian seasoning and little rosemary.
after cooking at 400 for 25 minutes they were damn good. next came the sauce, which I realize is the other half of the equation.
cream of chicken and mushroom, brown gravy mix (just a touch) sour cream, pepper and rosemary with a dose of 2% milk and simmered just right. might not win the award, but it's damn good to me! might put a lil butter in there just for good measure. turned out pretty good!
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