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Chipotle Ketchup
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 cups tomato sauce (or canned whole tomatoes with their juices)
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup honey or brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
Salt, to taste
2 celery stalks (with leaves), cut into 8 pieces
3-4 tablespoons chipotle hot sauce
Directions:
1. Sauté the Onion:
Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add the chopped onion and cook until soft and li
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Mar 10th 2025
The Champ’s Guilt-Free Sausage Patties
Ingredients:
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely snipped dried apple (or 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh apple)
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Dash of cayenne pepper
1/2 lb ground turkey breast
Directions:
1. Prepare the Sausage Mixture:
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the egg white, onion, apples, breadcrumbs, pa
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Mar 10th 2025
Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage
Ingredients:
Backwoods Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning (follow package instructions)
Natural hog casings (soaked and rinsed)
Red and yellow bell peppers (sliced)
Onions (sliced)
Directions:
1. Prepare the Sausage Mixture:
Mix ground pork or a venison-pork blend with Backwoods Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning according to package instructions.
Knead thoroughly until the mixture becomes tacky for even seasoning distribution.
2. Prepare the Casings:
Rinse natural hog casings under cold water, t
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Mar 10th 2025
Homemade Fresh Venison Sausage
Ingredients:
8 lbs venison trimmings (remove all deer fat for the best flavor)
2 lbs pork fat (for moisture and texture)
1 sausage seasoning packet (for 10 lbs of meat)
Cold water (optional, for easier mixing)
Directions:
1. Prepare the Meat:
Trim all deer fat and sinew from the venison to avoid any gamey taste.
Cut venison and pork fat into small chunks for easier grinding.
2. First Grind:
Using a 3/8" grinder plate, grind the venison and pork fat together.
If you prefer a finer sausage, y
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Mar 10th 2025
Venison Stroganoff
Ingredients:
1 ½ lbs venison (cut into thin strips)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ cup minced onion
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3-5 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
2 cups beef broth
3-4 tbsp sherry wine
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp dry mustard
⅔ cup sour cream
Cooked noodles, rice, or potatoes (for serving)
Directions:
1. Prep the Venison:
Season venison strips with salt and black pepper.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to develop.
2. Saut&eacu
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Mar 10th 2025
Venison London Broil
Ingredients:
1 hind leg of venison (deboned)
Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
Steak seasoning
Directions:
1. Prepare the Venison Cuts:
Start by removing the shank from the hind leg of the deer.
Separate the leg into four distinct muscles:
Top Round: The largest muscle (ideal for London Broil).
Bottom Round: Great for roasts.
Eye of the Round: A long, thin muscle perfect for roasts.
Shank Portion: Best used for stew meat or ground venison.
2. Trim and Slice the London Broil:
Select the to
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Mar 10th 2025
Venison Stir Fry
Ingredients:
1 red bell pepper (sliced)
1 yellow bell pepper (sliced)
1 green bell pepper (sliced)
1 medium onion (sliced)
1 zucchini (julienned or sliced)
1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
1 cup snow peas
1 lb venison steak or backstrap (sliced into thin strips)
2 tbsp olive oil or sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce (plus more to taste)
1 tsp garlic (minced)
1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
1 tbsp cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
Co
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Mar 10th 2025
RAW - Pet Food Recipe for Dogs and Cats (Makes 20 - 25 lbs.)
Ingredients:
20 lb chicken thighs with bones and skin
4 lb combined chicken hearts and gizzards
1 pint chicken livers
4 teaspoon Lite Salt with iodine
Directions:
Place the small grinding disk on your LEM grinder. You want to grind the bone as fine as possible. (NOTE: LEM only recommends using LEM Big Bite Grinders #'s 12, 22 or 32 to grind bones. Using any other LEM meat grinder to grind bones WILL VOID your warranty.)< br> Take 15 lbs. of th
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Mar 10th 2025
Pecan Pesto Rubbed Duck Breast
Ingredients:
4 duck breasts, skinned
4 tbsp Pecan Pesto Seasoning & Rub
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
3 tbsp olive oil
Directions:
Prepare the Duck:
In a small bowl, combine Pecan Pesto Seasoning & Rub, grated Parmesan cheese, and olive oil to form a paste.
Rub this mixture generously over both sides of the duck breasts.
Cover and let them marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour to allow the flavors to develop.
Sear the Duck:
Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high
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Mar 10th 2025
Marinated Venison Roast
Ingredients:
1 venison roast (from the hind leg)
Backwoods Mesquite or Hickory marinade
1 onion, peeled and quartered
4-6 peeled and quartered potatoes
1-2 cups baby carrots
Cooking oil
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Water (enough to cover veggies)
Directions:
Prepare the Venison Roast:
Take the venison roast and use a meat injector to inject the Backwoods Mesquite or Hickory marinade into the meat.
Use about 1 ounce of marinade per pound of roast for optimal flavor infusion.
After injecting, br
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Mar 10th 2025