I ended up with half an elk and had about 10 pounds turned into

[randr]

Chorizo, a mexican sausage.
Elk is so lean the sausage had a rather dry flavor to it so I tried cooking it in soup today.
Onion, celery, green chili, garlic, tomatillo, pozole, chicken stock, and Chorizo.
Sampling the first bowl as I write this. I don't think anybody I come in contact with this week will get a cold!
Anybody have any elk recipes?

[NMDemDist2]

1. bearfan had some, but IIRC he usually got it made into sausage or jerky nt

[bearfan454]

8. I just turned in my deer meat a week and a half ago.

This year that butcher didn't accept frozen deer meat until Feb. I turned in 70 pounds of filet'd meat. He is making 50-50 spicy sausage, dried cured links, jalapeno and cheese summer sausage, and hard salami. I'll post a pic when I get it back. My neighbor gave me some elk sausage his brother gave him from Wyoming. It was really good.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Lean meat like that needs added fat to be made into sausage.

The best fat for the job being pork fat.

[randr]

5. That is what I usually have done and this time

I just forgot to tell the meat processor. Actually it is still rather flavorful and in the soup it was wonderful.
Since it is in a casing I think I will try some chili by taking it out of casing and adding an equal amount of pork.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. I'm sure its flavorful .... and if you use the sausage in braises, it will

be just fine!

[mandyky]

3. I'd try an "elk burgundy"

meat
slices of peppers (grn and or red)
slices of onion
sliced mushrooms
4 potatoes diced
4 carrots sliced
2 stalks of celery finely chopped


cut elk meat into bite sized pieces
brown in frying pan with onions, peppers, and mushrooms
add 1 pkg of onion soup mix
1 to 2 cups of burgundy
simmer in a dutch oven or covered pan with potatoes, carrots and celery, add water to keep from
drying until veggies and meat are tender
thicken sauce with cornstarch or flour

You could also serve over egg noodles if you leave out the potatoes
Serve with biscuits or other bread product

[randr]

4. Thanks mandyky

I'll let you know how it turns out as soon as I try it.

[Tab]

7. Regrettably

I don't have an oven big enough to cook an elk, so I can't help you.

[wryter2000]

9. Half an elk?

I hope you have a big freezer. :rofl: Sorry, I don't have any elk recipes. I'd be tempted to make chili with some of it.

[mandyky]

10. I googled "elk recipes" - here are some links

The following are a few of our own personal favorites. The game is all interchangeable. We primarily use elk and venison, however antelope is very good in any of these recipes as well.

http://www.biggamehunt.net/recipes/

30 elk recipes

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/313

Contains general cooking tips, recipes, and nutritional comparison table

http://www.oeba.ca/pages/prdcts/meat_recipes.htm


Let us know what meals you liked best with your elk meat. Half an elk is a lot of meat! Lucky you!
I have had moose and venison, but not elk. I like the fact that elk is a lean meat. I also never knew people raised them domestically until I did this google search.