These spicy backstrap venison steaks are delicious (fried, air fried, or baked), and this deer meat will fool anyone who never had this will think it's beef instead.
This recipe makes the venison super tender, moist using a buttermilk flour coating taste amazing and of course, for our non-venison lovers, we have alternatives listed.
The blend of flavors can be adjusted more or less spiciness for those who love some heat.
The back strap part of venison is one of the best parts it's the ribeye in beef and loin in pork.
Leftovers are great in a sandwich, should you be lucky enough to have any.
This epic burger is juicy, not dry, and made with ground venison ground and one of the tastiest recipes for deer meat I've ever eaten.
The first time I had a hamburger using ground venison, it was not very good, the meat needed fat and it was so dry, I thought I would never try it again.
Then I decided to experiment with some bacon fat and viola, it was a huge difference in flavor and juicy I felt like I hit the jackpot especially since we had so much in our freezer of ground meat.
This recipe is really perfect for deer meat/venison lovers and certainly will not disappoint you in flavor.
The meat is seasoned perfectly for our over-the-top tasting venison burger.
Dress your burger exactly as you would beef with cheese on top and any kind of condiments for a home run dressed to the nines style venison burger.
Scroll down to the recipe card and try these Cabernet Burgers, you won't be sorry, and enjoy these juicy burgers that all venison lovers will enjoy and thank you for!
This stovetop one-pan meal is a classic salisbury steak made with a venison ground hamburger and so tasty.
The thick delicious brown gravy with mushrooms is just pure comfort food, especially when served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
If you are looking for venison recipes, this is surely a delicious one and you really can't tell it's not beef!
The kids loved it too and the best part no one even asked what it was because it tasted so good and the same as regular hamburger.
I know sometimes you can just think about wild game meats and not be interested in even trying it, but if you love venison and need ideas for using ground venison, try this recipe first!
You can leave the mushrooms out if you're not a fan and I will give other substitutions for ingredients below.
The gravy simmered with these burgers makes them tender and keep the venison moist not dried out.
Scroll down to the recipe card and check out this great recipe!
Easy Recipe
You can make this all from scratch or cut corners with some of the ingredients when you're in a hurry.
Even though I love the homemade gravy recipe for these salisbury venison steaks below, sometimes I get store-bought premade jar gravy in a pinch
We are big fans of salisbury steak and have made it with many other types of meat, so scroll down and if you aren't a venison lover, and check out this basic recipe.
Ingredients You Will Need to Make Venison Hamburger Salisbury Steak
Scroll down to the recipe card for the exact measurements
For the Patties:
ground venison hamburger or use another suggestion below
medium-size eggs
Worcestershire sauce
ketchup
prepared mustard
Italian style bread crumbs
white bread
milk
Parmesan Cheese
granulated garlic powder
salt, pepper to taste and we like a little cayenne pepper for heat
Optional Additions: jarred sliced or canned mushrooms rinsed around 8 ounces, 1/2 cup sliced onions
Homemade Brown Gravy Ingredients or Use Store-Bought Brown Gravy Bottled around 3 cups
French onion soup mix
beef stock
white wine, marsala wine or use apple juice
Worcestershire sauce
unsalted butter (unless you need the added salt)
cracked pepper
cloves minced garlic
flour
Meat Substitutions
Boneless Chicken Cutlets
Boneless Pork Chops
Steak Cutlets
Any Other Wild Game Meats
Hamburger beef Patties
Ground turkey, chicken or pork
Cube steaks
Tips:
Always use a combination of butter and oil for frying venison, it's very lean and needs fat.
The milk and the bread added keeps the venison moist don't skip that step
Keep the patties warm if making homemade gravy instead of using the bottled
These patties can be frozen to use another time
This mixture of venison meat can be used for shepherds pie or a meatloaf
This is a wild game recipe using ground venison hamburger meat to make a classic dish called salisbury steak. The patties are shaped into burgers sauteed and placed into a brown onion and mushroom gravy.
ingredients:
For the Patties:
2 lbs ground venison hamburger
2 medium-size eggs
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup of ketchup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 cup Italian style bread crumbs
1 slice of white bread added to 3 tablespoons whole milk and squeezed out
1/ teaspoon Italian dried seasoning
2 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese
1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
salt, pepper to taste (we like a little cayenne pepper for heat)
Optional Additions: jarred sliced or canned mushrooms rinsed around 8 ounces, 1/2 cup sliced onions
Homemade Brown Gravy Ingredients or Use Store-Bought Brown Gravy Bottled around 3 cups
1 pack French onion soup mix
2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup white wine, marsala wine, or use apple juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup unsalted butter (unless you need the added salt)
1 teaspoon cracked pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 cup flour
instructions:
How to cook Venison Hamburger Salisbury Steak
For the Venison Patties:
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients into the ground venison and shape it into patties.
In a large skillet add 1 tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons any kind of cooking oil.
Fry the patties in oil for around 3 to 5 minutes on both sides.
Place in a dish and set aside.
For the Gravy ( homemade version)
Use the fat from frying the patties, add the butter and then the flour.
Cook the flour mixture for around 3 minutes on low heat.
Stir in the liquids, add remaining ingredients including the mushrooms if using.
Simmer until thick.
Add the patties and simmer for around 5 to 7 minutes.
Note: if using bottled gravy, I usually add around 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic and 1/4 cup of wine mentioned.
NOTES:
Substitute any meats of choice boneless for vension:
Boneless Chicken Cutlets
Boneless Pork Chops
Steak Cutlets
Any Other Wild Game Meats
Hamburger Patties
Ground turkey, chicken or pork
