Extra Leftover Meat ??

How we use that extra and sometimes mystery meat in the FRIDGE....and if you know us, yes the meat very well can be a mystery of some animal. LOL :)

Ok so you have some extra steak or pork from the night or nights before hanging out in the fridge? That happens alot in our fridge. This week I had a couple steaks and some cut of pork steaks so I cut them up into small pieces and put them all in our electric skillet.

One package of gravy mixed with one cup of water
One large can of creme of mushroom soup

Pour over meat in skillet.
You may want to add a bit more water but be careful cause the soup will cooked down thinner.
Let simmer for as long as you want.
Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

Mix of meat in the skillet

Mix of meat and creme of mushroom soup and gravy.

DUCK marinate for BBQ

A couple weeks ago the man went duck hunting and limited out which means he got 7 ducks for the day. Well his buddy also got his limit too and good thing for us is that his wife wont eat duck. SCORE !!! We get to eat them all !!! How lucky huh??  I always encourage the man to pick hunting buddies that have wives that dont want to eat any of the game they kill. LOL :) It means we get the meat. I wont complain at all.

So the man is great and de-feathers the duck for me and pre soaks them. I have found this VERY easy method of taking the duck and cutting a slit at the breatbone and slice down. I then take my fingers and can pull the breast right off. After I do that to all the breasts I then put them in either a glass jar or if you have one of those marinating plastic container that comes with your vacuum sealer I use that too. Add all the duck breasts in that and then I use The Archery Hut Marinate for duck. Its the best marinate in the world to use on duck.

Pour it all over the duck attach the lid and make the vacuum sealer do its marinating selection it has on it. Then seal it and put in fridge. I will periodically shake it up and around. We will marinate for a day or two.

Now if your using a jar place the duck breasts in the jar and add the marinate sauce and shake shake shake. Place in fridge and shake shake shake whenever you go to the fridge. Think of it as the shake weight. LOL :)

When its time to cook to eat we prefer firing up the BBQ and use coals. But Im sure propane BBQ is ok too. You want to NOT cook your duck to well done. This is when you get that gamey taste. Cook your duck medium done and then place in the oven on warm until your ready to eat. I prefer eating right away but in this household I have a man who has A.D.D. and dinner usually is not until 8-9pm. Thats when he winds down enough to eat.So ENJOY that duck. If you have NOT been a big fan of duck I guarantee if you cook this not well done you will LOVE duck afterwards.

The Archery Hut Marinate

3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp wine vinegar
3 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp onion powder

We own this FoodSaver (thanks Vera....a gift that is well used )

Marinating container

14 ducks all for us !!!

Steamed Elk sausage wontons

I LOVE making these guys. They are nice to pile up a bunch on your plate and eat away.

8 ounces or small package of ground meat...can use sausage type too
one bunch of cilantro
grated orange peel
few dashes of red pepper flakes
ginger....already minced in a jar or fresh and then grated
 garlic...shopped finely from a jar or fresh
wonton wrappers....i prefer the round ones to use

Get out your food processor and add a whole bunch of cilantro. Just cut off the ends. I pulse it until the cilantro is chopped up finely then I add the meat, ginger, garlic, orange peel zest and red pepper flakes. Pulse that all together until mixed thoroughly. Get out your wonton wrappers and if you use the circle ones add a thin line of water around the edge for sealing and then add a small amount of your meat mix in the center and then wrap the wrapper up around to meet the other side and crimp just like on the package. If you use too much meat you will know cause you wont be able to close your wonton. You will learn just the right amount to use. Set aside on a large flat pan. Continue until all are done.

Heat 1 1/2 tsp of oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add several wontons and cook one minute or until golden brown on bottom. Add 1/2 cup of water, cover; cook 5 minutes or until water has evaporated. Place on serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm, repeat with remaining oil, wontons and water. Or put your oven on warm and place wontons on a flat baking sheet until your done cooking them all.

Serve with some soy sauce dipping sauce !!! YUM !!!

 

What they should look like if you use the round wonton wrappers. Maybe not as brown though. Depends on if you steam or just fry them up in a small amount of oil.

This is what they should look like if you use the square wonton wrappers. I really hate doing them with the square ones.

Bear roasts cooked with peppercinis for tacos !!

So, someone got a bear and you have no idea how to prepare the thing. How about shredded bear for tacos? Its very easy any beginner chef can do it. Take your bear roast and a jar or two of peppercinis. We like to use the already sliced ones in a jar. Add the peppers your bear roast to your favorite crock pot. Sprinkle in some pepper and maybe some water.

Last time we had 2 bear roasts and used 2 jars of peppers and my big crock pot. We cooked them for two days but only one day is necessary to accomplish shredding of the meat.

If you do two days then the meat should just shred up in the crock pot. Strain out the meat into a bowl.

We like to use the small 6" thin Don Pancho white corn tortillas. Heat up a pan and then throw in your tortillas and heat them up. Usually you can do two at once. Put some cheese down on the hot tortillas put your bear meat on that and add your favorite pico de gallo maybe some guacamole or any combo of taco toppings.

ENJOY your bear !!

This is the kind we use !!

Cedar Plank Salmon

Wow, this is just quite amazing and you wont be able to stop eating  !! Get yourself a hunk of salmon or steelhead first off.

One cedar plank and any size for a big hunk of fish.
Soak cedar plank in water for about an hour.
Start up your BBQ. We use a charcoal BBQ'r

Seasoning on your salmon:
I poke the salmon with a fork and then pour over some soy sauce
Johnny's Seasoning Salt
Smoked parika
chopped garlic
dill ( i will put some of the dill on like half the salmon just to have to flavors)

Put your seasoned salmon on your cedar plank and place on BBQ grill and use your lid to the BBQ. I cant say for how long cause it depends on how hot your BBQ is and you will just have to use a fork to see when it is done. We dont cook ours all the way as we put the plank in the oven until ready for dinner so by then its just perfect.

Happy cooking !!!

Marinated Planked Pork Tenderloin

Pork can be prepared on a cedar plank or under the broiler in your oven. Both are fabulous.

Pork:
2- 3/4 pound pork tenderloins
Sauce:
1/2c Hoisin sauce
1/4c rice wine vinegar
1tbsp sesame oil
1tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp chopped garlic
1 1/2tsp grated ginger
red pepper flakes to taste

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and simmer and stir till it just gets warm. I then use some kind of a bag and add pork then pour in sauce tie the top and mix the meat around in the bag so it marinates. I put in fridge and mix the meat up and around in the sauce bag off and on for awhile.

Now if your using a cedar plank make sure you submerge your plank in water for about an hour or longer if you have that time. When its time to cook on the BBQ I add my pork on to a wet plank and then add to the grill. Takes about 15-30min or until the internal temp is 145 degrees.

If you are broiling the tenderloins then broil away and enjoy !!!

Slice and enjoy !!!

Photo courtesy of Cooking Husband Blog

Mark Macedo Green Enchiladas

Had to share this green enchilada recipe Mark Macedo shared with us. It was so good and easy to make. I think I may like this better than red enchiladas !!!


1lb hamburger or ground deer or elk or if your feeling ambitious we have done it with shredded chicken too.
half onion
mushrooms
chipolte seasoning
salt pepper dash of red wine
Las Palmas Green sauce
tortillas
cheese
can of chopped jalapenos 

I sauteed my onions and some garlic until the onions were caramelized and then added my hamburger Jalapenos (half of small can) and mushrooms cooking everything. Then put in strainer to strain off the fat. I get my tortillas and green sauce warmed up and I use a brush for basting and I coat the whole tortilla in a thin layer of the green sauce and then I add some hamburger mix and some cheese in the center and roll up the tortilla. I place on a pan that has a generous amount of green sauce on the bottom. Repeat until the pan is full of tortillas and then pour green sauce over the top and spread out some cheese and jalapenos. Have fun mixing up different things to add to it too !!!

Cook at 350' for 45min.

Thanks Mark !!!