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elk steak, veggies, salad

16 years ago

for dinner... lol sounds exciting doesn't

it? I put some cashew on the salad though..

THAT is exciting! lol

did you have a nice dinner?

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lydia1959
16 years ago
Tell me elk tastes like chicken!!! Please! lol DH is going elk hunting in 2012.. he's already talking about buying another freezer.

I'm really not crazy about wild game meat.

The meatloaf and baked potato I had tonight is more my speed.
glenda_al
16 years ago
Never had elk, but it sounds good.

I've had giraffe, crocodile, emu, zebra at the Carnivore Grill in Nairobi! Delicious!
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casey_nfld
16 years ago
I've never had elk but I probably wouldn't like it. I don't like moose.
jel48
16 years ago
I've never had elk, moose, giraffe, crocodile, emu, or zebra! I do like venison (when fixed right and if the deer is corn fed :-) and pheasant... guess there's a good chance I'd like the elk too.
Marilyn Sue
16 years ago
I have never had elk, although it is readily available here. There is an elk farm just a few miles away and a local eating place features elk. There is also a bison farm very close. I have eaten venison. There is no way I could eat a zebra! That would be like eating my horse! :(

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kacram
Original Author
16 years ago
Lydia... NO it doesn't taste like chicken!!!
LOL sorry!

I don't like moose either. NO MOOSE for me.
Elk isn't bad. I actually like it now! lol
Lydia, you can get the processor to make
burger out of it if you don't want steaks.. lol
alexis717_df
16 years ago
I have a place around the corner that does a booming business in Elk burgers. They are actually quite good.
lydia1959
16 years ago
Drats!! I was really hoping it tasted like chicken. lol

DH will probably get a lot of sausage and snack sticks made from it... the rest will probably be a mix of ground meat, roasts and steaks. DH has been going antelope, mule deer and whitetail deer hunting for the past few years... so I have got somewhat used to the deer meats. All of the sausages are pretty good, but they are mixed with pork usually.
pris
16 years ago
Actually, if wild game is processed and prepared properly it is exceptional. The problem with most hunters is they go hunting, kill the game, field dress it and throw it on the fender of the truck and drive it 200 miles to the processing plant. There are glands just under the skin and deep in the muscles that if ruptured or cut during transport or processing will give the meat a nasty, nasty taste. My step father handled his game just like that but he grew up like that and liked the taste. I wouldn't eat venison until I was grown and married and hubby showed me how to treat the game. We processed all our own and were careful not to contaminate the meat. You also have to remember that wild game has very little fat so consequently is low in cholesterol. Much better for you than beef but you cannot over cook it. The longer you cook it the tougher it gets. Chicken fried backstrap? Ummmm Good. I've even had it prepared tableside in an upscale restaurant just like Medallions or Steak Diane.

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