Venison Burgers

  5.0 – 3 reviews  • Venison

Does the trick and is light and refreshing!

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 burgers

Ingredients

  1. 1 ½ pounds venison meat, cut into 1-inch chunks, partially frozen
  2. ¾ pound fatty pork butt, cut into 1-inch chunks, partially frozen
  3. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  4. 1 ½ cups diced onion
  5. 1 cup diced button mushrooms
  6. 1 pinch salt
  7. ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  8. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  9. 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
  10. ½ cup mayonnaise
  11. 2 tablespoons steak sauce
  12. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  13. 1 ½ teaspoons lime juice
  14. 6 teaspoons softened butter, or as needed
  15. 6 hamburger buns, split
  16. ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  17. 6 (1/4 inch thick) slices tomato
  18. 12 slices pepper Jack cheese

Instructions

  1. Make the burgers: Grind partially frozen venison meat and pork butt together using a meat grinder or food processor; transfer to a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion, mushrooms, and salt; cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add onion mixture to ground meat. Add yogurt, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper and mix until just combined. Form mixture into six patties and arrange on a large plate. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  4. Meanwhile, make the sauce: Mix mayonnaise, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and lime juice together in a bowl until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
  5. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
  6. Spread 1/2 teaspoon butter onto the inside of each split bun. Remove burgers from the refrigerator and season both sides with salt.
  7. Heat a skillet over low heat; cook buns, buttered-sides down, in the heated pan until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer buns to a baking sheet and keep warm in the preheated oven.
  8. At the same time, heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add burgers and cook until the desired degree of doneness is reached, 3 to 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
  9. Top each burger with a tomato slice and 2 slices pepper Jack cheese. Remove skillet from the heat and cover until cheese is slightly melted, about 5 minutes.
  10. Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons sauce onto the inside of each bun bottom. Top with burgers and bun tops.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 780 kcal
Carbohydrate 33 g
Cholesterol 193 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 45 g
Saturated Fat 21 g
Sodium 919 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 52 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Louis Wheeler MD
Im definetly going to make this again. I did not change anything. I recomended this to all of my freinds and family.
Natasha Doyle
I made this last week for my family. I pretty much followed the recipe .. but did make these changes: used 1 lb of gr. venison and 1 lb gr. wild boar, as that is what the butcher stocks in packaged, 1 lb portions. I used 1 lb sliced mushrooms and sauteed them with the onions and kept it out of the meat mixture – using it to top the burgers. Did not do the butter-thing to the buns, just toasted them in the toaster. This made enough patties for 3 dinner meals for us. My family thoroughly enjoyed these burgers! This is definitely being added to our monthly dinner rotation!
Tara Parrish
Yummy burger, The yogurt does make it a little softer so take care and get a good crust on one side before you flip it. The sauce is nice and paired well with the dish.. I am a city girl who doesnt have access to fresh meat or a grinder so I used store bought ground pork and ground venison…

 

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