Best Venison Burger Recipe

You’ll be skipping the drive-through to make this venison burger recipe. Make it with or without fat; either way, naturally sourced venison burgers are high in protein, filling, and restaurant-worthy!

I’m only kidding, partially, about being restaurant-worthy.

Not that these delicious venison burgers are not delicious, but given the opportunity to make your own food, season it the way you want, and the satisfaction that comes with making your own food is enough reason to believe that homecooked meals are the best meals.

How to make venison burgers

Venison burger recipes generally include adding in some sort of fat, pork fat, beef fat, etc.

The reason being, ground venison burger essentially does not have any fat, and what little fat it may have is generally cut away anyway during processing.

Leaving the Deer fat on meat is fine, in, say, a roast or stew, where it has time to cook down and really cook into the meat; otherwise, it does not taste the best and contributes to the gamey flavor.

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Best venison burger

Making venison burgers in many, many different ways in the past has led me to the best venison burger recipe, which includes 75% ground venison and 25% ground pork sausage.

That’s not to imply venison cannot be cooked on its own because it’s actually quite flavorful with just a little salt and pepper.

But, to make a venison burger that holds together well, especially important on a grill, but also one that stays juicy when cooked all the way through to well done, it’s going to need some sort of fat.

You can use pork fat instead of sausage, but adjust the ratios to 85-90% venison, 10-15% pork fat. In addition, pork fat may be somewhat difficult to find. Try checking with your local butcher; otherwise, use pork sausage.

A little on venison

Venison burger and all venison, for that matter, is a red meat, lean, rich in protein and contains many vitamins and minerals. It is a healthy low-fat alternative to beef burgers.

Venison Burger Recipe

Please note, I’ve included sausage mixed in with this recipe, but it’s not required. Simply omit the sausage, and substitute equally for ground venison.

Ingredients

• Ground venison
• Ground pork sausage
• Unflavored gelatin 1 tsp (or 1 egg)
• Cheddar cheese
• Mustard
• Salt
• Pepper

Recipe

Add both venison and sausage to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Sprinkle with gelatin, then combine the ingredients.

Do your best not to overwork the meat. Then add mustard, salt and pepper. Give the ingredients another quick mix.

Finally, divide the meat into patties. Slightly indent the middle of each patty to keep it from swelling up while cooking.

Using your thumb to squish down the middle of the patty will help keep the burgers from shrinking while being cooked.

Finally, heat up a cast iron skillet to medium heat, cook the patty until a nice brown crust forms on the bottom, about 3 minutes, flip and cook an additional 4 or 5 minutes. Add cheese for the last 2 minutes.

Wrapping up

Making any ground venison recipe is quite simple, from the classic like ground meatloaf to the ever-popular ground venison stroganoff.

Be sure to leave a comment below, letting me know what you think! And if you are looking for more great recipes, check out some of my most popular ones below!

• Venison backstrap
• One-pot sausage and peppers
• Garlic butter ribeye
• Sausage stuffed bell peppers
• Tender deer steak
• Oven baked brisket