Venison Cran-Burger

October 31st, 2011 |

Author: Susan

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Venison Burger with Cranberry Barbeque sauce

Two things happened this past Saturday. First, I started thinking about what kind of cranberry-type venison recipe I could come up with for November. Cranberries and venison are such a great combination! The I watched a re-run of Diners, Drive-in and Dives on the Food Network (my favorite channel!)â€”this episode featured a burger place that featured a scrumptious hamburger with a blueberry BBQ sauce. Light bulbs went off in my head. Berries. BBQ. Burgers. Venison burgers. Eureka!

Introducing my soon-to-be-famous Venison burger with cranberry BBQ sauce served with Aged Cheddar cheese. The cranberry BBQ sauce has just enough tang to balance the venison and the cheddar. So melt-in-your-mouth good. Rick is out hunting right now and I sent him the picture. He actually replied from in the tree…something to the effect that I better have saved him one!

: Venison Burger with Cranberry BBQ Sauce

: a perfect fall burger.

Cranberry BBQ sauce

1 12 oz bag cranberries
Â½ cup water
1/8 cup diced sweet onion
1/8 to 1/4 cup brown sugar
Â¼ Tbs. tomato paste
Â½ Tbs. steak sauce
1 Tbs. red wine vinegar
1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
5 drops liquid smoke
Â½ tsp. black pepper
Â¼ Tbs. ground ginger
2 drops hot sauce
1/8 tsp. each tarragon, oregano, chili powder, thyme and paprika
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. dried mustard
1/4 tsp. salt
liquid stevia, as needed

Basic Venison Burger
Aged cheddar cheese, sliced
Red onions, sliced
Kaiser rolls

For the Cranberry Sauce:

Place all ingredients, except stevia, into a stock pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to 1/3. Keep stirring to prevent the sugars from burning to the bottom of the pan.
Remove from stove and allow to cool for about 15 minutes (this is to keep the blender from exploding on you).
Place in a blender and puree.
Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer, using a wooden spoon to press and strain the sauce.
Refrigerate. This sauce will hold for a few weeks in the refrigerator!
Yield 1 Â½ cups

To build the burger, slice the Kaiser rolls. Place one or two slices of the Aged cheddar on the roll. Place a burger over the cheese and add as much cranberry BBQ sauce as desired. Top with a slice of red onion.