Side Dish Recipes

Ground Elk Pitas with Tzatziki Sauce

Susie Jimenez loves Indian fusion cooking, so she created this elk pita recipe with homemade Tzatziki sauce (just like a Gyro). Top it with a lot of cabbage and you have a hearty meal. Susie layered her pita with sauce, then elk, sauce so the flavors all marry together with every bite.

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Rabbit Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce

Susie Jimenez is a special guest on The Sporting Chef show and she created this unique enchilada with an amazing tomatillo sauce. One note, Susie always recommends heating up your corn tortillas first before assembling. If you don’t, the corn tortillas will crack and not roll nicely. I always listen to Susie, so should you.…

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Hoppin' Juan

Hoppin’ Juan

Hoppin’ John is a traditional southern dish with black eyed peas and bacon or ham hock – I’m taking it up a notch by grinding pork shoulder with my Weston grinder and adding spices from Hi Mountain Seasonings, then serving over rice for a more southwest taste. Don’t have black eyed peas in season? You…

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South of the Border Sloppy Joes

South-of-the-Border Sloppy Joes

Put down that can of slop from the store and make these venison Sloppy Joes with a little kick and twist with inspiration from south of the border. Add in tortillas and tequila and you have a party. I’m coming over.  

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Pheasant Cashew Salad

Smoked Pheasant and Cashew Salad

When I was making this on The Sporting Chef show, I thought it would taste just as good between two slices of bread. This is one of those recipes that works well for leaner cuts of meat, such as pheasant or wild turkey. We smoked our pheasant breast and thighs in the Camp Chef SmokePro…

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Thai Venison salad

Grilled Venison Thai Noodle Salad

Use any type of noodle for this recipe, pictured is udon noodles, but angel hair pasta would work just as well. This venison flank was smoked first in the Camp Chef SmokePro and then marinated for 4-8 hours. Also used was Hi Mountain Seasonings Canadian Moose Seasoning.   

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Susie Jimenez Elk Dumplings

Susie Jimenez’s Asian/Latin Fusion Elk Dumplings

To avoid your dumplings sticking to your steamer basket, use banana leaves or lettuce on the bottom of the steamer, and then add your dumplings. You can also use parchment paper in a pinch. Any ground wild game will work for this recipe – the leaner the better! And go easy on that fish sauce.…

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Susie Jimenez’s Wild Game Albondigas Soup aka Meatball Soup

Spice it Up Susie was a finalist on Food Network Star season 7, but in our hearts, she was the ultimate winner. Here’s her mother’s meatball soup recipe using any ground venison you have in the house. And meatballs are a great way to use up chunks of wild game that have been sitting in…

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“Stuff Anything” Wild Turkey Tenderloin

When Scott starts cooking, he just makes stuff up. So here’s a simple stuffed turkey tenderloin recipe that shows how you can really stuff anything into a turkey tenderloin and it will taste good. Check out Hi Mountain Seasonings Poultry Rub for this recipe.

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