Grilled Venison Burgers

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground venison (preferably from a doe)
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 3 tablespoons non-fat powdered milk
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 in bowl, mix dry ingredients.
• 2 add venison and mix well.
• 3 add liquid ingredients and mix well with a fork, until bread crumbs are barely noticeable.
• 4 on plastic wrap, form into 8 (4 ounce) patties, making them round and very flat-- like a fast-food burger.
• 5 they can be cooked immediately, but i prefer to freeze them first.
• 6 place them on a large cookie sheet and freeze them several hours.
• 7 remove from freezer and place waxed paper between each burger as you stack them.
• 8 i stack them in 2 1-quart freezer zip-lock bags.
• 9 preheat cast iron skillet to very hot.
• 10 cook frozen burgers until they are slightly charred on one side (about 3-4 minutes) and then turn and cook until the other side is slightly charred and burgers are medium-well.
• 11 do not overcook.
• 12 turn burner off and leave burgers in the pan while you put condiments on your hamburger bun.
• 13 if cooking thawed burgers, cook about 2-3 minutes per side.