One of Lou’s neighbors gave him a hunk of elk sausage about the size of one’s forearm. Lou appreciates neighborly gifts but isn’t a fan of wild game, so he asked if I wanted it. Sure. I tried a slice of it today.
It was very tasty, nothing gamey about it. Then the heat started to build. And build. Not to the point of pain, but pretty much overpowering any other flavors. The elk meat became little more than a medium to deliver chiles. It’s fun, but not something I’d want to make my main source of protein. It’ll take a long time to consume it all. Unless I pass it along. The gift that keeps on giving. And warming.
UPDATE: I experimented dicing some of this up and mixing it with corned beef (see May 9 post) and string cheese. That cut the heat, and the combination was quite good.
That is a score! If you were closer, I would trade you for some less spicy meat.
ReplyDeleteThe best summer sausage I ever had was venison.
ReplyDeleteElk is about the best eating I have ever had.
ReplyDeleteOf deer, moose and elk, it's at the top for me.
DeleteCut some of it into small pieces and put it into spaghetti sauce. Or slice it very thin and put it on pizza instead of the usual pepperoni. It will pair nicely with the tomato sauce.
ReplyDeleteGrass feed free range meat .Top shelf ,good as it gets you are eating high on the hog !
ReplyDeleteSaute thin slices in milk, then add to beef flavored Ramin and peanuts.
ReplyDeleteOf all the stuff you've been trying lately, I'll bet this ranks higher than most.
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