BBQ Archives - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/tag/bbq/ Recipes for a Hunter's Wife Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:33:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://wifeofahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Header-WOAH-150x150.png BBQ Archives - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/tag/bbq/ 32 32 191194188 Smoked Wild Turkey Breast https://wifeofahunter.com/smoked-wild-turkey-breast/ https://wifeofahunter.com/smoked-wild-turkey-breast/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:33:12 +0000 https://wifeofahunter.com/?p=3417 This Smoked Wild Turkey Breast recipe made me feel like a certified pit master it was so good! I love smoked turkey! It’s a good way to eat delicious barbecue while pretending you aren’t eating a ton of calories. Since I got a brand-new pellet smoker from Z-Grills (use sophie5 for 5% off at checkout, […]

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This Smoked Wild Turkey Breast recipe made me feel like a certified pit master it was so good!

I love smoked turkey! It’s a good way to eat delicious barbecue while pretending you aren’t eating a ton of calories.

Since I got a brand-new pellet smoker from Z-Grills (use sophie5 for 5% off at checkout, even for smokers already on sale 😎), I really wanted a smoked turkey breast to be my first recipe. The only problem, like with most wild game, is wild turkey can be very lean.

To fix this issue I brined it overnight, used mayo as a binder to help hold in moisture, and basted it while it was cooking in butter. OMGosh it was juicy and delicious!

I also looked around the internet for different ways to retain moisture while cooking. I saw a couple people use mayo as a binder. I knew mustard was a common binder in pork butts and briskets, but I had never seen mayo!

I ended up smoking two breasts. I used mayo on one and mustard on the other. Anecdotally, I think the mayo one was more moist (the breasts were from two different birds though).

After making this recipe, I am mad I’ve gone this long in my life without a smoker! Paying $10 a pound for smoked turkey at HEB, or $15+ for a plate of it at a BBQ restaurant, when I can do it at home has me questioning all of my life choices.

I’m only three cooks into my Z-Grills smoker, but I am in love! As I said earlier, they have given me a discount code, sophie5, for 5% off anything on their website. This isn’t a lot on its own, but you can use it on top of any already on sale item on their website!

I also get a small kickback if you use my code, which is nice because I’ve made like no money from my year of cooking and making wild game recipes lol. So, if you’re in the market for a pellet grill, and you want a well-priced starting smoker, and you want to help support me… Buy a Z-Grills Smoker and use sophie5 at checkout!!!

Smoked Wild Turkey Breast
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Smoked Wild Turkey Breast

Moist delicious smoked wild turkey breast!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, BBQ
Keyword BBQ, Smoked, Turkey, Wild Turkey
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 14 hours
Servings 2 breasts
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 turkey breasts skinless, boneless, with the tenders removed
  • 1 stick unsalted butter melted

Turkey Brine

  • 3/4 C kosher salt
  • 1/3 C sugar
  • 1 large garlic clove smashed
  • 1/4 lemon sliced
  • 1 apple quartered
  • 4 bay leaves

Turkey Rub

  • Duke's mayo enough to coat the breasts
  • Salt/Pepper/Garlic rub (equal parts of each) or favorite BBQ Rub enough to coat the breasts

Instructions

Turkey Brine Instructions

  • Place all of your brine ingredients into a stockpot with 4 C of water.
  • Bring the pot to a boil.
  • Reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionaly, until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and add 8 cups of cold water.
  • Allow the brine to cool to room temperature so you do not cook the turkey breasts.
  • Submerge the turkey breasts in the brine and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to a day. The longer you brine, the juicier the meat will get, but also saltier.
  • Wash the brine off of the breasts in cold running water, when you are done.

Turkey Rub Instructions

  • Pat your turkey dry and then lather it in mayo. You don't want it too thick just enough to act as a binder to hold the seasoning on.
    Mayo Binder
  • Season with your favorite SPG or BBQ rub and work into the breast. You don't want a liberal coating, just enough to cover thoroughly.
    BBQ Seasoning
  • Let rest while you get your smoker up to temperature

Smoking Instructions

  • Get your smoker up to 275°F.
  • I used a competition blend style of pellets, but hickory would also work here.
  • Put your breasts on the smoker. I use a temperature probe to watch the internal temperature of the meat closely.
  • At an internal temperature of 120°F I baste the top of the breasts with melted butter. This took ~30 minutes to get to, but wild game will vary.
  • Remove at an internal temperature of 160°F and let rest for ~15 minutes. This took an additional ~45 minutes-1 hour. Again times will vary.
  • Slice your turkey thin and ENJOY!

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These Shredded Venison BBQ Sandwiches were by far one of the easiest and tastiest wild game meals I have made yet!

I love set it and forget it cooking. I plan on doing it even more when my husband starts medical school and we’re even busier than we are now 😂.

This recipe doesn’t even need instructions really. You season your meat, throw it in your slow cooker, shred it, and then toss it with BBQ sauce. How much easier can it get??? Throw your shredded venison on a bun with some coleslaw and pickles and go to town!

I used an axis round (I forgot to label top or bottom lol), but you can use any kind of roast you have (i.e shanks, front shoulder, whatever you have besides a backstrap really). Also, I used a sweet BBQ sauce from Sonny’s a BBQ chain that started in my husband’s hometown and has delicious BBQ sauce, but you can use whatever your favorite is!

Let me know how this recipe goes and if you enjoy it leave me a comment and review below!

Shredded Venison BBQ Sandwiches
Shredded Venison BBQ Sandwiches
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Shredded Venison BBQ Sandwiches

Delicious way to use a hunk of venison.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Barbecue, BBQ
Keyword Barbecue, BBQ, Sandwich, Venison
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Servings 8
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 lb venison roast I used an axis round
  • 1/2 T garlic powder
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 32 oz beef broth
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Serve With

Instructions

  • Season your venison roast with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Put broth and Worcestershire sauce into the crockpot and set on low for 8 hours (or until shreddable).
  • Shred your venison and drain your crock.
  • You can brown the meat in a oven or cast iron if you want, but it isn't necessary.
  • Mix in your favorite BBQ sauce until you get it as saucy as you like. I used Sonny's Sweet BBQ sauce.
  • Assemble your sandwiches and ENJOY!

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Happy Fourth of July! I hope all of you are celebrating this great country, we were blessed to live in, with family and friends today. As with most holidays in the great US of A, you have to have delicious food! Most of the time Independence Day brings memories of fired up grills with burgers and hotdogs. I’ve made a couple burger recipes recently and I’m still working on the hot dog recipe, so I decided on something a little different for this 4th. I made BBQ and Buffalo Gator Bites!

Nothing screams patriotic and ‘Merica more than deep frying some gator your husband shot off the Gulf of Texas.  While I have made gator nuggets before, those were Asian and not at all the style I was looking for. I really wanted a tasty BBQ sauce and honestly anything even reminiscent of chicken bites requires Buffalo sauce too. I paired them with a nice homemade ranch dip, and they did not disappoint. Keep the nuggets small to give yourself the best meat to sauce ratio and don’t skrimp on the BBQ sauce because it is delicious! Bring these to your next social gathering and be the life of the party. Also remember to run away after you light those fireworks, blowing off your arm will really hurt you in the kitchen lol!

BBQ and Buffalo Gator Bites
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BBQ and Buffalo Gator Bites

A great appetizer, snack, or main dish your whole family will enjoy.
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword American, Appetizer, Gator
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

Gator Nugget Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground gator 80:20 gator:pork
  • vegetable oil enough for frying
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 C corn starch
  • 1/4 C flour
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Buffalo Gator Nugget Sauce

  • 1 C Frank's Red Hot
  • 2 T honey
  • 1/4 C salted butter melted

BBQ Gator Nugget Sauce

  • 1/2 C favorite BBQ sauce I use Kansas City
  • 2 T honey
  • 1 T ketchup I used sugar-free

Ranch Dipping Sauce

  • 1 C Duke's mayo
  • 1/2 C sour cream
  • 2 tsp fresh chives chopped
  • 3/4 tsp dill weed dried
  • 1/2 tsp parsley dried
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

Ranch Dipping Sauce

  • Combine all the ingredients, mixing well.
  • Chill in the refrigerator while you complete the recipe.

Nuggets

  • In a fryer or frying pan, heat an inch of oil to 360° F.
  • Combine egg, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish.
  • In a separate shallow dish, combine flour, corn starch, and garlic powder.
  • Form small bite sized nuggets with the gator meat.
  • Cover 4-6 (however many will fit in your frying pan) gator bites in egg wash mixture and then dredge in flour mixture.
  • When oil is the right temperature, fry nuggets for approximately 3 minutes, turning them, and frying for another 2 minutes or until fully cooked and light brown.
  • Set fried nuggets on a paper towel lined plate and repeat the egg wash, flour, and frying process for the remaining nuggets.

Sauces

  • Mix together Buffalo Sauce ingredients. Set aside.
  • Mix together BBQ sauce ingredients. Set aside.

Prepare Nuggets

  • Preheat oven to 400° F.
  • Line a cookie sheet with foil. I take and extra sheet of foil and crumple it into a line to divide the sheet in half to keep BBQ and buffalo nuggets separate.
  • Dunk the nuggets (or brush) in either the BBQ sauce or Buffalo sauce and set them on the cookie sheet. Repeat until all nuggets are well coated.
  • Cook the nuggets for 5 minutes.
  • Remove and brush the nuggets again with their respective sauce.
  • Cook again for 3 minutes. This gets the sauce nice and caramelized on the nuggets.
  • Serve with the chilled ranch dipping sauce, carrots, and celery. Enjoy!

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