Copy-Cat Archives - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/tag/copy-cat/ Recipes for a Hunter's Wife Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:36:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://wifeofahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Header-WOAH-150x150.png Copy-Cat Archives - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/tag/copy-cat/ 32 32 191194188 Krystal Elk Sliders https://wifeofahunter.com/krystal-elk-sliders/ https://wifeofahunter.com/krystal-elk-sliders/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:32:33 +0000 https://wifeofahunter.com/?p=3101 These Krystal Elk Sliders are my copycat recipe to one of my favorite fast-food burgers. I love sliders! My mom used to feed me those white castle sliders you could buy frozen from the grocery store, and I loved them. I tried Krystal’s for the first time in Florida with my husband’s family. I didn’t […]

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These Krystal Elk Sliders are my copycat recipe to one of my favorite fast-food burgers.

I love sliders! My mom used to feed me those white castle sliders you could buy frozen from the grocery store, and I loved them.

I tried Krystal’s for the first time in Florida with my husband’s family. I didn’t have the best of hopes for it because I pictured it as greasy college fast food. My husband had recounted trips in college where him and his buddies would have contests to see who would eat the most lol.

To my surprise it was delicious! I don’t know if the cooks in the back were just having a good day, but the buns were soft, the cheese was melted perfectly, and the pickles, onions, and mustard were at the perfect ratio. I may have eaten a weeks worth of calories that day, but I loved every second of it.

Now that I have adequately described my love of sliders, you understand why I made these copycat Krystal Elk Sliders.

Overall, this recipe is a normal burger recipe, but the way I make the meat thin is a little different. I put the elk burger meat in between two pieces of parchment paper and use a rolling pin to flatten the meat out. I also cook the burgers in the oven, but you could cook it on a grill.

These went fast in my family, so doubling the recipe might be necessary to feed a big hungry family. Let me know in the comments how this recipe goes and ENJOY!

Krystal Elk Sliders
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Krystal Elk Sliders

Who doesn't love sliders and elk?? Match made in heaven!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword American, Burger, Copycat, Elk, Slider
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author Sophie May

Ingredients

  • 1-1.25 lb ground elk
  • 1 small onion finely chopped (I used a food processor)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp beef bouillon
  • 1 stick salted butter

Toppings

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Melt 2T butter over medium high heat in a pan.
  • Add onions and cook until translucent.
  • Butter (~1T) a small cookie sheet.
  • Put your meat between two parchment sheets and roll until thin. Cut into squares the size of your sliders.
  • Put your meat on the cookie sheet and cook in oven for 10 minutes or until done.
  • Remove the patties from the cookie sheet.
  • Butter a casserole dish. Place the bottoms of the sliders in the casserole dish. Place meat, cheese, pickles, onions, and mustard on the sliders and top with the top half of the sliders.
  • In order to create the squashed look, melt your remaining butter and butter the tops of your sliders. Cover with a sheet of parchment and place another casserole dish on top or something heavy that is oven safe to squash the burgers down.
  • Bake for 5 minutes. ENJOY!

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My grandma and mom would often take me out to lunch to eat as a child. Every once in a while, they would take me to Chili’s. Chili’s is underrated. I would get the “Triple Dipper” sampler appetizer as my meal and, of course, one of the three options I would pick was the southwestern egg rolls. Those bad boys are freaking delicious. They are a little spicy and a whole lotta flavorful. The avocado type of sauce you dip them in is cool and cancels out any overwhelming tang. With quail in the freezer, and a constant hunger for egg rolls, there was only one recipe that I truly needed to recreate over the weekend, and it was these. Quail Southwestern Egg Rolls.

Quail Southwestern Eggrolls
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Quail Southwestern Egg Rolls

Chili's has nothing on these!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword Chili's, Copycat, Egg Rolls, Southwestern, Tex-Mex
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 10 Egg Rolls
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

Egg Roll Ingredients

  • 8 oz skinless boneless quail breasts
  • vegetable oil enough for frying and cooking meat
  • 2.5 tbsp red bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1 stalk green onion finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup canned corn
  • 1/3 cup blacked beans rinsed
  • 2 tbsp frozen spinach thawed and drained
  • 1/2 jalapeno deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper for seasoning throughout
  • 1 cup Monterey jack and mild cheddar with jalapenos I find this at HEB if you can't pepper jack works
  • 10 tortillas ~6 inches in diameter

Dipping Sauce Ingredients

Instructions

Dipping Sauce Instructions

  • Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until well mixed.
  • Chill in refrigerator while putting together egg rolls. This sauce is only good for ~1-2 days because the buttermilk will start to curdle any longer.

Egg Rolls Instructions

  • Season quail meat with ~1/8 tsp salt and ~1/8 tsp pepper.
  • In a sauté pan heat ~2 tbsp of oil on high heat. When oil is hot add the quail and cook till no longer pink in the middle ~2 minutes. Then set aside to cool.
  • When the quail is room temp or cool enough to handle finely chop.
  • In the same pan over medium heat add ~1 tbsp of oil. Then add bell pepper and green onions and cook until tender (not browned). Add the quail, corn, beans, jalapeño, spinach, parsley, cumin, chili powder, cayenne powder, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Combine and cook for ~4 minutes. Add cheese and then stir until completely melted and then remove from heat.
  • Place tortillas on a plate, cover with a damp towel, and microwave for ~30 seconds. This will make it easier to roll the egg rolls without the tortillas breaking.
  • Then place the filling in the egg rolls and roll them like a mini burrito. Folding the ends in first and then rolling it tightly. I kept them sealed by poking a toothpick through the side of the egg roll.
  • Heat the frying oil to 375 °F and deep fry the egg rolls for 3-4 minutes or until desired golden brown.
  • Pair with dipping sauce and ENJOY!

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You ever plan on getting Chick-Fil-A and then realize it’s the Lord’s day? There is nothing worse than craving those delicious crispy nuggets from Chick-fil-a on a Sunday. I came up with a recipe that will hit the spot, but with a fun gator nuggets twist.

Gator-fil-a Nuggets and Gator-fil-a Sauce
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Gator-fil-a Nuggets and Gator-fil-a Sauce

Fill your Sunday Chick-fil-a cravings with some gator-fil-a nuggets!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Fast Food
Keyword American, Chick-fil-a, Gator, Nuggets
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Marinate Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

Nuggets:

  • 2 lbs gator cut into bite size “nugget” pieces
  • 2 C milk
  • 1 C pickle juice
  • 3 eggs
  • 3.5 C flour
  • 6 T powdered sugar
  • 1 T corn starch
  • 4.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp fresh ground pepper
  • peanut oil enough to fry

Sauce:*

  • 1 C mayo
  • 4 tsp mustard
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 4 T honey
  • 2 T BBQ sauce I used hickory flavor
  • 1 tsp paprika plus more to taste/color

Instructions

  • Mix milk, pickle juice and eggs together in a small bowl. Place gator in a Ziplock bag with the milk mixture.
  • Marinate 2-4 hours (the longer the marination time the more of a pickle flavor there will be).
  • In a shallow dish, like a pie dish, mix together the flour, powdered sugar, corn starch, salt and ground pepper.
  • Dredge the marinating nuggets in the flour mixture.
  • Heat 2 inches of peanut oil in a deep frying pan. When you drop a bit of the flour in, it should sizzle (~375 degrees).
  • Place the nuggets in the hot oil carefully. Cook until done and golden brown (~3-6 minutes).

Sauce:

  • Mix all of the sauce ingredients together.

Notes

*You can buy small bottles of Chick-fil-a sauce at many grocery stores and even Chick-fil-a.
Gator-fil-a Nuggets and Gator-fil-a Sauce

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Whataburger Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits are to die for. If you have ever had one you would understand. They have a cult like following because, honestly, they are that good. Here is a pheasant version because why not?

Honey Butter Pheasant Biscuit
Honey Butter Pheasant Biscuit
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Whataburger Honey Butter Pheasant Biscuit

Delicious pheasant rendition on a Whataburger classic!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Fast Food
Keyword American, Honey Butter, Pheasant, Whataburger
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marinate Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 45 minutes
Servings 4
Author Sophie May

Equipment

  • Deep Fryer

Ingredients

  • Biscuits
  • 2 Pheasant Breasts cut in half and tenderize to ¼ inch
  • 1 C Buttermilk
  • 2 C All-Purpose Flour
  • 1.5 tsp Salt
  • 1.5 tsp Pepper
  • ½ tsp Garlic Salt
  • Vegetable Oil Enough for deep fryer or deep pan
  • Whataburger Honey Butter*

Instructions

  • After cutting and tenderizing your pheasant breasts to ¼ inch, place them in a Ziploc bag with the buttermilk. Let marinate overnight.
  • Heat oil to 300 °F (I use a deep fryer, but if you have a frying thermometer, a cast iron or any heavy duty deep enough pan will work).
  • Combine flour, salt, pepper, and garlic salt in a shallow dish (I use a pie dish).
  • Remove pheasant breast from the Ziploc bag and dredge in the flour mixture. Dunk back in plastic bag buttermilk and repeat the dredge in the flour mixture.
  • Repeat process for all of the pheasant breasts. Fry in oil for 5 minutes and flip and cook for another 3 minutes (or until golden brown and cooked through).
  • Assemble your biscuit. Cut biscuit in half. Place pheasant breast and top with honey butter and biscuit top.
  • *If you do not have the luxury of being near an HEB that carries Whataburger Honey Butter, A great alternative is combining 1 stick of room temperature salted butter and 1/8 C of clover honey.

Tenderizing Help:

  • Place pheasant breasts on a cutting board. Cover Breasts with a piece of plastic wrap. Hammer the breasts with your meat tenderizer carefully. A little will do A LOT.
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  • What they should look like.
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  • Idea of the thickness.
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