Our friends at Wild Game Cuisine give us an easy and elevated version of an American classic food with this featured recipe for ground game hot dogs. We love how versatile the recipe is, working well with a variety of ground wild game meat. Continue reading to find out more. ~ The Editors
Ground game hot dogs are a tasty twist and a favorite way to devour a juicy mouthwatering play on game. I’ve made these ‘hamburger’ stuffed hot dogs with ground antelope, venison, elk and bison – so you have a variety of meats to play with.
The preparation is easy.
I took two pounds of ground meat and divided it into 4 equal portions – flattening the meat, about the same length as a sweet French sandwich roll, on individual sheets of plastic wrap. Then I added a few thick ‘stick-like’ pieces of mozzarella cheese to the center along with a few slices of jalapeno. I rolled the meat around the cheese shaping each one into a cylinder shape. The next step was wrapping the meat with a few slices of center cut bacon – gluttonous, I know, but well worth it.
Afterwards, I re-wrapped each one in plastic wrap to secure the bacon around the meat and refrigerated for an hour. This step keeps the bacon formed tightly around the game meat when cooked.
Options for cooking the bacon wrapped game dogs.
Option 1: I pre-heated my Traeger grill to 400 degrees and wood-fired for 25-30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes until the bacon was cooked.
Option 2: You can set the ground game hot dogs on a baking rack and bake in a 400-degree oven cooking for the same amount of time.
Option 3: You can grill these ground game hot dogs on your outdoor grill starting over direct heat and then transferring to indirect heat to finish cooking.
After you choose which option to cook the ground game hot dogs and they’re ready to devour, serve them in a soft French sandwich roll and dress with your favorite condiments. Just another inspiring recipe for enjoying your ground wild game meat.
Lay out 4 pieces of plastic wrap on a clean surface. Divide the ground game meat into 4 equal portions and set each portion on individual pieces of plastic.
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