Grilled
Shish Kabobs
By: Melanie Calvert Benton
Ingredients:
1–1/2
pounds of lean beef, chicken breast, deer, or elk (cubed)
1 large bottle of fat free or regular Italian salad dressing
1–3 purple onions
1 large bowl cherry tomatoes
2–3 green, red, or yellow bell peppers
1–2 other vegetables of choice
1 teaspoon lemon & pepper seasoning.
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 can pre-spray coating of choice.
Preparation
The night before, cube your meat of choice. Cut your vegetables into pieces
where they will skewer easily. Add dry ingredients with the bottle of Italian
dressing. Mix well in a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
Cooking Instructions
Take bowl out of the refrigerator, mix vegetables and skewer onto wood or
metal grilling skewers. Randomly pierce vegetables and meat to make a colorful
arrangement. Let shish-kabobs sit on two to three paper towels to absorb the
extra Italian dressing. If using charcoal, wait until your coals turn white,
if using a gas grill cut the heat to low. Place shish-kabobs on the grill that
has been pre-cleaned and pre-sprayed oil coating. Watch for flare-ups from the
Italian dressing
Turn the shish-kabobs every four to five minutes until the meat is done to
your liking, longer if you prefer your meat medium to well done. If you have
vegetables left over, put them into foil wrap, seal and cook until the
vegetables are done. Top this meal with a beverage, drink, and dessert of
choice.
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Mel's
Barbecued Venison Burgers
By: Melanie Calvert Benton
BARBEQUE
SAUCE:
1 cup Ketchup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar or Spenda
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup Sorgum Molasses
2 teaspoons mustard of choice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt (opt)
1/4 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1/8 teaspoon Black peppercorn (ground) or regular black pepper
BURGERS:
1 egg beaten
1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2-1/2 pounds ground venison (can also substitute elk or moose)
8-10 hamburger buns, split open
Toppings of your choice
In a small saucepan, combine first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil, remove
from heat. Put aside 1 cup of barbeque sauce to serve with the burgers.
In a bowl, combine the egg, oats, 1/4 cup of the remaining barbeque sauce,
onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Crumble venison over mixture:
mix well. Shape into 8-10 patties and grill covered, over medium heat for 6-8
minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. Baste with
1/2 cup barbeque sauce during the last five minutes.
Serve on the split buns with toppings of your choice and the left over
barbeque sauce. Makes 8-10 servings
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