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Got a pound of ground bison. What to do with it??
Bison?
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Burgers? Tacos? Bacon explosion?
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chili ohmigosh!!! Yummy!!!
noobiechickenlady
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EAT IT and revel in the fact you were able to get it 
Bacon swiss cheese burgers, taco soup, bisony lasagna, chili. Dang, now I'm hungry.
Really, you can use it for anything you would use ground beef.
Bacon swiss cheese burgers, taco soup, bisony lasagna, chili. Dang, now I'm hungry.
Really, you can use it for anything you would use ground beef.
ducks4you
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Hard freeze it and overnight it to ME!!! 
freemotion
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Anything you would use ground beef for. The flavor is stronger and the texture is finer.
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Well that was my question: does it need to be handled differently? Does it cook leaner (game meat usually does). I know it can go in anything I would use for ground beef, but I was hoping ya'll would stop drooling on my keyboard and give me some ideas of what works better with the stronger flavor.freemotion said:
old fashioned
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I've not done bison YET, but with gameier(?) flavored meat I'd use it with lots of spices & stuff to offset the stronger taste. Like meatloaf, speghetti, tacos, etc.
Though I would probably try it plain just to see if the taste was appealing, even if just a pinch. Then decide how to prepare it. Good luck & let us know the outcome.
Though I would probably try it plain just to see if the taste was appealing, even if just a pinch. Then decide how to prepare it. Good luck & let us know the outcome.
freemotion
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I REALLY don't like gamey meat, and I love bison, so it mustn't be gamey at all. The best way to describe it is.....delicious! It has a "meatier" taste to it. More like the young steers my father raised when I was a kid. Dark, lean, and flavorful. You don't need to disguise it IMO.
Today's CAFO'd beef has little flavor or color to it. Bison is on the lean side but not tough. It is all we eat for burgers now. I also use it for other things, like in spaghetti sauce, chili, lasagna, meatloaf, etc, but only when I can't get grass-fed ground beef, which is cheaper than bison. We like to eat bison as burgers so we can taste it.
Go for it. You won't be disappointed. It will be different from storebought hamburger, but I think you will find it to be a major improvement.
Today's CAFO'd beef has little flavor or color to it. Bison is on the lean side but not tough. It is all we eat for burgers now. I also use it for other things, like in spaghetti sauce, chili, lasagna, meatloaf, etc, but only when I can't get grass-fed ground beef, which is cheaper than bison. We like to eat bison as burgers so we can taste it.
Go for it. You won't be disappointed. It will be different from storebought hamburger, but I think you will find it to be a major improvement.
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I got bison steaks at the supermarket recently and they were delicious. Tender, beefy tasting. Yummy.
