Deer burger armadillo eggs horrible.

[ricer2231]

I tried to make armadillo eggs with deer burger this weekend and they were terrible. The flavor was good but they were extremely dry. Why? Is it because deer is such a lean meat? Would it help to mix it 50/50 with something like sausage? I did manage to salvage them by putting them in spaghetti sauce and sautéed them for an hour. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[pc farmer]

All venison meat didn't help. I have never made them, but I would say that was the problem.

What was your process in making them?

 

[ricer2231]

I have made them before with sausage and they were awesome. I just wrap cheese stuffed jalapeños with sausage and smoke them over pecan wood for 1 1/2 hours on 275.

 

[b-one]

Looks like you know your own answer.Thumbs Up

 

[dirtsailor2003]

A good good rule of thumb with venison (sausage, snack sticks, hamburgers, etc) mix at a ratio of 70/30 (venison/pork) or 75/25 with ground pork butt. Even 80/20 would work.

 

[mowin]

Anytime I smoke ground venison, I usually mix beef or sausage with it. However, I never mix anything with my venison when grilling or frying a burger. Key is to cook it on the rare side or it will dry up.