Elk Meatballs
Have any elk burger in your freezer? If so this is the recipe for you!
I was very easy to throw together and DEEEE-li-Cious. My husband came home as I finished frying them up and would not stop eating them straight out of the pan. I had to get after him because first of all I wanted to have some too and I wanted to have some left for photographing. But he wouldn’t stop!
I had to sneak some away when he wasn’t looking and hide them so I could share this yummy delicacy with you.
If you have some kind of a scoop in your kitchen, I find that is the easiest way to shape meatballs. I use one I bought from Pampered Chef a few years back – it’s a great scoop. I use it for everything – buy one ASAP.
Elk Meatballs
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Recipe By: Megan
Recipe type: Main, pasta, wild game
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stalk
- ½ medium yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 egg
- 1 pound ground elk
- salt and pepper to taste
- your favorite spaghetti sauce or use this one
- 1 pound dry pasta
Preparation Instructions
- Toss the carrot, celery, onion and thyme in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the egg, meat, salt and pepper and pulse until combined.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat with a little oil/grease of your choice (I used bacon grease) then using a scoop, scoop the meatballs out and place on a baking tray.
- Once they are all scooped and the skillet is nice and hot, add the meatballs to the skillet and cook until browned all over. You may need to do this in batches depending on how big the skillet is.
- Once they are all browned, add your sauce to the pan and reduce the heat to low, cover and allow to simmer.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain and top with sauce and meatballs.
is a self taught home cook who enjoys cooking healthy and simple foods and delectable desserts for her husband and kids and the frequent last-minute dinner guests her husband shows up with.
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