Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Hamburger a New Way for Me
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butthead |
Went back to straight lean ground beef or hand chopped venison to save space/weight and just use smaller portions. butthead |
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KevinL |
I mixed 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, the really fine ones into the one pound 93% hamburger before I cooked it. You really have to mix it with your hands and work it into the meat. I then cooked the meat and used a fork to keep it all broke small. I do not pour it under hot or boiling water, just blot it with paper towel in a strainer then put it on the trays and dehydrate. I could not believe how much better the "gravel" re hydrated. It also stretches the hamburger and I ended up doing one less pound than I normally would do. I put about 3/4 of of a pound into each package instead of 1 pound per bag. |
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Frenchy19 |
quote OBX2Kayak: "quote jeroldharter: "What about dehydrating all that fat?" +1 |
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KevinL |
quote Frenchy19: "quote OBX2Kayak: "quote jeroldharter: "What about dehydrating all that fat?" I have never had any issues either. Normally I vacuum seal everything and put it into freezer. This last trip I put it into ziplocks and froze it until I was walking out the door and it was fine as the vacuum sealed packages. |
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marsonite |
I tried something else this year; I browned the hamburger until it was cooked through, and then ran it through my little meat grinder I use for processing venison. It was an easy way to get it into small pieces for even dehydrating. I believe this idea came from Glenn McAllister. I bought his book "Recipes for Adventure". Lots of good ideas in there. |
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KevinL |
"Did that for a few seasons, Kevin. Added Worcestershire sauce for extra flavor, worked well. " May have to give that one a try as well. Thanks Ken |
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OBX2Kayak |
quote jeroldharter: "What about dehydrating all that fat?" I've found that the 93% (or better yet, 97%)fat free hamburger really doesn't have much fat to worry about. Like the OP, I apply a paper towel to the burger after cooking, but there doesn't seem to be much fat to collect. Low-fat hamburger dehydrated this way has lasted me several weeks without refrigeration. |
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neutroner |
I also always freeze them after it is dehydrated. It gives me piece of mind and it also kills some microbes that are sensitive to extreme temperature changes. I keep them frozen until the trip. I also seal in a vacuum package oxygen barrier bag. All of this is more than is needed, but I feel the flavor is better and I have less concerns over the product. I have also used this for taco meat (premixed)and Breakfast sausage. It is great having a good tasting meat product 7 days into a trip. |
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