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a juicy venison burger served with cheddar cheese and oven fries with slices of thick cut bacon. It's being served up in a mini cast iron skillet over a bed of fresh oven fries with a frosty glass of beer.

Best Venison Burger With Bacon & Cheddar Cheese

Who's loves a good burger?! Today I am giving classic venison burgers a fresh glow-up with sourdough buns, cheddar cheese and allll the premium thick-cut bacon! These will be the best venison burgers you will ever put in your mouth, hands down!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 People
Calories 529 kcal

Equipment

  • cast iron skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ pound Ground venison or ground beef, pork or chicken
  • 6 Hamburger buns
  • 12 Slices Cheddar cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice or balsamic vinegar
  • 6 strips Bacon thick cut
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt to taste
  • ¾ teaspoon Black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. The skillet should have a glossy, clean and smooth surface. If the skillet looks dull, add a small amount of oil.
  • Cut the bacon strips in half. Cook them in the cast-iron skillet until done. Remove the bacon from the skillet, but leave the rendered bacon fat.
  • While the bacon is cooking, prepare the ground venison. In a mixing bowl, add the meat, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly dispersed throughout the meat. Form the meat into evenly sized patties.
  • Cook the patties in the bacon fat for about five minutes per side. Use a meat thermometer to check for the ideal internal temperature of 145℉, which is a medium-cooked burger.
  • Time to build the burger! Each burger gets a two slices of cheddar cheese, two pieces of cooked bacon and a smear of aioli. Serve immediately!

Notes

HOW TO SERVE A PERFECT BURGER
Now the magic happens. The juicy burgers are topped with melted cheese and slathered with aioli. The buns have been toasted and the pickles are marinated and drained. The fries have been... eaten. Oops. Anyways, now is the time to layer the the bun, burger, crispy bacon, slice of cheese,  pickles, and aioli. Basically load up all of your favorite toppings! Serve it hot and enjoy the mouthwatering fruits of your labors!
HOW TO SEASON A VENISON BURGER
I wrote this recipe to be as simple as possible, but adding extra seasonings to your deer burger is always a good idea (in my humble opinion)!  Some of my favorite seasonings and herbs to use for flavorful burgers are garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, seasoned salt, or a pinch of cayenne pepper.  

Nutrition

Calories: 529kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 40gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 956mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 351IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 317mgIron: 5mg
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