Venison Meatloaf

A Great Meatloaf Made From Venison

This is a great venison meatloaf recipe that will please any meatloaf lover and deer hunter! This venison meatloaf recipe it easy to prepare with a few tasty ingredients. As successful whitetail deer hunters, we are always looking for new recipes to treat our families palates and appetites with. This is one venison recipe I am very proud of. What I have done is taken my mothers "Swedish" recipe for meatloaf, and tweaked it a little to my taste buds, and masterful cooking abilities. As a deer hunter, I do take pride in this venison meatloaf recipe, but I owe the credit to my mother for teaching me the finer points of flavor and texture, when it comes to cooking.

Ingredients:

MIX TOGETHER

1 pound of ground venison

1 pound of ground pork sausage

1 large diced onion

IN A SEPARATE BOWL - COMBINE AND MIX TOGETHER DRY INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon celery salt

1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash's original blend

1 cup crushed (use a rolling pin, place in gal. plastic bag to crush) herb stuffing mix

3/4 cup of instant dry oatmeal (variation: use potato buds. These ingredients add substance, soft texture, and will help keep your venison meatloaf moist.)

IN A LARGE MIXING BOWEL COMBINE AND MIX THESE WET INGREDIENTS

1 beaten egg

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke

1/4 cup Heinz 57 steak sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce

Lets make some Magic

"Deer Hunter", that's you, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Pour the dry mixing ingredients into the wet ingredients bowel, mix well. Combine the venison, sausage, and onion mix. Mix, blend and work together well. Place this venison meatloaf mixture in a lightly oiled/sprayed bread baking pan. Place your venison meatloaf in the oven and bake for 1 hour or until center of the venison meatloaf is no longer pink.

Serve with baked potatoes, butter, and sour cream; fresh baked bread, stemmed vegetables, and salad. Don't forget the red wine. Yum! Yum!