Ingredients
- 1 pound ground venison
- 1/4 pound salt pork (or bacon ends or pork fat)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 juniper berries
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons red wine
Directions
1. Put the juniper, black pepper and salt in a mortar and pestle, and pulverize into a fine powder, add the garlic cloves and mash into a paste.
2. Add the paste and the red wine to the venison and pork fat and mix thoroughly
3. Spread the meat onto a well greased baking dish or cookie sheet
4. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 10 minutes, remove cover with cheese and then bake for 7-8 more minutes
5. Let them rest for a few minutes before cutting and then cut them up to whatever size you would like.
This made 8 little sliders that were about a 1/-2 inch thick.
Recipe courtesy of Jamie Carlson and his “You Have to Cook it Right” blog.