Luckily, we had a successful hunting trip last year and have had plenty of elk meat in the freezer to pull out when we get the craving for a flavorful steak. In addition to some amazing steaks, we also have some ground elk that we have used mostly as a ground beef substitute, either for taco meat or burgers. To try something different, we decided to use some of our ground elk in this recipe to make elk meatballs with a side of sweet and spicy sauce for dipping.
Since elk is such a lean meat, we mixed the ground elk with a little Italian sausage to give these elk meatballs some additional flavor and keep them from drying out. Toss in a few seasonings and that’s all you need to have some perfect little bite-sized appetizers ready for your next gathering.
Ok, now on to the sauce. Don’t get distracted by the beautiful hand model in the picture. This sauce is sweet, tangy, slightly spicy, and the perfect compliment to these elk meatballs. Go ahead and make up a batch of them so you can grab one with a toothpick and smother it in some of this sweet & spicy sauce.
If you don’t have any ground elk, ground beef or bison will also work for this recipe. Make up a batch of these elk meatballs for yourself and your friends and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. Also, take a picture and tag it on Instagram @realsimplegood so we can check it out!
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