Bear smash burgers are a delicious and one of the easiest ways to make burgers out of ground bear meat. I used this recipe with a group of friends last summer when I hosted a “Bear Bash” – an outdoor barbeque in our backyard where I introduced bear meat to some of them for the very first time. These smash burgers were a hit, and even some of the spouses who had been a bit skeptical thoroughly enjoyed them! I will warn you, though, the recipe is very complicated.
Ingredients
- 2lbs ground bear meat
- 1 Tbsp seasoning salt or to taste (just depends on how salty you like your burgers, I find 1 Tbsp is just right or you can always add more on top of burger once cooked)
Preparation
- Mix the meat and seasoning well and form into over-sized golf balls, placing them on a platter.
- Heat up your grill until it is nice and hot, you can test if it’s ready by placing a small amount of burger on it and wait until you hear it sizzling.
- Once the grill is hot enough, toss several of your balls of bear burger on the hot grill and immediately press down on each of them with a metal spatula or burger press. I don’t have a press but my metal spatula did the trick.
- Extra tip: lay a small piece of parchment paper or wax paper between the meat and spatula when pressing down so the meat doesn’t stick to the spatula.
- Once flattened, cook until the underside forms a nice browned layer and then flip and cook till other side is nice and browned as well. Like pork and chicken, bear meat should be fully cooked.
- If your grill is hot it should only take a few minutes on each side.
- Remove and enjoy on your favourite type of hamburger bun and favourite fixings!