Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bison?

I was reading an article this weekend about Bison and how it's supposed to be better to eat because it's really lean. Also, I guess the trend towards local foods is helping boost the popularity of Bison. I know that we've had it, but it was always at a restaurant or a fair or something. Has anyone ever cooked Bison at home? Any ideas? Can you do more with it than just make burgers? Have you tried?

5 comments:

Syl said...

I've never had it at home, but I imagine it could be replaced in any recipe that calls for ground beef.

I did have ostrich chili once...

Ms. Huis Herself said...

You know, at my usual grocery store, it's in a very convenient freezer case, so I've picked it up a time or two. I actually used it last night to make Diplowhat's Mexi-Cali Casserole, and I've used it before to replace ground beef. I can attest you can't taste the difference in chili, Mexi-Cali casserole, or Manwiches. I figure it's leaner & more sustainable & kind of fun for something different.

I have also subbed ground turkey, which is cheaper, in for chili and Manwiches, too. The last time I made chili I was making a big batch, so I put in both ground turkey and ground buffalo and it was yummy.

Ms. Huis Herself said...

P.S. Hmmm... that looks like a good poll question for the day, too! Yay!

Happy Veggie said...

I had it at a cookout once, as burgers, and it was good. I think it would be a good ground beef replacement.

DiploWhat said...

I've eaten buffalo, but never cooked with it. It tastes so close to beef that I can't imagine there's a problem. Just might make for a bit dryer hamburger is all. If doing a roast, I would suggest adding a bit more stock (or water plus bulleon) to the pot to make sure it doesn't dry out.
I don't like using ground turkey for chili - the flavor is just too off.