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Sometimes you eat the bear ....

kybuckeye
kybuckeye Posts: 13
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Has anybody ever cooked bear meat on the egg . I have a a bear roast and a bear tenderloin & I need a good recipe !
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    Bear can be a hard one- chili or cut up tenderloin and fry


    Greensboro, NC
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    For real?!?
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    please post your cook - I've never had bear meat - this sounds interesting.
    Phoenix 
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  • kybuckeye
    kybuckeye Posts: 13
    Never had it either but ended up being asked to cook it & have not found anyone who has ever cooked it !
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  • RedSkip
    RedSkip Posts: 1,400
    Bear is pretty good if cooked properly.  Can be a little greasy but not overwhelming.  Additionally the quality of food the bear eats dictates the taste of the meat.  Berries and foliage vs. garbage.
    Large BGE - McDonald, PA
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    I have never cooked bear, but I have seen several post/questions asked about cooking bear here on the forum and most people say to make a soup/stew with it.  Just google bear recipe big green egg and you should get your answer.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    I've had bear jerky and it was great.  That's the only experience I have with bear. 
    1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC

    My dog thinks I'm a grilling god. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,586
    ive only pan fried steaks in butter but it was good, was told i was going to die for eating it on the rare side so please dont take my advice =) this was a new england bear, ive heard bear from other areas are not too tasty
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Only drank (beer)....never ate (bear).
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    fishlessman said:
    ive only pan fried steaks in butter but it was good, was told i was going to die for eating it on the rare side so please dont take my advice =) this was a new england bear, ive heard bear from other areas are not too tasty

    What do they eat to make them taste better quahogs and oysters?

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,348
    Its great in sausage but so is everything, also it is more like pork so if you can make a ham out of it, that is really good too. Ive had steaks and they were dry and pretty terrible to be honest. This was a Canadian black bear that wasn't near a dump, lol
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    I've always heard it's important to eat locally sourced bear whenever possible, like honey.  

    We only get retired circus bears here in Texas.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,586
    Little Steven said:
    fishlessman said:
    ive only pan fried steaks in butter but it was good, was told i was going to die for eating it on the rare side so please dont take my advice =) this was a new england bear, ive heard bear from other areas are not too tasty

    What do they eat to make them taste better quahogs and oysters?
    berries and camping food, they really like oreo cookies =) ive been told you dont want meat from fish eating bears out west
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    I have had bear floored with salt & pepper and cooked in a skillet with some oil back about 10 years ago that was pretty good.  It wasn't gamy a was tender.  It was a coworker who cooked it and had shot it up in Canada on a hunt.  I would like to try and cook some.
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Legume said:
    I've always heard it's important to eat locally sourced bear whenever possible, like honey.  

    We only get retired circus bears here in Texas.
    Do they taste like popcorn and cotton candy?
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Clowns.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324
    edited June 2015
    OT -- PSA: Probably not a concern for most of you, but just don't eat brown bear meat.  Known to be carriers of the dreaded trichinosis.  Even frozen meat can be a problem. 

    Edit:  Apparently a concern for Black bear as well, so make sure the meat is cooked well,  but I've heard more stories surrounding brown bear up here.

    http://www.adn.com/article/medium-rare-bear-dishes-severe-trichinosis-alaskan

    LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore



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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    @mahenryak Extremely few cases of trichinosis from commercially raised pork as they don't eat off the ground.  About half the reported cases now are from wild game esp bear.  I think cougar is the other carrier.  Also pork raised free-range on small farms.  No rare bear meat for me please!
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • mahenryak
    mahenryak Posts: 1,324
    blind99 said:
    @mahenryak Extremely few cases of trichinosis from commercially raised pork as they don't eat off the ground.  About half the reported cases now are from wild game esp bear.  I think cougar is the other carrier.  Also pork raised free-range on small farms.  No rare bear meat for me please!
    Yep.  My message is regarding bears, not pork.  Thanks.
    LG BGE, KJ Jr, Smokin Bros. Premier 36 and Pizza Party Bollore



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  • luckyboy
    luckyboy Posts: 284
    I might try it like a chuck roast with veggies and such and make a.gravy at the end.Goggle may have a recipe or two.Good luck.
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  • setdahook
    setdahook Posts: 284
    Black bear sausage is so delicious! 
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