Bison Burritos Recipes

BULGING BISON, ELK, OR VENISON BURRITOS

Steps:

• Spray skillet with cooking spray.
• Add spices and salt to ground meat and cook until done.
• Combine beans and rice in a saucepan.
• Heat on low until warm through (or microwave).
• Place tortillas in a folded damp towel and place in the oven on low.
• Place a warm tortilla on plate, keeping other tortillas covered.
• Place 1/4 bean mixture and meat on flat tortilla, leaving 2 inches at bottom of tortilla so it can be folded up.
• Add 1/4 cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce or anything else that sounds good.
• Fold up the bottom and roll the sides around.

BISON BURRITO

Steps:

• Heat some oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the bison and cook until browned and cooked through. Season with the Bison Seasoning. Set aside.
• Heat the tortillas in a skillet until warmed through.
• Build the burritos by layering them with the pepper jack cheese, bison, black beans and Caramelized Onions. Place the burritos seam-side down in the hot skillet to seal them; flip when browned on one side. Finish with the Spicy Ranchero Sauce. Add crumbled queso fresco and cilantro over the top if desired.
• Combine the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper, oregano, paprika and cayenne in a bowl.
• Heat a saute pan over high heat. Add the oil and onions and cook, stirring, a few minutes. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the onions are dark brown and soft.
• Combine the tomato juice, salsa, arbol chile and salt and cumin to taste in a pot. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and simmer for 1 hour. Blend with an immersion blender.

BISON BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Brown the bison with the onion and garlic in a non-stick skillet until meat is no longer pink. Add the kidney beans, chili powder, cumin, and chipotle pepper sauce. Pour in the water and add the salsa. Mix together. Salt and pepper to taste. Heat tortillas in oven about 5 minutes. Set the table with the tortillas, meat, and toppings so that each person can build their own burrito. VARIATION: For a more robust sandwich, fill each tortilla with meat mixture, add Sensations by Compliments Kansas City Style Smokey Barbecue Sauce, and top generously with aged cheddar. Fold and reheat in a skillet or microwave. For a fresh touch, serve alongside a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado.

BISON BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and the ground bison. Cook, breaking apart the meat into very small pieces with a wooden spoon until the meat is lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Add the carrot, red onion and garlic to the pan and stir to combine. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and cook for 3 minutes or until the vegetables are soft and fragrant. Deglaze with the white wine, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan with the wooden spoon. Simmer for 5 minutes or until almost completely reduced. Stir in the hand crushed tomatoes and nestle in the Parmesan rind and basil. Season with the remaining salt. Reduce the heat the medium and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Season generously with salt. Add the pasta to the water and cook for 2 minutes less than directed, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, add the pasta directly from the pasta water to the sauce. Add the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese directly to the bare pasta along with the butter. Toss the pasta with the sauce to coat, thinning as needed with the pasta water to ensure it clings to the pasta. Serve drizzled with more olive oil and sprinkled with more Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese if desired.

SMOTHERED BURRITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix enchilada sauce and salsa verde., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in 1/2 cup sauce mixture., Spoon 2/3 cup beef mixture across center of each tortilla; top each with 3 tablespoons cheese. Fold bottom and sides of tortilla over filling and roll up., Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Pour remaining sauce mixture over top; sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes.