The Best Deer BBQ Sandwiches with Pimento Cheese
These Deer BBQ Sandwiches are an easy, crowd-pleasing dish everyone will love. After a few hours in the oven, the deer meat comes out juicy and tender.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 whole elk or deer shank
- salt & black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 2 cups venison or beef broth
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 cups BBQ sauce (choose your favorite)
- pimento cheese
- pickled red onions
- hamburger pickles
- 1 (12-oz.) pkg. Hawaiian sweet rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Season deer shanks with salt & pepper.
- Heat oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven on stovetop burner over medium-high heat. Add shank and fry for about 5 minutes until golden brown all over.
- Add onion, carrot, celery, broth, and seasonings. Mix well, cover with lid or tightly with foil, and place in the oven at 350 degrees F, undisturbed, for 3 ½ to 4 hours.
- Take Dutch oven out, remove lid, and use tongs or forks to shred meat off of the shank bone. Discard the bone and any undesirable tendons or fat.
- Add BBQ sauce to the meat mixture and combine well. Simmer on stovetop over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- Serve the Deer BBQ on buns topped with pimento cheese, pickled onions, and pickles.
