Stuffed Double Cheese Elk Burgers

Another recipe from our annual end-of-season deer camp are these double cheese elk burgers. Marty, the same buddy who brought the pheasant from the last Timber-2-Table recipe also brought some ground elk (yea, he had a good season). We used part of it for a big pot of camp chili, always a hit.

Use elk or any ground venison and these double cheese-stuffed burgers will be a hit. Images by author

The rest we used for burgers. But not just any burgers. These were stuffed with pepper-jack cheese and topped with a slice of Colby-jack for a cheese explosion. If you don't have ground elk, you can use ground deer or whatever ground meat you have on hand.

With pepperjack cheese stuffed in the center and Colby-jack on top, these burgers are a cheese lover’s dream.

Start by making the patties. Make them thin, because you will use two of them for a double layer burger. Go ahead and season the patties with Realtree APX seasoning blend or your favorite all-purpose mix.

Make thin patties because you will double them up. Place a block of pepper-jack in the center of half of the patties.

Next, nestle a block of pepper-jack cheese into half of the patties. Take the non-cheesed patties and place over the top of the cheese blocks. Pinch the edges closed so that the cheese is encased in meat. Go ahead and top the meat with additional seasoning.

Top the cheese with another patty and squeeze the edges together to seal.

Place the patties on your pre-heated grill and cook for 8-10 minutes, then flip and finish cooking until the meat reaches the finished temperature you desire. I shoot for about 130 for medium-rare, but you can go a bit longer if you prefer closer to medium.

Grill until the burgers reach the internal temperature you prefer.

Just before the burgers are done, top each patty with an additional slice of cheese.

Top with an additional slice of cheese before pulling the burgers from the grill.

Serve the burgers the way you like. Personally, I went with toasted buns and spicy pickles, and there were no complaints.

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