Gettin' Bucks: Dub Shack BBQ Presents Deer Dip

Not only is the continued quest to make barbecue cheap again in motion but also a damn good protein from what some of you are fortunate to bag annually is what we get to eat today: Deer Dip.

Yeah, eight weeks into HSU football season and this is the first dip. Forgive me, please.

INGREDIENTS 

2 lbs ground venison

2 lbs Velveeta yellow cheese

1 lb Colby jack cheese, cubed

8 oz cream cheese (Philadelphia melts best, but do you)

2 cans Rotel

12 oz cream of mushroom soup

Meat Church's Holy Cow barbecue rub

STEP ONE. Brown the ground venison until it is fully cooked. Although it is a very lean protein (think 93/7 meat-to-fat ratio), you still want to not only season the meat with Holy Cow but also drain what little fat remains. Set aside to begin the next step.

STEP TWO. Normally, I would have found a way to put this to the grill but for today, let us veer in a different direction to use the oven. Preheat to 425 degrees and dump all of the remaining ingredients into a disposable pan; add the ground deer to the mix and stir to combine. At this point, feel free to add a nice shaking of Holy Cow but keep in mind that it is a peppery rub and that stuff gets hot in large doses.

STEP THREE. Once the oven reaches 425, place the pan in to cook for twenty minutes. When the timer goes off, pull it out of the oven, stir to satisfaction ensuring that everything is melted, and wait a few minutes before sampling the relatively light work and sharing with your party!

I ended up with two pans, one of which this week's taste testers - my coworkers - devoured like hounds on a fresh piece of meat.

I have made enough dips on the smoker to make a switch and do this one inside. Maybe this is the moment we go shopping for a pellet grill although I've maintained that style of cooker feels like cheating the barbecue game. Anyway, thank you for reading this post. Go cook something awesome outside for not only fun times but also as a break from spending so much time in the drive-thru windows around us. Y'all be blessed, be safe, be good to each other, and tell everyone that every day is a GREAT day for Dub Shack BBQ!