Mountain Lion Sausage Stuffed Portobello

[PaulRevere]

Winter has afforded me lots of time for cooking and eating! A buddy of mine harvested a cougar this fall and I was lucky enough to get my hands on some of the meat. I browned sweet Italian lion sausage with diced red pepper, yellow onion and garlic. Poured a small amount of tomato sauce over the mixture and let it simmer on low. Stuffed portobello mushroom caps with the mixture and topped with pepperjack cheese, bread crumbs and fresh tomato! Turned in to a super filling and fun application of game sausage. Cheers!

 

[JohnCushman]

I've gotten some breakfast sausage from Gerald a couple of times and it has been amazing. Such a mild white meat, almost like pork.

 

[jmden]

What are the spice flakes on top? Looks like you just stuck the filled mushrooms in the oven for awhile. How long and at what temp? Thanks.

 

[LCH]

Looks like some good stuff!

 

[duckhunt]

That looks good

 

[PaulRevere]

What are the spice flakes on top? Looks like you just stuck the filled mushrooms in the oven for awhile. How long and at what temp? Thanks.

Italian breadcrumbs. I cooked them at 350 for 15 minutes and then broiled them for a couple of minutes.

 

[jmden]

Thanks. Gonna give that a try tonight.

 

[PaulRevere]

Thanks. Gonna give that a try tonight.

Awesome. Would love to hear how it turns out

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

That looks great , I’m sorely lacking in kitchen skills

 

[jmden]

Turned out pretty good and I'm no chef! In fact, I'm not sure I've ever had Portobello stuffed mushroom tops before. My daughter, who doesn't like mushrooms, and who I had to say, 'Try it!' to, actually liked it, so that says something. Thanks!

 

[JohnCushman]

Looks yummy jmden!

 

[PaulRevere]

Wow!

 

[PaulRevere]

How cool! So glad you enjoyed it. Did you use lion sausage too??

 

[jmden]

How cool! So glad you enjoyed it. Did you use lion sausage too??

Yep, but I think any would do. Yummy.

 

[PaulRevere]

Yep, but I think any would do. Yummy.

Coolio. What's the story with your lion?

 

[PaulRevere]

Thought I would share some photos of another way I've prepared Mountain Lion. Marinated thinly sliced pieces of lion steaks in soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and a little cornstarch. Basically, did a "beef & broccoli" application. Served the cooked lion, broccoli and mushrooms over rice and it was amazing!

 

[Boarmaster]

Wow Mountain Lion.

 

[jmden]

I shoulda saved more steaks...

 

[Sytes]

Yum! Looks great!

 

[Pucky Freak]

Does anyone know if bobcat cooks up like mtn lion? I have a full carcass brining overnight that should yield about 6-7 lbs of meat. OP’s recipe looks fantastic - I was thinking maybe substitute barbacoa for the ground meat.