Waterhog and Kudu Burger Patties.

[holehogg]

Warthog(VLAKVARK) not a waterhog
My first time smoking burger patties. A friend made 4 ounce patties from the spoils of his hunt, 2 Waterhogs and a Kudu. I smoked 68 off for lunch time. The patties a 50/50 mix and some pork fat were partially frozen when I put them in the smoker at a low 85 C (185F) with a few mesquite Weber wood chips (I’ve only used once before). They weren’t in for long about 30 min before removing and finishing on the flattop. They took on a light smoke that I thought was ok but would have preferred a tad more. The eaters loved them.

[RonB]

I keep forgetting whre you live, and it makes your titles very interesting...

[holehogg]

Yip in darkest Africa

[Steve R.]

I'll admit I had to Google "water hog." I had no idea such a thing exists.

[holehogg]

My bad its called a warthog in English I know it by the Afrikaans name VLAKVARK I stand corrected.

[Steve R.]

Hilariously, my google research came back with the world's largest rodent, called a capybara. Then I started wondering why anyone would hunt such a cute and cuddly animal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

[holehogg]

I google'd after my post and also came up with the rodent. Agree wont be eating them, apologies for the confusion..

[FireMan]

A whole new meaning to burgers, very cool. Important thing is what the "eaters" thought.

[Huskee]

I love kudus! Well, seeing them on TV and the occasional wall mount if I'm in a place with wall mounts of such creatures. But was it a greater or a lesser? And how does it taste?

[holehogg]

Kudu tastes great especially the fillet done rare over a hot fire or flattop and seasoned only with salt or biltong. Warthog is very gamy and not my kinda taste preference but okay as a burger patty mixed with spices or salami or in sausage. I stand corrected on the spelling of warthog as i generally know it by the afrikaans name VLAKVARK