Camel??

[BFlynn]

A buddy of mine was gifted a back strap from an Australian camel to cook.....

Any ideas??

[Sweaty Paul]

Not a clue. Will be watching this thread. Let us know what your friend elected to do!

[Donw]

The standard recipe we use for camel is from his thread.

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/wild-game/1131824-technique-stuffed-camel#post1131824

[BFlynn]

This is what happens when cajuns move to Saudi and work on rigs

[Jerod Broussard]

Backstrap is typically lean on anything. Proceed with caution.

[BFlynn]

That was my first thought

[Bob K]

Best part of this post is I got to watch the exploding Oregon whale thing from the stuffed camel thread again. Also, getting to type out that sentence.

hat tip Donw

[Draznnl]

There was a time when I’d walk a mile for a camel, but that’s a whole different story.

[BFlynn]

I'm thinking maybe SVQ. Ive had success on game roasts for pastramis.

Sous vide at 120 for 2-3 days until tender.
Then chill, season, and smoke to medium.

[STEbbq]

I assume you mean 130 as 120 is an invitation for bugs and nasties.

[Oak Smoke]

I have a text into my daughter who treats a group of camels as part of her veterinary practice and has been to Egypt and Turkey with the owner of the heard looking at new camels. I know she has eaten camel. I just don’t know what she thought of it.

[Oak Smoke]

BFlynn Ok her opinion is, slice it, tenderize it and chicken fry it. A true Texas answer.

[smokenoob]

We were on I40 somewhere in Texas and I swear we past camels……i thought uh oh.. 😁

[Oak Smoke]

smokenoob I don’t doubt it at all. If some Texan thinks there’s a dollar in it he’ll have some.

[klflowers]

This is why I love this place

[bbqLuv]

Hump on the grill,

[BFlynn]

Update. (Apologies for the delay)

When we got into it, the chunk of meat was more marbled than back straps that I'm used to.

Dry brined and rubbed with lamb rub.
Smoked and reverse seared to medium.

Results were good. It's not going to replace beef, on my list but I'd have it again

[JohnPaul]

Looks awesome

[HawkerXP]

Nice!

[FireMan]

Cool! And you knew what you had to do. Glad it turned out ok. Unnerstan the it’s not beef thing.

[BFlynn]

There's a reason cows won't be extinct.

Ive long believed that if manatees were more delicious, they wouldn't be endangered.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I've eaten a lot of camel, not a fan. Then again it was usually passed off as beef, or in one case a camel that was leading a race and almost forgot to intentionally lose to the Royal camel... got invited to a "bbq" right after the race, our terp said it was that camel being served. Maybe he was joking, maybe not. Regardless, not my preference of meat.

What you got looks a lot more palatable though, and at least you can say you tried it.

[JohnPaul]

I have a pack of camel burgers in my freezer. Maybe I will make them this weekend to give them a try.