Bear Bolognese

[Bucksnbows]

So simple, yet so delicious!  My buddy Jack from the NJ site taught me this using venison and I think bear makes it even better. The other thing is how simple it is to flex up for larger gatherings.  Here you go:

For every 1 pound of meat (bear, venison or beef) I use the following. 
 

Brown meat in skillet. 
 

Sauté one medium onion per pound of meat. As it starts to turn translucent, add chopped garlic and sauté a bit longer.

Combine meat and onion/garlic into a deep pan on the stove top. Add one jar of marinara sauce per pound of meat. Slowly simmer for a solid 30-45 minutes to allow the flavors to blend together. 
 

Use a 1 pound frozen bag of cavatelli, following directions for cooking (boiling) them in water. Drain and add to the meat and marinara mix. Cook low another half hour so the flavors penetrate the pasta. Serve with a good semolina bread and salad and you will have a feast. 

[Bucksnbows]

A recent river restoration project in CT and I fed my crew bear bolognese one night. My excavator operator and his son both ate three full helpings and the son asked if I could move in and cook for them 

[2BuckBizCT]

Adding @crappyice

[dbHunterNY]

i'll have to try this with my bear meat in the freezer.

[mowin]

I'll definitely be trying this recipe. 

[Robhuntandfish]

How much meat do you get off a bear percentage wise 

[crappyice]

7 hours ago, 2BuckBizCT said:

Adding @crappyice

Thank you! Cooking it for at least 60 minutes May make me more comfortable!

[Bucksnbows]

14 hours ago, crappyice said:

Thank you! Cooking it for at least 60 minutes May make me more comfortable!

Can I ask if you worry this much when you eat pork products?  You have a much higher chance of trichinosis from pork than bear. 

[Robhuntandfish]

2 hours ago, Bucksnbows said:

Can I ask if you worry this much when you eat pork products?  You have a much higher chance of trichinosis from pork than bear. 

Last I saw 90% of trichinosis was from bear meat nowadays.  At least in domestic pork it's been all but eliminated.  

https://www.cdc.gov/trichinellosis/about/index.html

Edited October 18 by Robhuntandfish

[2BuckBizCT]

19 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Last I saw 90% of trichinosis was from bear meat nowadays.  At least in domestic pork it's been all but eliminated.  

https://www.cdc.gov/trichinellosis/about/index.html

that link says "wildcat". who would eat the University of Kentucky mascot?

[mowin]

2 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Last I saw 90% of trichinosis was from bear meat nowadays.  At least in domestic pork it's been all but eliminated.  

https://www.cdc.gov/trichinellosis/about/index.html

Good Lord.  Average of 10 cases per year in the US and rarely fatal. I've got a better chance of getting gored to death by a rutting buck, then getting sick eating bear meat. 

[crappyice]

5 hours ago, Bucksnbows said:

Can I ask if you worry this much when you eat pork products?  You have a much higher chance of trichinosis from pork than bear. 

Nope...and I eat that medium! I have never once pretended my concern was rational!