Black Bear Roast in pressure Cooker

[ajeatoo]

Hi,

Ok so I have cooked black bear before many times various methods all turned out great until today. I got a good regular pressure cooker (ie: not the new electric type). So decided to try a bear roast for the first recipe. Couldn't actually find a recipe anywhere so based the timing off a pork roast which worked out to 30 mins for a 1 lb roast.

It was contracted like a flexed bicep when I opened the cooker, and yet the thermometer read only 108! So I cooked it another 30 mins and it read 133. I gave up at that point since it was so late and my husband was less than impressed to say the extreme least. I have never in our 19 years of marriage had a flop like this. So the only thing I can come up with is either it had too much liquid (I added 2 cups home made bison broth in with the veggies) and/or it needs to cook allot longer.

I am not new to pressure canning (love my all American!) but pressure cooking is a new thing. So am I doing something way off base?? Too much liquid? Not enough time? Something totally different??

Any tips would be awesome! 😊👍🏻

[358win]

Cook it longer, make sure you have enough liquids. Get the rocker a rocking for 60-90 minutes depending on size.
I will look done after 30 minutes but as you say looks a flexed bicep. Not tender.

Another easy way is 8 - 10 hrs. in a slow cooker.

[monasheemountainman]

if my wife ever messed up a meal like that shed be sleeping with the dogs....

[Bear Chaser]

if my wife ever messed up a meal like that shed be sleeping with the dogs....

Tough talk buddy. LOL. I've been there.

[358win]

We all have to learn at some point.
Bear roasts and Pressure cookers can be a real challenge.
Thank you for your post ajeatoo.

I hope lots of others have just learned some things too!

[emerson]

If my wife messes up a meal I follow the advice I give my kids. Eat it fast to get it over with. Her standards are higher than mine so rarely an issue.

[guest]

Another easy way is 8 - 10 hrs. in a slow cooker.

first brown the roast all sides ........ Put it in a slow cooker with a wack of herbs, Rosemary, garlic, basil, oregano, beef broth, onion, celery ........ Cook for the day .... 6 hours or more, serve with a wack of white spuds and vavoom.

CT