Elk with Plum Sauce and Rice

This was a very happy experiment that turned out amazing!  I had some pretty red plums fresh from my neighbor's tree, and I wanted to eat something exotic for lunch.  A star recipe was born!  The sauce was gorgeous!  My kids were raving about how this meal was perfectly sweet/tart/savory with lots of texture and bright color.

Elk Prep:
1 to 2 elk roasts (from my hubby's elk we home processed :))
1 Rapunzel brand bullion cube
garlic salt to taste
onion powder to taste
Himalayan salt to taste
Place elk roasts in a slow cooker.  Cover roasts with water until water reaches within 1/2 inch from the top of the roasts. Add bullion cube and spices listed above to taste. Slow cook for 10-15 hours.  At the end of elk cooking time prepare plum sauce.  Also, make your favorite rice according to package directions.  (I made Jasmine rice in my pressure cooker.)

Plum Sauce:
2 1/2 cups sliced plums (about 3/4 pound)
1/3 cup sugar (use sweetener of choice to substitute: agave, sucanate, honey, etc)
2 TBS water
Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan. Cover, bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Reduce heat to low, cook for 15 minutes our until plums are tender.  Cool slightly.  Place in a food processor (I love my Blend Tech Blender) and pulse until chunky.

Serve the plum sauce and slow cooked elk on a bed of cooked rice of your choice.
A feast for the eyes and the mouth!

Pizza

Pizza Sauce (and crust from Namaste mix)
1 - 6 oz can tomato paste
6 oz water (use the empty tomato paste can to measure)
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano

Combine the tomato paste and water until well mixed. Add the rest of the ingredients and spread over dough.

This makes enough to cover 2 pizza's.
This pizza sauce recipe comes from: http://couplethatcooks.blogspot.com/

I put this sauce on Namaste brand pizza crust mix with olives, goat cheese, and spinach.  A really great place to buy Namaste products is vitacost.com  They are cheaper than the health food store with fast shipping. I also like Namaste's waffle and pancake mixes!  The kids love pizza night.