HELP! how do you cook back strap??

[halloweenfreak]

we have several deer back strap in the freezer and i have NO idea how to cook it. what is it?? what are some good ways to fix it?

[justpeachy92]

The backstrap is the deer loin. You can cook it how you would a pork loin. I like to marinade mine, wrap it in foil and grill it.

[halloweenfreak]

can you crock pot one?

[Greebo]

ceashels cooks all our venison - and we have a friend who hunts who gets us a deer each year - so she will have more info on this...

I'll tell her about this thread so she can give her tips. She makes GOOD deer!

[Ceashels]

Back straps are incredibly lean pieces of meat so any long cooking method such as the crockpot will make it tough and dry.

You can wrap it in bacon and roast it like a pork loin, I have sliced it into filets and seared them over high heat, and you can grill them like justpeachy does (that sounds really good). I rarely marinate meats because I never think of it a head of time.

I hope that helps.

[walker24]

My mom always floured and fried it. Not super healthy but it was delicious. We always had a side of biscuits and butter with it. Allrecipes.com has venison recipes too.

[Jenibelle]

Whenever my dad gets a deer this is the first part eaten. All of the hunting buddies who helped clean the deer (or sat around talking during it) throw it in a skillet with a little bit of butter and just eat it plain. We all like it

[TexasPeanut]

Use it as you would any lean loin cut of meat. We've grilled ours outside wrapped in foil, oven roasted it, sliced it thick and slathered a peppercorn rub on it and grilled it steak style, thinly sliced it and used it in asian dishes.

Tasty!

[pop goes the weasel]

We always butterfly it and fry it in a little butter and garlic. But don't over cook it or it will be tough.