Bacon Wrapped Venison Backstrap
Bacon Wrapped Venison Backstrap
As deer meat goes, it doesn't get better than fresh backstrap. You can cut it into steaks just like beef fillet, slice it thin for pan frying, or (my personal favourite) leave it whole then smoke or grill.
Ready in: 1 hour 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 311
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Ingredients
6 thick slices bacon
2 venison backstraps
2 tsp rice bran oil, divided
¼ tsp onion powder, divided
SIDS SALT & PEPPER to taste
2 tbsp butter
250 g sliced Portobello mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp chopped spring onion, more to taste
½ cup heavy whipping cream, more to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 190°C.
Place bacon on a slotted baking pan and bake bacon in the oven until partially cooked but still flexible, 6-8 minutes.
Brush venison tenderloins with oil and season with onion powder and SIDS SALT & PEPPER. Place tenderloin roasts side by side and wrap them together in strips of partially cooked bacon then place into a roasting pan.
Roast until bacon is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a tenderloin reads at least 65°C, about 1 hour.
Heat butter in a saucepan to medium then cook and stir mushrooms and garlic in hot butter until mushrooms are soft, 8-10 minutes. Stir spring onion into mushroom mixture then pour in cream. Cook, stirring often, until sauce is heated through. Serve sauce with tenderloins.