Bacon-Wrapped Backstrap

roast with bacon

It’s not what you think. This recipe takes the relationship between bacon and venison to a whole new level. Picture a seasoned venison backstrap, topped with chopped mushrooms and totally encased in crispy bacon. If your deer was a small one, you might have to use a pair of backstraps. Since the recipe specifies the…

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Apple-Stuffed Backstrap

roasted venison with herbs and vegetables

Backstraps can be stuffed with just about anything you can imagine — asparagus, roasted bell pepper, your favorite cheese, mushrooms, ham, cream cheese, dried fruit and anything else that honks your horns. This is one of my favorite combinations that’s sweet, sour, cheesy and spicy.

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Fig-Glazed Roast

venison roast

I usually keep a jar of balsamic vinegar-infused figs on hand. The mildly sweet figs pair well with the not-so-acidic vinegar. Add a sprig or two of fresh sage or rosemary and a few garlic cloves, and it’s an instant pan sauce. This balsamic-fig combo is one you’ll want to use again and again on…

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Texas-Style Hindquarter Oven Venison Roast

Blasphemy! Making a “Texas-style” hindquarter venison roast indoors just ain’t right. Here’s the deal. Not everyone owns an outdoor cooker. Others can’t get past the snow bank to even find the barbecue, but they’d still like to turn a big deer roast into something that’s long on flavor and eats like a pot roast. Plus,…

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