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Backstrap Mushroom Soup

Course: Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine: Wild Game
Keyword: soup recipes

Ingredients

  • pounds venison backstrap, sliced across grain into ½-inch thick rounds
  • olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 cup carrots, finely diced
  • 1 cup parsnip, peeled and finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 quart beef or venison stock
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 cups mushrooms, stems trimmed at base and halved
  • ½ cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Prepare backstrap. Rub meat with olive oil, and season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Place on a white-hot-grill, and sear on both sides, but not past medium-rare, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat, and let rest at room temperature. When cooled, cut into 1-inch chunks.
  • In a large pot over medium heat, lightly brown bacon. Add onion, carrot, parsnip and garlic. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Add rosemary, stock, soy sauce and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Add mushrooms, and simmer until soft, but not limp and overcooked. Add venison, and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Remove rosemary sprigs, ladle soup into bowls and top with shredded cheese.