Elevate your Wildgame

Mis Cazadores,

As the season closes and our pursuit of big game winds down, it is time to focus on our game meat. All to often, we drop the ball after a big hunt harvesting our long sought out deer or elk. So much work into a hunt, only to be turned into ground or burger. To each their own, if that's your cup of tea. I'm here to tell you that we should start putting just as much effort into our game meat after the hunt as before the hunt. This recipe can be easily adapted for a variety of wildgame proteins including beef. First a couple simple ingredients to get started.

Ingredients

1. Venison Backstrap

2. Frontier Prime Cuts Seasoning

3. Tallow or Butter

4. Salt and Pepper

Steps

• Find and preheat your favorite cast iron pan, preferably at least 12 inches, on a medium high heat and set your oven to 350F.

• I start with a base seasoning of coarse ground pepper and sea salt to taste followed by a good layer of Frontier Co-op Prime Cuts Savory Pepper Seasoning. We can always adjust the salt at the end if needed.

• Once your cast iron skillet is hot, drop in your favorite oil or fat. For lean venison and Elk I recommended pork fat or beef tallow, but you can use avocado or olive oil too.

• Place your backstrap in the hot cast iron and develop beautiful crust without burning. Repeat on all 4 sides.

• Once youve reached a satisfactory crust place your backstrap and cast iron skillet in the oven.

• Use a Thermopro Digital food thermometer check your temperature periodically until desired temperature. I shoot for 3-5 degrees under my desired doneness due to carry over cooking.

• Pull from oven and place on cutting board to rest. Preferably half the total cook time. If cook time was 10 mins, rest for 5 mins.

• Slice, finish with some large flake salt if needed and enjoy.

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Once you've mastered these steps you can take it to the next level by doing a reverse sear, bacon wrapping your tenderloin or even using a smoker. Hope you try the recipe and let me know how it turns out in the comments.

Keep hunting, eat good and we will see you on the next one.

Cazador Tejano