Venison Backstrap, Morels n Wild Onions

[cowgirl]

One of my favorite spring meals... venison, morels mushrooms and wild onions.
This year I was lucky enough to find a few morels.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/morels%202015/4a32f2df-4b0a-42dd-a52f-337cd110b597_zps5ypir9mg.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/morels%202015/109ab7e5-db63-49b3-8642-06a08a4a39cb_zpswv9sjmzn.jpg

dried most of them in the smokehouse...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/morels%202015/a737d689-a4b5-4040-bd75-af3ac8de93c0_zpslbyinkyw.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/morels%202015/c6ace099-80d0-48a8-8505-f5b9eb779723_zpss7m2siez.jpg

marinated a few smaller ones...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=208007&page=3&highlight=morels

butterflied a piece of whitetail backstrap saved from rifle season.. gave it a one hour quick cure with TQ.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/1a0de586-39b0-4784-8595-da598ec3cba5_zps7nphhhv2.jpg

gathered some wild onions...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/57e30918-6223-41e2-bd7d-f6823deee273_zpsloevyk0z.jpg



sautéed the shrooms and onions in butter...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/d34ba9f4-7872-44b5-a02e-c2e4c7c735e1_zps8tib4opd.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/8b0cdcb2-40e9-4f23-8b6e-78f37dbc97af_zpskypj6mta.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/fc59bdf0-89e1-4f71-97d4-09401f959691_zpsk5wiji1k.jpg

rinsed the backstrap and topped with the cooled shrooms and onions...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/0a367758-557f-4f3e-a698-fcd6ef7739ac_zpsqxybdtdf.jpg

wrapped with a bacon weave to hold everything in place...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/9bbb4669-ebe8-4308-b94f-3f17a5c42dd3_zpsvclgrqi1.jpg

into the drum til done...

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/ca5b1523-a47d-4038-a384-aa0643eb8f7e_zpsnk36nutf.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/bd09d0a1-f291-4583-8ca9-c04f7cf16980_zps35dzxwrg.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/626007af-9476-48ba-8e7b-35d61b617727_zpsvhf7egkg.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/6eb072b8-6b3e-4fce-8d9a-707a3245d870_zpsdn4uubmh.jpg

served with extra morels n onions....

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/4abb638d-6f7a-43e9-8ed4-f1746ae50ab8_zpsgsaimimz.jpg

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/cowgirls-photos_album/BPS%20Drum/venison%20and%20morels/052d955b-260a-42ca-abd5-788dfe820ada_zpsutayy51s.jpg

That's it! Another simple meal... it's one of my favorites.

Sorry for so many photos, but thanks for looking!

[plakers]

Simply delicious

[HOG FAN]

Oh my. Looks amazing... as usual.

[cowgirl]

Simply delicious

Thank you!!

Oh my. Looks amazing... as usual.

Jason, thanks!! Do you hunt?

[HOG FAN]

Jason, thanks!! Do you hunt?

Hunting for directions to your place right now.

Just joking. Haven't had much time to hunt the past few years but I've told myself that's going to change this fall come hell or high water! The Browning 25-06 is going to see some action again. :thumb:

[smokeacholic]

All I can say is you are just amazing. Your post are fantastic.

[cowgirl]

Hunting for directions to your place right now.

Just joking. Haven't had much time to hunt the past few years but I've told myself that's going to change this fall come hell or high water! The Browning 25-06 is going to see some action again. :thumb:

Thanks Jason! I bet there are a lot of deer in your area, mushrooms too. Good luck to ya! :-D:thumb:

[cowgirl]

All I can say is you are just amazing. Your post are fantastic.

That is very kind of you to say...thank you!!

[HOG FAN]

And how the heck do you get your bacon weave to look that good?

[cowgirl]

And how the heck do you get your bacon weave to look that good?

Thanks!! :becky:
I start the weave in the center and keep it tight. :thumb:

[Randy3269]

I've never seen those shrooms till I saw em in one of your posts. The are definitely different and I bet they taste great. I'll have to hit up one of my friends in Ardmore to see if he has any on his property. Backstrap is always a favorite! Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Titch]

Wow,nice tight weave,
I take it morels are mushrooms,?
Wish I had those wild onions here,anything onion is usually awesome

[cowgirl]

I've never seen those shrooms till I saw em in one of your posts. The are definitely different and I bet they taste great. I'll have to hit up one of my friends in Ardmore to see if he has any on his property. Backstrap is always a favorite! Thanks for sharing.

Randy

Thank you Randy! Morels grow in TX too but not sure about your area.
Good luck, I hope you find some! :-D

[cowgirl]

Wow,nice tight weave,
I take it morels are mushrooms,?
Wish I had those wild onions here,anything onion is usually awesome

Thanks Titch! Yes morels are mushrooms. The growing season is short so they are kind of hard to find at times.
The wild onions are nice, I look forward to them each spring. :thumb:

[pizzakngjr]

Jeanie that looks fantastic! Missouri is apparently having a great morel season from what I have saw posted on facebook!

[cowgirl]

Jeanie that looks fantastic! Missouri is apparently having a great morel season from what I have saw posted on facebook!

That's great Kyle! This was my best season for a few years too. Hope it keeps it up. :thumb:
Thanks!!

[16Adams]

Literally a Grand "down to earth" meal. Awesome

[slow-smoker]

Nice job Jeanie; looks great! :hungry:

[fantomlord]

that sounds amazing Jeanie!

[code3rrt]

Sounds good, looks good! And by the way, you can never have to many pics:shock:, especially of your kinda cookin'.

KC

[Shagdog]

Great meal Jeanie! Made almost entirely from things not bought from a store

Great score on the morels this year! Looks like a bumper crop :thumb: I never have much luck with the morels, but my parents get enough wild onions to feed half the brethren.

[Decoy205]

Great ideas! I have those wild onions all over my neighborhood including my house. I honestly am afraid to eat anything growing from the soil in my neighborhood. I've picked a few onions and they smell good. It's cool to see someone cook with them! The grow like mad early spring.

[bluetang]

Looking quite tasty!

[Phubar]

Can't get tired of this meal!
Love the combo Girl!

[Neil]

OMG! Absolutely incredible Jeanie! :thumb::thumb: I would kill to find that many morels in one day. The cook looks fantastic and I'm sure it was as delicious as it looks.

[ShencoSmoke]

Perfection!

[Yan can Cook]

Come on now, you know everyone loves pictures!

[Yan can Cook]

Funny, we used to find morels all the time as kids. I always thought they were poisonous until a few years ago.....

[sam3]

Holy smokes Jeanie!! That's off the charts!!

What a beautiful cook.

[Big George's BBQ]

Absolutely nothing simple about that That looks amazing

[gsmith]

Awesome looking meal and something I'd like to replicate. Thank for sharing

[legendaryhog]

Looks fantastic! Got some morels yesterday and hopefully more this weekend. Probably one of my top ten meals of all time is morels and deer tenderloin. What a match! Something close to this is for dinner tonight.

[food4thot]

Nice. A protein truly worthy of the morels

[oifmarine2003]

Love morels! Ours should be popping in the next week or two, if the weather starts cooperating!

[pigville porkers]

So Jelous, not one shroom found here In Iowa for me yet this year.. :sad:

[Jsnow]

Nice combo our morels have not shown up yet to cold. Thanks for the ideas.

[cowgirl]

Thanks for the kind comments everybody! There's something about morels and wild game that just makes them taste so good together. One of my favorite meals!




Funny, we used to find morels all the time as kids. I always thought they were poisonous until a few years ago.....
Might have been "False Morels"? They look similar but are not edible.


Hope you all have a great morel season! :-D

[Grain Belt]

Cowgirl,

That is the single greatest thing I have seen on this site. This is not hyperbole or blowing smoke in any way. That would be my final meal before going to the chair if I was in such a situation. Absolutely a complete honor to the bounty of the wild. Thank you for sharing!

[firecracker jack]

Well I never tried venison back strap but I would be willing to try...did you save me some?:clap2:

[ichbin73]

Well done! That looks amazing. Good photos too.

[kpq]

OMG cowgirl I'm in love:kiss:

[gtr]

Real, natural food at its best - just fantastic Jeanie!

[cowgirl]

Thank you Grain Belt, very kind of you!!

Thank you Firecracker Jack! This backstrap didn't last long. lol I think I have more in the freezer. You need to try venison sometime, it's pretty tasty! :-D

ichbin73, Thanks so much! :-D

kpq, thank you for the kind comment! I'm in love with backstrap and morels too. :becky:

Greg, thanks! I know you've seen me cook this combo a million times. Something about cooking a meal that I hunted and gathered myself...just makes it taste that much better. (Not sure if that makes sense) lol
Thanks Friend!

[drumdawg67]

Jeanie. Never Never Never apologize for too many pics. I do remember this meal from last spring & I'm still in awe. Looks fantastic. Would love to try the morels sometime. As always, great cook!

[Oakswamper]

My favorite too. I will say I like your threads but this one made me mad lol

I should be finding morels already but it snowed here a couple days ago :x I hope we get warmer soon

[cowgirl]

Jeanie. Never Never Never apologize for too many pics. I do remember this meal from last spring & I'm still in awe. Looks fantastic. Would love to try the morels sometime. As always, great cook!

Thank you so much Keith, I appreciate your kind comment. I like to make this meal as soon as the wild onions pop up. :-D

My favorite too. I will say I like your threads but this one made me mad lol

I should be finding morels already but it snowed here a couple days ago :x I hope we get warmer soon

lol Sorry bout that Oakswamper! Really do hope you are able to find morels after the snow melts. I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya. :-D Thanks!

[Bonewagon]

Beautiful meal Jeanie!

[Seefyre]

Now it's time for your own TV show :wink:

[redline bovine]

OMG! :shock: Jeanie, Now you are talkin my language right there. Morels are my favorite mushroom to pair up with venison. Just fantastic! Good job.

[cowgirl]

Thank you Jason, Seefyre and Redline! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. You're very kind! :-D :thumb:

[SGH]

This is beyond impressive!! It's borderline insane!! You never cease to amaze with your cooking skills. Ma'am, my hat is off to you.

[TonyT]

Wow, you even have a top notch bacon weave. Why am I not surprised! Great cook as always

[HOG FAN]

Found a pic of cowgirls horse that matches the UDS grate!

[cowgirl]

This is beyond impressive!! It's borderline insane!! You never cease to amaze with your cooking skills. Ma'am, my hat is off to you.

Thank you SGH! :thumb::-D

Wow, you even have a top notch bacon weave. Why am I not surprised! Great cook as always

Tony, thanks for the kind comment! :-D

Found a pic of cowgirls horse that matches the UDS grate!
lol Jason... Thanks! :tsk: :becky:

[chambersuac]

I'm so jealous right now....


Oh, and again....no fruit??? You feeling ok?

[cowgirl]

I'm so jealous right now....


Oh, and again....no fruit??? You feeling ok?
I forgot the fruit! :doh: Thanks Dan! :-D

[Wickedcajun]

Fantastic as usual, Ms Jeanie!!!

[food4thot]

Now it's time for your own TV show :wink:Seriously. Food Network needs to dump Farmhouse Rules and "Cowgirl" could probably fill the slot easily, if so inspired.

Picture a mix somewhere between Pioneer Woman and Heartland Table, but with guns. She'd be like the all-American anti-Anthony Bourdain. There could be a lot of fun and entertainment... :tape:

[nsbbqguy]

You have food to a fine art !! That all looks killer!

[s0upb0ne]

:shock: That was a ridiculous cook! Just simply beautiful :)

I so love morels but they are so hard to find here in Florida.

[cowgirl]

Thank you guys!!
It's one of my favorite springtime meals. Venison, morels and wild onions just seem to belong together. :-D