My Easter Dinner

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

I usually spend my Easter taking a picnic into the wild for the day. This year was a bit different, but I had a short hike and enjoyed the day anyway. :grin:

I was fortunate to find morel mushrooms the other day. The area I hunt was hit by a wild fire 2 years ago, most of the trees and landmarks are gone but I was able to find my favorite morel areas.

I've dried most of the morels, marinated a few, fried some... for this supper, I sauteed them in garlic butter with wild onions.

I butterflied a section of whitetail backstrap from rifle season..

gave the backstrap a quick cure for 2 hours...

gathered wild onions...

sauteed the morels in garlic butter before stuffing the backstrap..

rolled and wrapped in bacon...

Into the drum til done.

I served the stuffed backstrap with more sauteed morels and wild onions.

This is one of my favorite meals. Reminds me of why I love hunting and gathering so much....and love being out in the wild.

Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend. :grin:
Thanks for looking!

sudsandswine · Apr 22, 2019

Amazing :clap2:

NavarreQ · Apr 22, 2019

Oh lawd! Well done well done indeed!

Denco · Apr 22, 2019

Outstanding! The best foraging I come up with here in NTx is poke salad, wild onions, dewberries,sand plums when ripe. What IT did you get the backstrap to? Still have a couple whole ones in the freezer that need some TLC. Again great job! Thanks for sharing.

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

sudsandswine said:
Amazing :clap2:

NavarreQ said:
Oh lawd! Well done well done indeed!

Thank you guys! It's one of my favorite meals in the spring. :-D

woodbutcher1 · Apr 22, 2019

Awesome meal as usual Jeanie.:clap2::hail::dancer:

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

Denco said:
Outstanding! The best foraging I come up with here in NTx is poke salad, wild onions, dewberries,sand plums when ripe. What IT did you get the backstrap to? Still have a couple whole ones in the freezer that need some TLC. Again great job! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Larry! Sounds like good foraging in your area!
I usually take the backstrap to med rare but when it's cured and stuffed I take it a little high... around 145F. The cure keeps the meat nice and moist.
Hope you have great luck gathering t:grin:his year!

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

woodbutcher1 said:
Awesome meal as usual Jeanie.:clap2::hail::dancer:

Thanks Leonard! Hope you have great luck finding morels this year!

oifmarine2003 · Apr 22, 2019

Very nice, Jeanie. We have about another month or so until our Morels come up.

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

oifmarine2003 said:
Very nice, Jeanie. We have about another month or so until our Morels come up.

Thank you Chris! Hope you have great luck finding them. It's nice just getting out to look! :grin:

gtr · Apr 22, 2019

Looks like no stores were harmed in the making of this meal! :laugh:

Natural food at it's finest - I love all your threads, but this one has its own kinda cool.

Pretty spectacular, Jeanie! I hope your Easter was as good as it looks.

sudsandswine · Apr 22, 2019

I have a confession to make - I have never eaten a morel mushroom. Theyre all over up here too.

legendaryhog · Apr 22, 2019

Good gawd...that is my favorite, venison and morels. Looks incredible. Never had much luck finding them though, but I've got good friends who are better and hook me up. I really don't get it, maybe they just don't grow at my place?

Did two venison tenderloins for Easter this year as well and some of my beef rib steaks. I'll eat venison over anything.

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

gtr said:
Looks like no stores were harmed in the making of this meal! :laugh:

Natural food at it's finest - I love all your threads, but this one has its own kinda cool.

Pretty spectacular, Jeanie! I hope your Easter was as good as it looks.

lol No stores were harmed. I shoulda used my own bacon though. :laugh:
Thanks Greg! Hope your Easter weekend was amazing! :grin:

sudsandswine said:
I have a confession to make - I have never eaten a morel mushroom. Theyre all over up here too.

Heck....You need to go get some! They're pretty tasty! :grin:

jayman · Apr 22, 2019

Oh my goodness! Your ideas are fantastic! Well done!

legendaryhog · Apr 22, 2019

sudsandswine said:
I have a confession to make - I have never eaten a morel mushroom. Theyre all over up here too.

That's too bad, they are very, very good. If you find them, pick them. They are valuable.

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

legendaryhog said:
Good gawd...that is my favorite, venison and morels. Looks incredible. Never had much luck finding them though, but I've got good friends who are better and hook me up. I really don't get it, maybe they just don't grow at my place?

Did two venison tenderloins for Easter this year as well and some of my beef rib steaks. I'll eat venison over anything.

I bet they grow close to your area! There is a morel site online that shows where and when people are finding them each year. Hope you check into it!
Nice that your friends keep you supplied though! :grin:

Dang... Bet your dinner was fantastic! I agree with you, it's hard to beat fresh venison. :grin: Thanks!

cowgirl · Apr 22, 2019

jayman said:
Oh my goodness! Your ideas are fantastic! Well done!

Thank you Jay! I make this every spring when the wild onions start popping up around the farm. :grin:

food4thot · Apr 22, 2019

Another stunning feast.

Again, I'm certain you could easily take/make Pioneer Woman's lunch.

Texmex01 · Apr 22, 2019

Not a Shroom eater, but the rest of that looks epic!

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