Char Grilled Bacon Wrapped Venison Bites Recipes

VENISON WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut the venison tenderloin into 12 strips lengthwise. Toss with Italian dressing, and allow to marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat a grill for medium heat.
• To assemble the venison wraps, lay a strip of venison on top of a strip of bacon. Place a teaspoon of cream cheese at one end, and top with a slice of jalapeno. Roll up and secure with a skewer. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Season the wraps with desired amount of seasoning salt.
• Grill for 10 minutes, then turn over, and continue cooking until the bacon is crisp.

GRILLED VENISON BITES (DEER BALLS) (CAJUN)

Steps:

• Cut venison into bite size bits.
• Cut bacon into 3-4 inch pieces. You may even want to cut the bacon strips in half, length-wise first, depending on the width of the bacon.
• Wrap each chunk of meat with a piece of bacon, using a tooth pick to hold in place.
• Place wrapped venison in a plastic bag and cover with dressing. Marinate over night.
• Place marinated deer balls on plate and sprinkle with seasoning.
• Grill until bacon is crisp, turning often. I found the easiest way is to use a fish basket, that way you can turn them all over at once. Another way is to use a skewer. No mater what method you use, watch for flare ups, since the oil in the Italian dressing will cause quite a blaze if you don't keep an eye on it. I walked away one time to get a beer and when I came back my balls were burnt to a crisp.

SWEET BACON-WRAPPED VENISON TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Mix brown Sugar and Soy sauce together in a bowl. They should combine nicely into a soupy soy liquid.
• Put Deer Loin in a cooking tray and pour Brown Sugar/Soy Sauce mixture over loin. Roll tenderloin over in mixture, completely covering it.
• Let meat marinate in mixture at least 3 hours or overnight in fridge. It's best to marinate for 8 hours if you have the time. Also GREAT to use a Food Saver or other Vacuum device to Vacuum pack/seal the meat with Marinade. With this method, you can achieve Overnight-level marinade in just a couple hours!
• Remove loin from tray, and place on a slotted bake sheet with a drip pan or aluminum foil below to catch dripping. Don't throw away marinade.
• Wrap a piece of bacon around the very end of the tenderloin, securing the bacon strip with a toothpick.
• Repeat this process until the entire loin is wrapped in ten or so bacon "loops." The tenderloin should look like an arm with a bunch of wrist watches on it, the watches being the bacon strips.
• Drizzle remaining marinade over deer loin. You can continue to baste the loin with the marinade throughout the cooking process with either a brush or a turkey baster.
• Place on center rack in oven and bake at 350°F for 30-40* minutes. *This should cook the meat to about Medium. For those of you who prefer rare meat (like me), cut the time to 25-30 minutes and then follow with the "OPTION 2" step below regarding searing.
• OPTION 1 - with about 10 minutes of cooking time left, you can lightly dust the top of the loin with white sugar. This creates a sweet crust on top of the bacon. Might be too sweet for some. Try doing it on just HALF of the loin to see if you like it!
• OPTION 2 - For a crispier crust and crispier bacon, remove Loin from oven and place the Loin(s) directly on a Grill over medium-high heat to sear the bacon and outer loin. (Thanks to all of you reviewers who taught me this. It's a great step for those of us who like a cooked crust and a pink center).
• Remove from oven and place on cutting board. Using a knife, cut the loin between each strip of bacon so that you have many pieces of meat, each with their own toothpick.
• You can eat these pieces directly from the toothpick or remove the toothpick and eat like steak. You can thank me later.
• The next day, try the leftovers on a wheat bun with spicy BBQ Saucefor an awesome leftover sandwich.

BACON WRAPPED GRILLED VENISON BACKSTRAP ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Rub roast with olive oil. Sprinkle all sides with salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
• 2. For Marinade: Mix together the soy sauce, 2tbsp olive oil, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.
• 3. Pour marinade over roast in glass baking dish. Cover. Let marinade 2-5 hours in refrigerator.
• 4. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to grilling. During this time prepare the charcoal grill to med-high heat.
• 5. Wrap bacon around roast and secure with toothpicks.
• 6. Spray BBQ grill plates with non stick spray. Sear roast 3 minutes per side.
• 7. Move roast to medium heat on the grill and continue to grill until the internal temperature reaches 140°F. This is for medium rare, any higher and the roast will be dry and tough.
• 8. Remove from grill and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED, BACON WRAPPED VENISON BACK STRAP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the bacon in the marinade. Let the venison marinade over night.
• Half cook the bacon and then wrap each steak.
• Grill to your liking.
• Of course, you never want to overcook venison.

CHAR-GRILLED BACON WRAPPED VENISON BITES

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1 1/2 inch to 2 inch chunks and place in nonreactive bowl.
• Pour marinade over meat, stir and press down to cover with marinade.
• Cover bowl, place in refrigerator for at least 8 hours (overnight is preferable.)
• About 1 hour before starting charcoal in grill, remove meat from refrigerator; drain off and discard marinade.
• Cover your work surface with freezer paper, if desired, to cut down on the mess, then lay out toothpicks or skewers.
• Cut bacon strips in half and wrap around each chunk of meat, securing with a toothpick or sliding onto skewer; continue with remainder of meat. (If extra meat remains when bacon is gone, just grill it naked!)
• Grill meat over medium-low heat (300-325 degrees F, the cooler side of the grill), turning often for about 8-10 minutes, then move to hottest area of grill and cook until bacon is mostly browned (1 or 2 minutes.)
• Remove and keep covered until serving.
• Refrigerate covered leftovers.
• NOTE: You may make and use your own marinade. Mix together: 1 cup soy sauce 3/4 cup worcestershire sauce 1/8-1/4 cup lime juice 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (optional) 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (optional)