Deer Tenderloin Suggestions

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I'm planning on cooking deer tenderloin this weekend.  Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated as I am fairly new to cooking on my new Egg.  Should I just use salt and pepper to season? What temperature is recommended?   Thanks 

littlerascal56

I used to cut the tenderloin into 1 1/2" slabs, then butterfly so they were 3/4" thick.  Cook them like a fillet mignon (sear both sides hot, then finish indirect).  Salt and pepper are good.  Some people don't like the flavor of deer meat, but the tenderloins were my favorite when I processed my venison. Had buddies put ranch dressing on theirs and they said they were delicious.

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Sounds great!  I'll definitely give it a try tomorrow. Its my son's first deer and he's anxious for it to be prepared on the Egg.

leemschu

I cooked some whole halfs the other day like a beef tenderloin that was pretty good. 350-400 direct for 30-40 minutes depending on how you like it with some Game On, a hickory and apple chunk . It was pretty good.

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Thanks leemschu.  I'm fairly new to cooking on my Egg and I'll take all the help I can get.  Great deer by the way!  I'm going on a deer hunt in Nebraska next month for a few weeks.

tarheelmatt

I like to sear then roast till medium (140° ish).  

I like to marinade first too.  Balsamic goes wonderfully with venison.  So I make a marinade with balsamic as well as a nice glaze/sauce afterwards.  

scmoose

tarheelmatt said:

I like to sear then roast till medium (140° ish).  

I like to marinade first too.  Balsamic goes wonderfully with venison.  So I make a marinade with balsamic as well as a nice glaze/sauce afterwards.  

Like this guy said.  Marinade it in a zip lock bag overnight in whatever you like, massage it every time you open the fridge, then cook like mentioned above.  Then slice into 1/4 pieces.  Don't go over 140 or it will dry out bad as deer meat is very lean. 

ROllTIDEEGGING

Has anyone tried the Dizzy wild game yet? Almost got some today for deer, never have seen that one before..

leemschu

ROllTIDEEGGING said:

Has anyone tried the Dizzy wild game yet? Almost got some today for deer, never have seen that one before..

I have it's pretty good. I didn't think it was just amazing but not bad.

leemschu

And Roll Tide!

Botch

Spiedies!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/142074/spiedies/
A former co-worker used to bring these into work every season, made from elk.  I'm sure venison would work great too (I wouldn't make the whole tenderloin this way, but if you have a portion you could prepare this way for appetizers, you won't be disappointed).  

johnkitchens

Here is the way I do it. http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1173442/venison-pics

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Thanks for all the help.