OT Chicken Fried Backstrap

Griffin · March 22

I love grilled foods. I love smoked foods. I love bbq. But right up there (maybe even higher) is a good chicken fried backstrap. Right behind that is chicken fried steak. I didn't grow up hunting, but married into a family with a ranch and lots of deer running around. While my father-in-law no longer hunts, my brother-in-law does. This past Fall, he took me out and kept me company while I took down my first deer and then taught me how to field dress and process it. There's just a sense of accomplishement and pride of procuring your own meat. The hunters here will know what I'm talking about. For some reason, we haven't used any of the meat from that deer until last night.

Backstrap ready to be coated and fried

Mrs. G helping out in the kitchen.

If I could choose my last meal, this just might be it.

I've loved chicken fried backstrap since the first time I had it, but the knowledge that I shot this deer, that I was responsible for it being on our table, somehow made it taste even better. Imagine chicken fried steak, but more tender and with just a bit of a difference in taste. We didn't even need to use a knife to cut it, it was so tender. I'll say it again. I love bbq, but I love me some CFB just as much. Hope y'all don't mind I went OT on this one. :))

Mickey · March 22

Now that is some gravy...... Nice steak also.

Griff you said "took down my first deer and then taught me how to field dress and process it. There's just a sense of accomplishement and pride of procuring your own meat". Mine was a very large sense of nausea and some tears. Our company kept several leases for years and years, I never hunted again. I put people out and cooked. When I think about it now all I can see is Nellys eyes looking back at me...

six_egg · March 22

I am so hungry right now. Nice looking CFB. The nieghbors and I have cook outs almost every week end. We do all kinds of stuff. Deer is one of them. I will have to post pics of it.

Griffin · March 22

Hunting is not for everybody, Mickey. Nothing wrong with that. I was nervous at first, but then filled with adrenaline afterwards. Deer are cute, but they are just another source of food in my eyes.

@six-egg would love to see some pics of deer cooks.

Mickey · March 22

Griffin said:

Hunting is not for everybody, Mickey. Nothing wrong with that. I was nervous at first, but then filled with adrenaline afterwards. Deer are cute, but they are just another source of food in my eyes.

@six-egg would love to see some pics of deer cooks.

Did you catch the fact that Nelly (my poodle) was not in sight when you got to Salado

:o3

caliking · March 22

I don't hunt, but I kinda see what you're talking about. Especially when its slathered in gravy! Looks deelish.

Griffin · March 22

I'm a bit confused @Mickey. You know I would never hurt Nelly or any other dog. I love dogs.

@caliking - everything is better slathered in gravy!

SmokeyPitt · March 22

Don't mind the OT at all Griffin. That looks amazing! My wife doesn't care for venison, but I bet she would go for that.

shtgunal3 · March 22

Looks good Griffin. That's the kind of food I was raised on and still enjoy today. Fried up like that is the best way to do it but next time your egging, put a little Dales sauce or your favorite marinade and maybe a little rub on some backstrap and toss it on the egg. It is wonderful. Be careful with the marinade it can overpower the backstrap pretty quickly. The backstrap will cook pretty fast too.

RAC · March 22

That look's awesome Griff. My wife makes the best CFB / CFS to. You can tell by the gravy that you know what your doing.

Mickey · March 22

@Griffin Just pulling your chain my friend. :o3

Solson005 · March 22

Looks good, I love OT posts that show great meals, does not bother me one bit!

Griffin · March 22

@SmokeyPitt -just tell her its chicken fried steak. ;)

@shtgunal3 - that sounds good.

@RAC - the wifey knows what she's doing with the gravy. I have no idea how to make gravy. I leave that to her. :))

@Mickey - no worries, give Nelly a scratch behind the ears for me.

@Solson005 - I didn't think many people would be bothered. Glad you aren't.

TUTTLE871 · March 22

That CFS looks pretty solid, as I always tell my wife make sure my last meal Is Chicken Fried Venison. Your Gravy looks like you used the excess oil from the cooking and did it country style.

I have been telling my wife I want to make this and she keeps telling me summer is coming and something about weight and lake, I dont know I tuned her out.

Griffin · March 22

=)) Yeah, Stace used the oil from the gravy.

allsid · March 22

Looks fantastic! Back strap was the first taste of venison I ever had and it was wonderful with just salt & pepper sautéed in butter. I cannot imagine how good your CFVBS was!

Thanks for sharing-

henapple · March 22

I haven't found good cfs in TN so the thing i look for when I'm in TX is just that. I've been deer hunting a few times but haven't got one. In TN they're a nuisance and the TWRA has really opened up hunting regs. I see deer as a cow or pig. I've never looked into a fish's eyes and seen anything other than hushpuppies. Nelly now is a different sorry as is Lucy, my spiked mini schnauzer.

Eggcelsior · March 22

henapple said:

I haven't found good cfs in TN so the thing i look for when I'm in TX is just that. I've been deer hunting a few times but haven't got one. In TN they're a nuisance and the TWRA has really opened up hunting regs. I see deer as a cow or pig. I've never looked into a fish's eyes and seen anything other than hushpuppies. Nelly now is a different sorry as is Lucy, my spiked mini schnauzer.

The controversy with horse meat is interesting too. For some, they are held on a higher plane than other livestock. Others, they are just that livestock. Who wants jello?

Plano_JJ · March 22

Looks great Griffin. Try this if you have a fully intact backstrap. Coat it lightly with EVOO, then cover it with Uncle Chris' Steak seasoning and let it sit in the fridge overnight covered. Grill to medium. Outstanding.

BOWHUNR · March 22

Mickey said:

Mine was a very large sense of nausea and some tears. Our company kept several leases for years and years, I never hunted again. I put people out and cooked. When I think about it now all I can see is Nellys eyes looking back at me...

You might not have handled this real well Mickey. :D You shoulda seen the T-Bones off of this thing!

Mike

U_tarded · March 22

BOWHUNR said:

Mickey said:

Mine was a very large sense of nausea and some tears. Our company kept several leases for years and years, I never hunted again. I put people out and cooked. When I think about it now all I can see is Nellys eyes looking back at me...

You might not have handled this real well Mickey. :D You shoulda seen the T-Bones off of this thing!

Mike

You ain't putting that on a mini

Dyal_SC · March 22

Looks outstanding, @Griffin! Definitely one of my favorites as well. You should try it with grits sometime. ;)

@Mickey, I love me some Beagle on the BGE. ;) That what she gets for climbing on the furniture. :D

BOWHUNR · March 22

@Dyal_SC That is friggen hilarious!!

Mike

Mickey · March 22

@Dyal_SC You are a sic puppy

:o3

Dyal_SC · March 22

lol... My wife was somewhat disturbed when I did that awhile back. I promise my beagles are ok. :) If I recall, I think they each got a chicken wing. ;)

Dyal_SC · March 22

@Griffin, have you ever used panko in addition to the flour? I've been using that a lot lately. Adds a nice extra crunch.

SaltySam · March 22

It's pretty much guaranteed that putting the words "chicken fried" in front of anything makes it delicious. To be honest, I'd never even heard the term backstrap before. No clue what it was. It could have been a leather belt for all I knew, but hell...a chicken fried leather belt probably tastes pretty good. Turns out it's deer tenderloin.

In my Google search for "backstrap", I saw that one of the most popular methods of preparing it is to cut them about 2" thick, wrapping them with thick bacon and grilling, much like filet mignon. If you have any backstrap left, I'd love to see you do a writeup on that method as well.

Griffin · March 22

Backstrap and tenderloin are different cuts. Backstrapis outside the rib cage, tenderloin is more towards the back on the inside toward the pelvis. Still have two tenderloins and one Backstrap left.

shtgunal3 · March 22

We call the ones on the inside the "inner loins ". I took a small piece of inner loin last night wrapped in bacon and threw on the egg. It was real good.

Wolfpack · March 23

@griffin It's a southern thing- wouldn't trade my time in the woods for anything. Can't wait to start taking my 2 year old with me. Looks fantastic.

Jscott · March 24

Another fantastic idea Griff! Thanks!

Please share the gravy recipe, it looks fantastic and I'm sure my SWMBO would really enjoy it too.

I agree and share your sentiment for hunting, but I'm more of a fly fisherman and the outdoors and challenge are what it is all about!

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