Time for a smoke

[huntnfish]

It’s the night before the youth season so I decided to start a new tradition.  It’s my daughters second year and next year my son will be old enough. Last weekend putting away the food from the lake I discovered a chunk of backstrap and a package of backstraps that I made into chops. Both kids love the backstraps. My daughter so much that she made me swear not to make any unless I talked to her first. She felt the need to approve the guest list if we were making any. She got a deer last year and needed to make sure the people enjoying it were up to her standards. The night before seemed like a great time to clear them out. I made my 2 favorite meals on the same night. I didn’t cook a backstrap whole until last Christmas Eve. I ate one during deer season and it was amazing and I had to try it myself. I’ve cooked a bunch since then. Here is the before and after

Edited October 21, 2021 by huntnfish

[huntnfish]

My absolute favorite way for backstraps is to cut some onion and cook with butter and garlic. Throw the backstrap chunks in and cook through. Them dump in cream of mushroom and cream of chicken and let it simmer. Then some milk to thin it out. Pour that concoction over some cubed potatoes and it’s heaven. I’ve been eating it that way since a kid and it’s one of those things that never fails. Pretty much impossible to screw up and delicious every time. 
 

[huntnfish]

It’s much better with fresh asparagus but the time of year is wrong and the store bought stuff is generally garbage.

[smurfy]

Hunt fish, did you grill that whole back strap?? What seasonings do you use.

 

Nothing personal, but on your second set of pictures, I'd of stopped before the cream of soups. It does look good though.

 

Gave me a good chuckle your daughter giving you permission when to cook it 

[huntnfish]

I grilled the whole backstrap on my pellet grill. 
 

I agree. I enjoy it cooked without the soup but cooking it this way is something I’ve eaten since I was a kid so there it’s a little sentimental with the soups. If I’m cooking it that way without the soup I like to add some red/green/yellow peppers. The flavors all together are awesome. I’ve always wanted to make it like that but also add some fresh jalapeños to spice it up a bit. 
 

 

My daughter has been very stingy with her deer meat from last season. I had some out and she says to me “I know that’s not my deer you have in the fridge. Because I’m sure you’d say something if you were planning on cooking my deer”. The sass is unreal In that girl. I’m just glad she enjoys hunting. She loves animals so I wasn’t sure how she’d be shooting one. After she shot her buck last year I was talking to her about it. I asked her how she was doing and she says “ I’d feel bad if they didn’t taste so good”. 

[snagfinder]

Took my 8 year old boy with bow hunting last night and we didnt get anything of course but all he kept talking about was how we were going to eat it.  Guess this year we are making deer meatballs. He ate all the nasty ducks so far this year so i guess meatballs it is when we get one.  My 4 year old daughter wanted to know if we could shoot all the squirrels in the yard and make beef jerky from them.  Time to get out the air rifle.

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, snagfinder said:

Took my 8 year old boy with bow hunting last night and we didnt get anything of course but all he kept talking about was how we were going to eat it.  Guess this year we are making deer meatballs. He ate all the nasty ducks so far this year so i guess meatballs it is when we get one.  My 4 year old daughter wanted to know if we could shoot all the squirrels in the yard and make beef jerky from them.  Time to get out the air rifle.

Good God. What are you doing to these poor children?

They want to eat all the animals!

[snagfinder]

I couldnt believe the kid liked the ducks. He loved it. Now I dont have to accidently leave them at my dads when done cleaning them. Now if I could just catch a few walleyes so the pouting for fish tacos can stop. Funny note. My 5 year old daughter had pancakes at kindergarten the other day she said they were delicious but the syrup was gross and didnt even come from a tree. Thats my girl.

[rl_sd]

Every Sunday a group of 4 or 5 of us along with our wives and kids get together, have a few beers and watch football. Every week has a theme that usually has a main course and lots of little things to accompany…. We have done Mexican (grilled stuffed tacos on the black stone),  Chinese ( chicken fried rice), American (Burgers,brats,hotdogs), and Soups. This past Sunday we did a breakfast theme. A few different egg bakes and about 5 lbs of bacon served as the main course, but I decided that it was finally time to make a breakfast fatty. This was a dish that I wanted to try for a long time- I mean protein, wrapped into protein, then wrapped into protein…. What’s not to love? Did a weave with some cheap bacon… put on a pound of maple bacon flavored sausage… made some eggs and peppers on the black stone and then put it all together. 90 min on the smoker and it was perfect! The only crappy part is that I forgot to take a pic when it was done…

[rundrave]

19 minutes ago, rl_sd said:

Did a weave with some cheap bacon

Cheap bacon? I didn't know such a thing still existed? lol

 

Nice work on the fatty I still have yet to do one myself. You may have inspired me to try one now.

[rl_sd]

25 minutes ago, rundrave said:

Cheap bacon? I didn't know such a thing still existed? lol

 

Nice work on the fatty I still have yet to do one myself. You may have inspired me to try one now.

I figured the cheap transparent bacon would probably crisp up nicer!

[leech~~]

Hot wings in the smoker for the Viks game!

Win or lose I'm eaten good!

[smurfy]

yea Leech........that stuff aint good for you.....best send them my way!!!!!! i'll see to it there disposed of correctly!!!!!!!!!

[PurpleFloyd]

1 hour ago, leech~~ said:

Hot wings in the smoker for the Viks game!

Win or lose I'm eaten good!

Looks like it was taken in Sam’s Club. That smoker ain’t even smoked up inside

[chaffmj]

1 hour ago, leech~~ said:

Hot wings in the smoker for the Viks game!

 

Dam I just got done eating and now I am hungry again, thanks leech.

[leech~~]

16 minutes ago, PurpleFloyd said:

Looks like it was taken in Sam’s Club. That smoker ain’t even smoked up inside

 

New Master built used twice now.  My Char Broil bit the dust.

[smurfy]

so Leech....i suppose as ugly as that game was you ate the bones to!!!!!!!!

[leech~~]

44 minutes ago, smurfy said:

so Leech....i suppose as ugly as that game was you ate the bones to!!!!!!!!

Na,  just naughed on them a bit!

[leech~~]

Two split dry rubbed Turkeys in the smoker now!  3-4 hrs and time to snack on wings and dummies!

[leech~~]

Finally, Yuum!

[Mike89]

so leech, you are just splitting them right?  or are you taking the backbone out??   and they look great!!!!   enjoy!!! 

[smurfy]

They look gawd aweful, I need to dispose of them 

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

so leech, you are just splitting them right?  or are you taking the backbone out??   and they look great!!!!   enjoy!!! 

Yep cutting the back bone out with a meat shears. 

[smurfy]

so Leech....that smoked turkey gone already, gotta cook another for thanksgiving!!!!!!!1  

[PurpleFloyd]

21 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Finally, Yuum!

Nice