Chicken Fried Venison

For anyone who enjoys venison and is getting sick of just making stew out of all that stew meat here's something new to try. I call it Chicken Fried Venison. If you've heard of Chicken Fried Steak you know what I am talking about. This recipe comes from the concept of chicken fried streak but uses venison instead of steak. It's easy to make and can be the center of a large meal or thrown in a sandwich. My daddy used to cook this for me and it used to make me salivate as soon as I smelled it cookin'.

Ingredients

½-1lb of Venison stew meat (preferably larger chunks)*

2-3 eggs

2 cups of flour

2 cups of seasoned bread crumbs**

1-2 cups of vegetable oil for cooking

Salt and pepper to taste

*Each chunk of stew meat makes one patty, this recipe serves 3-4 people

**You can substitute in a traditional batter or better yet make a beer batter

First use a meat tenderizer to flatten out those chunks of stew meat to about ¼-½" thick patties. After you flatten your stew meat you can salt and pepper it to taste. Personally I don't like to season it much 'cause I love the taste of venison. Now place 1-2 cups of vegetable oil in a large pan, place on stove and turn to medium heat.

Next set up your coating line while the oil warms. First, dump 2 cups of flour on a plate. Then mix the eggs in a large bowl (remove the shells first of course) and place the bowl next to the flour, and next to that dump 2 cups of breads crumbs on a plate and place a clean plate at the end. You've just made your self a coating line that makes the preparation go much smoother.

Take a single patty and first place it in the flour, as with all steps make sure all sides get covered. Then dip it into the egg and finish it by coating in the breadcrumbs. Place the ready to cook patty on the clean plate. Repeat this step with all your patties and then you are ready to cook.

Okay now place the patties in the oil that's been heating. Remember your oil is hot, so be careful. I like to use a grease cover on my pan to prevent the spray. The meat will cook in 4-5 minutes; flip the patty 3-4 times until the coating is a nice golden brown. Place the finished patty on a plate with paper towel on it to help the oil drain.

There you go Chicken Fried Venison. You make think there's nothing better than venison, that is until you've tried it chicken fried!