I’ve been wanting to make a Stuffed Axis Backstrap for a while, or any stuffed backstrap really, and it turned out great!

I wanted to make a Stuffed Backstrap that didn’t require the use of bacon. No wrapping a perfectly fine backstrap in like thirty pieces of bacon. To me that kind of takes away from the wild game of it. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll probably end up making one like that in the future, but for now I wanted to keep it entirely wild game.

This is a pretty easy recipe that, for equipment, only really requires cast iron, an oven, and some kitchen twine. You basically clean your backstrap, if you haven’t already, and butterfly it down the middle, and tenderize it.

You then fill it with a tasty cream cheese mixture, roll it back up, tie it with twine, baste it with butter, and sear that bad boy in a cast iron! I finish it off in an oven to get to medium/medium rare, but if you like your meat still mooing, or grunting, you can eat it after searing it.

Also, you can take plenty of liberties with this recipe. If you’d rather it wrapped in bacon and slathered in BBQ sauce, go for it! If you rather brown the onions in the filling or remove them all together, the world is your oyster. Just ENJOY your harvest and the meal you provide for yourself and your family.