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tough backstrap
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11/26/12 11:46 PM
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jbrooks
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butterfly cut and fried some backstrap tonight and it was really tough. I need some suggestions for the other half.
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: jbrooks]
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11/27/12 01:02 AM
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RobertY
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you probably overcooked it.
or make it jerky!
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: RobertY]
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11/27/12 02:08 AM
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/27/12 02:45 AM
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skinnerback
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Beat your meat (with a mallet).
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Re: tough backstrap
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#3790386
11/27/12 02:48 AM
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skeeter22
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Beat your meat (with a mallet). That's what I do too.
Last edited by skeeter22; 11/27/12 02:48 AM.
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/27/12 03:00 AM
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don k
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You have to beat it to eat it.
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/27/12 03:33 AM
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cmc
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There's a tenderizing device with rows of blades in it that you can get at academy. You just push it down on the meat numerous times and it basically makes a bunch of little cuts in it. Works very well.
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: cmc]
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11/27/12 04:58 AM
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jbrooks
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it was a buck. I'm scared the whole thing is going to be tough. will be getting a mechanical tenderizer.
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/27/12 06:17 AM
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toolman
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Soak it in whole or buttermilk overnight. Tenderizes the meat and gives it a milder flavor.
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: RobertY]
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11/27/12 11:27 AM
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Growin Wild Outdoors
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NOO!!! Never make Jerky out of backstrap thats what the quarters are for lol but i concur on the beating your meat it works wonders or you might just have killed a tough deer
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/28/12 01:09 AM
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it was a buck. I'm scared the whole thing is going to be tough. will be getting a mechanical tenderizer. sorry but some bucks are just tough, ive killed and eaten mature axis bucks and they were like leather, even after beating my meat with a hammer
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: toolman]
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11/28/12 02:16 AM
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billy gordon
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Soak it in whole or buttermilk overnight. Tenderizes the meat and gives it a milder flavor. Couldnt say it better.WORKS GREAT
Billy Gordon
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/28/12 03:46 AM
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CaveManRancher
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Yup, bet it then soak it for a good 4-6 hrs or overnight. We just season the flour
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/28/12 04:19 AM
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CB09
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What we typically do is put it though a tenderizer about 3 times and you will never have issues. We dont even use milk after we do it. We had some people out last week that swore it was not deer and were shocked.
Last edited by CB09; 11/28/12 04:20 AM.
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: CaveManRancher]
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11/29/12 02:49 AM
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ETX Hunter
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Yup, bet it then soak it for a good 4-6 hrs or overnight. We just season the flour
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: toolman]
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11/29/12 02:50 AM
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TooLow
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Soak it in whole or buttermilk overnight. Tenderizes the meat and gives it a milder flavor. X2 And also beat the meat.
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Re: tough backstrap
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11/30/12 05:09 AM
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kmon11
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I never fry backstrap, too many other ways I like it better. You can use the muscles from the hams, tenderize by beating them, soak in buttermilk and they are just as good as backstrap.
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Re: tough backstrap
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12/02/12 01:53 PM
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I never fry backstrap, too many other ways I like it better. You can use the muscles from the hams, tenderize by beating them, soak in buttermilk and they are just as good as backstrap.
sometimes i think the hind meat is better than the backstrap
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Re: tough backstrap
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12/02/12 04:51 PM
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Also make sure that the fascia layer is removed, that real thin, shiny layer of skin/muscle on the outer part of the muscle. If you took the meat to a processor, it's likely they didn't remove it. That will make any meat saddle tough. Backstrap shouldn't be that tough, no matter if it's a buck or a doe or an old deer or a young deer.
Mud Shark
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Re: tough backstrap
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#3809807
12/03/12 04:53 AM
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Hey I have good teeth just give it to me.
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Re: tough backstrap
[Re: RobertY]
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12/04/12 02:39 PM
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you probably overcooked it. or make it jerky! This! Backstrap is supposed to be cooked to medium rare. It doesn't take long to overcook. This is when it gets tough. Only use a meat tenderizer if you are going to chicken fry.
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Re: tough backstrap
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12/17/12 05:35 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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It's probably no good. I'll take the rest off your hands just to make sure you don't mistakenly eat it later on.
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