Stuffed Venison Loin

Stuffed venison loin is a tender, tasty, easy, elegant dish. It is perfect for special occasions. It’s very versatile in taste. You could add mushrooms, different cheeses and herbs. It allows for creativity in a consistent no-fail dish!

2 venison loins, butterflied

½ cup breadcrumbs

¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup Parmesan cheese

½ cup olive oil

½ cup chopped basil leaves

2 garlic cloves, minced

Salt

Pepper

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together breadcrumbs, cheeses, olive oil, basil and garlic.

2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butterfly the two loins.

3. Spread filling evenly over the loin. Roll up the loin and truss.

4. Liberally sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in smoking hot cast-iron skillet. Brown loins on all sides. Place loins in oven for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from pan. Let rest. Slice into 1-inch pieces. Serve with homemade mashed potatoes, rice, carrots, green beans, or salad.

• With a long sharp knife on the right half of the loin, slice loin 2⁄3 of the way through.

• Turn over and repeat.

• Spread loin as flat as possible.

• Pound the loin to about ¼ inch thick.

• Completely flatten the butterflied loin and spread stuffing over the loin leaving ½-inch border around the edges. Gently roll loin in to a log and begin to truss.

• Using butcher’s twine about 6 times longer than your loin, wrap around loin approximately 1½ inches from end and tie a knot.

• Hold the short end of the twine above the knot with your left hand. Pull the long end of the twine away from you and slip it under the part of the twine that you are holding taut above the loin. Repeat wrapping process every 1½ to 2 inches until entire loin is trussed.

• Turn the loin over and stretch the twine around the end, wrapping around each truss until it reaches the first initial truss. Tie ends together and trim excess.

Stacy Lyn Harris is a best-selling cookbook author, blogger, TV personality, public speaker, wife and mother of seven children. She currently lives in Pike Road, Alabama, with her husband Scott and their children. Stacy Lyn regularly appears on cable and broadcast television as a guest chef and sustainable living expert. Her critically-acclaimed Harvest Cookbook was published in 2017 and contains many of her family’s favorite recipes, along with stories from her life growing up in the Black Belt and tips she’s learned along the way.