One of my friends (the husband of a classmate) hunts deer, and after a recent dinner party, gave me about 3 pounds of venison. He made appetizers out of these little guys and gave me the recipe. Outrageously delicious.
Ingredients:
6 cubes venison (about 1 inch cubes... bite sized?)
2 strips bacon, cut into thirds
garlic clove
soy sauce
brown sugar
red wine, salt, pepper
Directions:
1. Marinate venison cubes in soy sauce and brown sugar overnight. In my case, I cubed about 3/4 lb meat into 20 pieces and used 1/8-1/4 c soy sauce, and 2 tbsp brown sugar. I wasn't measuring it out very carefully (sorry), but you want everything evenly marinated (but not drowned) in soy sauce with a bit left on the bottom. Grate a garlic clove, add a 2-3 tsp wine, and whatever else you want to season with.
2. The next day, wrap a third of a strip of raw bacon over each cube.
3. Throw 6 of those bites onto a medium-high pan. Lower the heat once the bacon starts sizzling, to med/low. Cook for 2 min each side. In general venison cooks VERY quickly, but the bacon fat will save it from overcooking. If you need to test it, a medium/rare steak of venison should bleed purple (not red), so cook accordingly.
4. Eat immediately. Serve over a bed of sauteed greens (in my case... leftover beet greens, spinach, and a tomato salad that I made yesterday).
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