Breaded Venison

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs venison, trimmed of all fat and pounded to about 1/4 inch thick
• 1/3-1/2 cup french dressing
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more to taste, i used 1/2 tsp. )
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk (i use 2% as that is what i have most of the time)
• 2 cups finely crushed saltine crackers (you can also used bread crumbs although i've never made it with them)
• 1/2-3/4 cup oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 trim the fat from the venison and cut into serving sizes, pound to 1/4 inch thickness and place on a large cookie sheet.
• 2 brush each piece of venison with french dressing, turning to coat both sides.
• 3 in a 1 gallon zip-lock bag add the flour, 1 teaspoons garlic powder, 1/4. teaspoons cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoons seasoned salt and 1/4 teaspoons fresh ground pepper and mix well and set aside.
• 4 in a shallow pie pan beat the egg and milk lightly.
• 5 place the crackers (about 2 sleeves) in a gallon zip-lock bag and crush or used your food processor and place in a shallow pie pan.
• 6 place 4-5 pieces of venison in the flour mixture and shake to coat lightly.
• 7 remove and set aside.
• 8 repeat with the remaining venison.
• 9 dip each piece in the egg mixture then the cracker mixture (press to coat well) and set aside.
• 10 repeat until all pieces are coated.
• 11 place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• 12 heat oil over medium heat to about 350 degrees.
• 13 place several pieces of venison into the oil and cook about 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.
• 14 turn and cook another 4-5 minutes or until the internal temp reaches about 160 degrees f. ( i like mine well done so i may cook a little longer.).
• 15 remove and place on a platter lined with paper towels to drain and place in a warm oven.
• 16 repeat until all pieces are cooked.
• 17 we serve this with mashed potatoes and gravy. i dip mine in heinz 57 and dh ketchup (yuck).