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Montana Mule Backstrap with Sage Butter and Crispy Potatoes

This recipe keeps the best cut simple on purpose. mule deer only needs good heat, a spoonful of butter, and the kind of potatoes that soak up every bit of the pan.

Recipe Details

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds mule deer backstrap or loin

Instructions

  1. Salt the mule deer at least 30 minutes ahead of time. Roast or air-roast the potatoes at 425 degrees F with olive oil until crisp and browned.

Why It Works Here

This recipe uses the pantry logic of Montana: open-country herbs and high-desert heat. That keeps the meal rooted in place instead of treating wild food like a generic protein.