Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Elk Backstrap

Here's a delicious way to prepare elk: seasoned pieces of backstrap are wrapped in bacon, and grilled. This tasty meal is ready in under half an hour! I like to sprinkle the skewers with more Worcestershire sauce halfway through cooking.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 443 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
• 2 pounds elk loin (backstrap), cut into 2 ounce pieces
• ½ teaspoon onion powder, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
• 16 slices thick cut bacon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.

Step 2

Season backstrap pieces with liquid smoke and Worcestershire sauce. Sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper. Wrap each piece of meat with a strip of bacon, and place on a metal skewer.

Step 3

Cook the elk on the preheated grill until the bacon becomes slightly burnt, and the meat has cooked to medium-rare, 15 to 20 minutes.