South Dakota Chislic

Recipe by Hank Shaw, Hunter Gather Cook

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds venison loin, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon garlic salt
  • Oil for frying
  • Hot sauce to taste
  • Blue cheese sauce to taste (optional)

Instructions

  • Be sure to remove any silverskin from the venison, and make the cubes about an inch across. Dust with the garlic salt.
  • Fill enough oil in a heavy pot or a deep fryer to be able to submerge the venison -- you'll be cooking it in batches, so it doesn't need to be huge. Bring it to 350°F. Set out some paper towels to let the finished chislic drain.
  • Pat the meat dry with paper towels and carefully drop about 1/2 pound into the fryer. It will roil violently. Let the venison fry for about 2 minutes, then move it to the paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining venison, a 1/2 pound at a time.
  • Serve with toothpicks, hot sauce, blue cheese sauce, beer, and fries or Saltines.