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Ingredients

6 thinly cut steaks of Venison tenderloin
1 C Italian bread crumbs
2 lg eggs beaten with 1 tbsp Milk
Olive oil
2 C Mozzeralla cheese
1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce or homemade sauce
1 lb long, thin spagetti pasta
1/4 C Parmesean cheese

Place enough oil in the bottom of a frying pan to coat (about 1/4 inch deep). Heat oil on Med-Low setting. Dredge steaks first in bread crumbs, then egg, then bread crumbs again. Place steaks in heated oil and pan fry until both sides are browned. Then, drain excess oil from the steaks. Next, coat the bottom of a 9 x 11 baking pan with a thin layer of spaghetti sauce and place steaks on the bottom, then, add another layer of sauce over the breaded steaks. Finally, sprinkle Mozzeralla and Parmesean chese liberally on top. Bake in a preheated oven set at 375^o until mozzeralla cheese is golden brown on top. Serve over long spaghetti.

Old West Sourdough Biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sourdough starter
1/3 cup milk

Combine dry ingredients in bowl; mix. Cut in shortening until it looks like coarse meal. Add sourdough starter to milk. Stir with fork until moist. Do not over-stir. Turn dough out on lightly floured board, then gently pat into a 10-inch circle. Cut; place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees F for 12 minutes.

Wagon Train Biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon soda
4 teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup (lard) shortening
2/3 cup buttermilk

Measure all dry ingredients and place into a large bowl. Cut in shortening thoroughly, until mixture looks like meal. Stir in buttermilk. If dough is not pliable, add just enough buttermilk to make a soft, puffy, easy-to-roll dough. Round up dough on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Knead lightly 20 to 25 times, about 1 minute. Roll out until 3/4 inch thick. Cut with floured biscuit cutter (you could also use a glass). Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 450 degree oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Green Chili

Ingredients

3-4 lb pork roast
1 15oz can stewed tomatoes
2- 8oz cans green chilies
2 3.5oz cans whole jalapenos
large onion
salt & pepper to taste
3 cloves of garlic (or to taste)
1 15 oz can refried beans (optional)
dash of cumin
2 tsp chili powder
2 cans chicken or vegetable stock

Cook pork in water with salt and pepper and garlic till it falls off bone. Let cool, skim off grease, remove bones and cut up pork into serving pieces. Chop up remaining ingredients and cook with pork in crock pot 12 to 16 hours on low heat setting.

Range Riders Stew

Ingredients

1/2 lb green cooking Apples
5 Tblsp Butter
3/4 lb Beef already cooked
1/2 cup bread crumbs
dash Nutmeg
1/4 lb Onions sliced
Salt
3 lbs cooked sliced Potatoes
pepper
3 cups gravy

Add Onions to melted Butter band brown, remove Onion rings, melt rest of Butter and saute Apple slices. Layer 1/3 of Potatoes, Meat, onion rings and Apples. Season with Salt, Nutmeg and Pepper. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used. Pour gravy over top.
Butter breadcrumbs and layer over all. Bake @ 350°F for 1 hour.

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