# Smoked Venison Top Round with Spicy German Potato Salad

This recipe demonstrates how to prepare a smoked venison top round with a spicy German potato salad.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 venison top round
- 1 tablespoon homemade barbecue rub
- 1 pound new potatoes
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 spring onion
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeño juice
- 1 tablespoon honey

## Instructions

1. Truss the venison backstrap with kitchen twine.
2. Apply a homemade barbecue rub to the backstrap.
3. Smoke the venison at a low temperature until it is 15 degrees away from your final desired temperature.
4. Sear the venison in a hot cast iron pan.
5. Slice the rested venison.
6. Prepare a spicy German potato salad by boiling sliced new potatoes.
7. In a cast iron pan, cook the bacon. Once cooked, set it aside and chop.
8. Sauté spring onions in bacon fat.
9. Add whole grain mustard, pickled jalapeño juice, and honey and mix well.
10. Add the cooked potatoes and mix until the mixture caramelizes.
11. Serve the warm potato salad over the sliced venison, topped with chopped bacon and green onion.

## Equipment

- knife
- baking sheet
- kitchen twine
- scissors
- grill
- cast iron pan
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI6-NFPvw86/?igsh=MWthaGVqM3FmZ3F3OQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5fc2e823-3769-4421-918a-f31a565a30a8
- Extracted: 2025-04-27

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