Bear Swiss Steak

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arkansas wildlife

Categories: Game- Bear

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. bear backstrap or steak
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup bacon drippings
  • 1 quart tomato juice
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire
  • Fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Trim all fat off the meat. Pound steaks with a mallet to tenderize, and then dredge in flour. Fry steak on both sides in a skillet with bacon drippings. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over steaks in a 5-quart Dutch oven. Cover and cook at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat is tender. Serve over mashed potatoes.

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