These would be awesome on the grill, but I decided to cook them in a skillet.

INGREDIENTS
Elk
2-4 8oz Elk Steaks, 1 inch thick
2 tsp sweet paprika
2 tsp light chile powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp kosher salt
2 tbsp olive oil

Butter
4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp lime zest
1 tsp fresh lime juice

Season and let sit overnight. Mix up the butter and let that sit too

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Put half the butter in the pan and get hot
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Start frying the elk steaks
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Baste while cooking, adding the rest of the butter
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Let rest and slice thin
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Serve with sauted squash and zucchini


It is not enough to fight for natural land and the west; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it's still there. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends...

- Edward Abbey