Recipe for venison casserole with prunes, armagnac and crispy chestnuts Ingredients 4 tbsp olive oil 300g shallots, peeled and sliced in half 8 whole medium garlic cloves, peeled 4 sticks celery, chopped into bite-sized pieces 400g carrots, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 tbsp thyme, finely chopped 1 tbsp…
Slow-cooking offers many advantages to the time-pressed cook and much of the game and venison we enjoy is perfect for a leisurely simmer in the oven over a few hours. A long, low temperature cooking time will result in meat that is tender and ‘fall-apart’ soft. Flavours can blend over…
Slow-cooked venison in barbecue sauce with winter coleslaw Ingredients 4 tbsp olive oil 1.6kg bone-in venison haunch 2 large red onions, peeled and sliced 4 bay leaves 20g coriander, roughly chopped 2 tbsp dried oregano 2 tbsp smoked paprika 1 heaped tbsp dark-brown sugar 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp…
Venison-shank ragu with tomatoes and rosemary With fresh, sweet tomatoes, fragrant rosemary and a generous amount of red wine, this venison ragu makes a truly delightful feast. Serves 4. Ingredients 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1.5kg venison shanks or 800g stewing venison 1 red onion, peeled and finely diced 1 large…
Provencal-style slow-cooked venison Ingredients 1kg venison haunch, diced 4 tbsp oil 2 large red onions, chopped into 2cm dice 3 large carrots, sliced into 2cm-thick discs 3 sticks celery, chopped into 3cm length pieces 6 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tbsp dried oregano 1 tbsp dried rosemary 1 tbsp thyme 4…
Combining all the things that help make elevenses such a joy, these venison sausage pinwheels are a perfect sturdy treat to have out in the field. When choosing a cheese, Red Leicester or a strong cheddar will both work well but I am rather partial to Sparkenhoe Red Leicester, England’s…
How smoking wild meat began Science is a little undecided but somewhere around two million years ago our hominid ancestors started to harness fire. It wasn’t until about a million years later that we have relatively conclusive evidence that Homo erectus, with a culinary ambition of a magnitude never before…
The movement of the muntjac buck can first be seen in the half-light. However, we have to wait for the pre-dawn grey to relinquish its grip, finally revealing the verdant green of the valley below, before we can catch sight of him once more. The buck at last emerges from…
Roe deer or wild boar can be smoked at home on a gas burner
Summer venison salad with herbs, broad bean and yoghurt sauce Serves 4 Ingredients 400g venison fillet 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 tbsp fresh marjoram, finely chopped Broad bean and yoghurt sauce 300g broad beans, blanched and peeled 300g plain yoghurt 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely grated ½ tbsp…
