Elegant Wild Boar Burgers For Two Food

ELEGANT WILD BOAR BURGERS FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a non-stick or well-seasoned cast iron pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-low heat.
• Saute the chopped shallot for 2 minutes or until softened but not brown.
• Set aside.
• In a bowl, place the ground boar.
• Sprinkle the thyme and sage over top.
• Add the worcestershire sauce and pepper.
• Add the shallot and oil and mix with hands until well combined.
• (If you are making the burgers ahead of time, let the shallot cool completely before adding it to the burger mixture).
• Form into two patties about 1/3" thick.
• Broil or grill until well done, about 5-6 minutes per side.
• Divide cheese and place on burgers about 1 minute before they are done.
• Let burgers sit about five minutes before serving.
• Nice served with a spinach and mushroom salad with a white wine vinagrette.
• (A note about cambozola: It is a blue-veined brie and has a very mild blue flavour. You could probably substitute a mild blue cheese which will emphasize the sage, or a brie which will add richness. Experiment!).

BRAISED PORK (WILD BOAR STYLE)

Steps:

• In a spice grinder, combine juniper berries, cloves and peppercorns (mixture should be coarse.) In a small bowl combine spices and 2 tsp sea salt. Rub mixture into pork pieces. Place in large zip top bag and store in the refrigerator for three days.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Heat oil in heavy dutch oven (I use my 7 1/4 qt Le Creuset.) Dry pork pieces with paper towel and add to pot in batches. Brown pork pieces on all sides and remove to holding plate; repeat until all pork has been browned.
• Add onions, 3 cloves garlic, red pepper and 1/2 Tbl sea salt to pot, being careful not to brown the onion or garlic. Add one bottle of wine and scrape bits from bottom of pot. Add tomato puree and simmer. Add pork pieces and enough of second bottle of wine to cover pork (reserve one cup.) Heat to simmer again and then move into preheated oven.
• Braise pork in oven until meat is extremely tender, approx 3-4 hours. Move pot back to stove top.
• With slotted spoon, remove pork pieces to holding plate. Add one cup wine to pot and bring to simmer. Add 2 cloves garlic, vinegar and rosemary. Return pork to pot and combine. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to rest for few minutes.
• Serve over large cooked noodles or your favorite pasta.

GOOEY JACK BURGER

Steps:

• Cut cheese into 16- 18 thin slices.
• In a bowl, combine ground beef and 1/4 C of the barbecue sauce.
• Mix until well combined.
• Divide the mixture into 8 or 10 equal amounts.
• Shape into patties.
• Place slices of cheese on the patties then place patties together so the cheese is in the center and pinch the edges shut. You should have 4 - 5 patties.
• These burgers can be cooked on the grill, under the broiler, baked or pan-fried.
• Once your burgers are done top with cheese.
• Serve on toasted hamburger buns with your choice of condiments and the remaining barbecue sauce.

WILD BOAR GOULASH

Steps:

• Combine wine, 2 tablespoons olive oil, the quartered onion, peppercorns, and bay left in a container big enough for it and the meat and add the Wild Boar stew meat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
• Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry. Roll meat in flour. Strain marinade and set aside.
• Seed peppers and chop into cubes. Peel onion and dice. Peel garlic and mince.
• Heat olive oil, medium high, in large frying pan. When hot, add wild boar and brown on all sides. Remove meat with tongs and set aside.
• Add chopped vegetables to the hot oil and sauté. Remove vegetable from the frying pan and place in a large pot. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Sprinkle the paprika, caraway seeds, celery salt, salt and pepper to taste on the contents of the casserole. Pour reserved marinade liquid into casserole. Stir to mix ingredients.
• Place over medium high heat and bring almost to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer gently on top of the stove for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
• When done cooking goulash, cook potatoes sliced in salted water for 20 minutes or until done.
• Just before serving add sour cream and stir into goulash.
• Taste for proper seasoning and serve.

WILD BOAR MEATBALLS OR ANY DOMESTIC PORK, BEEF, TURKEY, AND VEAL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the oil, tomato sauce, and pasta. Mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula until uniform in consistency.
• Heat the grape seed oil in a large heavy bottom sauté pan.
• Roll the wild boar mixture with your hands into 2-inch balls. Place them in the hot oil and cook for 2-3minutes on all sides until well browned.
• Add the sauce and simmer covered for 10 minutes.
• Spoon the meatballs and sauce over your favorite pasta or rice.

ROASTED LOIN OF WILD BOAR WITH APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F.
• Rub boar on all sides with salt, pepper, and thyme. Place boar in a roasting pan and add water to pan. Roast in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove roasting pan from oven.
• Prepare charlotte by adding apples, zest, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, wine, and Calvados around the roast.
• Return pan to oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are cooked through.
• Mix together applesauce, salt, and egg yolks and pour over apples.
• Return to oven for 5 minutes longer.
• Mix the butter with the bread cubes.
• Sprinkle over the apple mixture and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until golden brown, or when meat thermometer registers 160F.
• Remove roasting pan from oven, remove boar, and let rest for a few minutes.
• Slice boar on the bias.
• Using a spatula, transfer charlotte to a large serving platter. Place sliced boar atop charlotte. Garnish with thyme sprigs and serve.
• Recommended wines: A full bodied Chardonnay will mar ry nicely with the apple flavor in the charlotte. A Zinfandel will emphasize the meaty flavors of the boar. Either wine is a treat with this dish.