Garlic Potatoes With Juniper Berries Food

GARLIC POTATOES WITH JUNIPER BERRIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350*F.
• Pour the olive oil into a heavy shallow baking dish large enough to hold the potatoes in a single layer.
• Sprinkle the juniper berries over the oil and place the dish in an oven for a few minutes to warm.
• Trim off the stem ends of the garlic cloves and rub off any feathery outer skin.
• Place the potatoes and garlic in the warm dish and roll them in the olive oil to lightly coat.
• Bake 10 minutes and roll the potatoes and garlic in the olive oil once more.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 300˚F and bake uncovered for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are just tender.
• Roll the potatoes in the olive oil to coat once more and transfer to a warm platter.
• Sprinkle with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, and oregano.
• Serve hot or warm, with toast, if desired.

VENISON STEW

Steps:

• Mix and combine corn flour, spices of your choice, black pepper and salt. Toss pieces of meat in seasoned flour, shake off excess flour.
• Fry meat in batches in hot olive oil until browned on all sides. Take them out with a slotted spoon and place on a paper kitchen towel.
• Return the meat to the pan, deglaze with red wine. Set aside.
• Chop onions, celery, parsley and carrots in a blender to make a sofrito (a mixture of chopped vegetables). Fry in a pressure cooker pot in olive oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chopped fresh red pepper and juniper berries, sauté briefly.
• Add meat with wine, beef broth, tomato paste and bay leaf, stir, cover, and lock lid on pressure cooker. When pressure is reached, turn heat down to low. Continue cooking for 20 minutes. Release pressure naturally.
• Serve with potato gnocchi, polenta or short pasta.

POTATO GRATIN WITH JUNIPER

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Finely grind juniper berries in grinder.
• Whisk together cream, butter, 1 1/4 teaspoons ground juniper (discard remainder), salt, and pepper in a large bowl until combined. Peel potatoes and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Fold potato slices into cream mixture and transfer to baking dish, spreading evenly. Cover tightly with foil and bake until potatoes are very tender, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat broiler.
• Remove foil and broil potatoes 2 to 3 inches from heat until golden, about 6 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• *Available in the spice section of some supermakets.