Olive Stuffed Venison Roast Food

ROAST VENISON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Place the venison bones in a large, deep roasting tray. Peel the onion, wash the carrot, then roughly chop with the celery, add to the tray with the flour and toss together.
• Roast for 1 hour, then use tongs to transfer everything to a big pot. Add enough boiling kettle water to the tray to scrape up the sticky goodness from the base, then pour that into the pot with the wine.
• Just cover with boiling water, then simmer on a low heat for 2 hours, skimming the surface and topping up the water occasionally, if needed.
• Carefully remove the bigger bones, then strain the sauce through a coarse sieve into a pan. Simmer on a low heat to the consistency of your liking, then turn the heat off.
• Get your meat out of the fridge and up to room temperature before you cook it.
• Crush the coffee beans and peppercorns in a pestle and mortar until fine, pick and pound in the rosemary leaves, then peel and crush in the garlic to make a rough paste.
• Finely grate in the orange zest and muddle in the balsamic. Cut each venison loin in half to give you four pieces, then rub the paste all over the meat.
• Divide the prosciutto between two large sheets of greaseproof paper, slightly overlapping the slices.
• Place two pieces of venison on top of each other on each one, spooning the meat so the thick and thin ends even each other out. Roll up in the prosciutto, tucking in the ends, tie with string at regular intervals to secure the prosciutto in place, then put on a roasting tray.
• To cook, drizzle the loins with a little oil, then roast in a preheated oven at 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4 for 30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes. Remove and rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring the sauce back up to a simmer, snap in the chocolate, add the butter, and whisk until smooth. Leave for a few minutes, then season to perfection.
• Remove the string from the venison, then carve and serve with the sauce. Delicious with celeriac mash and steamed seasonal greens.

SAVORY STUFFED VENISON ROAST

Steps:

• 1. *NOTE: Beef round roast, pork loin etc... may be substituted for venison. Roast may be opened like a scroll to be rolled for slicing spirals, or opened like a book for a flat layer of stuffing inside the meat.
• 2. (Use a sharp chef's or filet knife to open roast.) Place roast on a sheet of freezer paper (or on large cutting board or clean counter.) Cover meat with sheet of plastic wrap; use smooth side of mallet to pound meat to about half of original thickness or thinner, if possible, without tearing meat.
• 3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 4. Fry bacon in large ovenproof skillet, over medium heat, until crisp. Remove bacon to cool on a paper towel; drain off all but one tablespoon of the bacon grease from skillet. Crumble bacon; set aside.
• 5. Place skillet back over medium heat; add one tablespoon olive oil, sliced mushrooms and onions; saute about 5 minutes or until soft. Add minced garlic and saute another 30 seconds.
• 6. Add crumbled cooked bacon into the mushroom mixture. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and chopped parsley; saute another 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• 7. Remove plastic wrap from meat. Spread mushroom mixture evenly over surface of meat for scroll cut, or over left or right 1/2 of the meat surface for book cut.
• 8. If using scroll cut, have 3 foot and a half lengths of butcher twine ready. Starting with one of the small ends, roll meat into a log. Secure with butcher twine (or toothpicks.) If using book cut, fold plain side over side with stuffing spread on it; secure with twine or toothpicks.
• 9. Sprinkle roast all over with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
• 10. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the same skillet used for mushrooms. Place over medium-high heat.
• 11. When pan is hot, carefully brown roast on all/both sides (about 2 minutes per side.)
• 12. After browning, place the uncovered skillet with roast into preheated 400 degree F oven for 1 hour. After 1 hour, lightly cover with aluminum foil, then roast for an additional 30 minutes. If using smaller cut of meat, adjust time accordingly (use meat thermometer to begin checking temp at 1/2 hour mark.) Since venison is a wild meat, I prefer to cook it to 160 degrees. Pork should reach 145 degrees, and beef at least 135 degrees in our opinion.
• 13. When desired internal temp is reached, remove from oven and allow to rest, covered snugly with foil, for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serve each slice with a spoonful of pan drippings over it.

OLIVE-STUFFED VENISON ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven or pellet grill to 350°F.
• Butterfly the roast then season with salt and fresh-ground black pepper. Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl, except the feta cheese, and mix.
• Spread stuffing mixture onto the butterflied roast. Roll the roast into a cylinder and tie with butcher's twine. Season the exterior with salt and pepper and cover liberally with olive oil.
• Place rolled roast directly on grates in a preheated grill. If using an oven, use a roasting pan to allow air to circulate under the roast.
• Cook for 40 to 60 minutes until internal temperature reaches 115 to 120°F. Remove from grill, loosely tent with aluminum foil or a large mixing bowl, and allow to rest on a sheet pan for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.
• Garnish with feta cheese, mint leaves, and some more olive oil.

VENISON ROAST WITH MEDITERRANEAN STUFFING

Steps:

• With sharp knife, make deep slits in roast and place garlic strips into slits.
• Mix marinade ingredients and marinate roast for 3 days in refrigerator, turning frequently.
• Soak sundried tomatoes in balsamic vinegar until soft and all vinegar has been absorbed. (Can be prepared beforehand and kept in refrigerator).
• Mix stuffing ingredients.
• Remove roast from marinade and stuff envelope with mediterranean stuffing. Save marinade.
• Wrap bacon strips around stuffed roast and tie with string to keep everything together.
• Preheat oven to 180c.
• Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed skillet and quickly brown roast on all sides.
• Remove roast to ovenproof dish with lid. Pour reserved marinade and beef stock over roast, replace lid and cook in oven at 180c for 1h. Turn and baste at 15min. intervals.
• Remove lid and roast for further 1/2 hour, basting, until sauce is thickened and meat is tender.