Sauteed Venison Chop With Berry Chutney Food

THE MERCHANT OF VENISON CHOPS WITH RED WINE MUSHROOM SAUCE AND BULGUR PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Rinse venison chops and pat dry with paper towels. In a coffee grinder dedicated to spices or with a mortar and pestle, grind the juniper berries, coriander seeds, star anise, salt and peppercorns together into a powder. Rub all sides of the chops with the spice mixture. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saute pan (deep enough to accommodate the chops and sauce) and sear the chops, leaving undisturbed for 2 minutes on each side to allow the spices to integrate into the surface of the meat. Remove chops to a utility platter.
• In the same pan, over medium-high heat, saute the shallots until translucent. Add the mushrooms and cook until they give up their juices. Add the wine and let cook for about 5 minutes. Then reduce heat to medium-low, return the chops to the pan, cover, and let cook until the chops are tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer the chops to a platter and increase the heat under the pan of mushrooms and sauce and allow to reduce by two-thirds.
• While the chops are cooking and the sauce is reducing, prepare the bulgur porridge which was traditionally served with venison as a digestive aid. Because it is pre-steamed, it can be soaked in boiling water to make it meal-ready. Put bulgur and salt in a mixing bowl. Add 2 1/2 cups boiling water, cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• To serve, place some bulgur porridge in the middle of each serving plate. Top with a venison chop and spoon mushrooms and sauce over and around.

VENISON CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large, heavy frying pan (cast iron is best) over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle marjoram on each side of the chops Fry the chops on each side for approximately 5 minutes.
• Move the chops to a heated platter and place the platter in a warm (150°F) oven.
• Pour the mushroom sauce into the frying pan and scrape the bottom to loosen meat particles.
• Spoon the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.
• Mushroom Sauce-----------.
• In a small frying pan over medium heat, fry the mushrooms for 5 minutes in butter.
• Add the wine and turn the heat to high for 2 minutes.
• Lower the heat.
• Blend in the sour cream and the salt and pepper.
• Pour the mushroom mixture into the large frying pan, that you cooked the chops in and deglaze the pan.

VENISON CHOPS WITH SHALLOTS AND CUMIN

Steps:

• Using a heavy skillet large enough to accommodate the rack of venison, fry the bacon. Drain strips on paper towel. Cut bacon in 1/2-inch pieces and set aside. Brush venison with some of the bacon fat. Leave 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat in the pan and discard the rest. Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cumin with the pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Rub the spices on the meat and let rest 1 hour. Cook the shallots in the remaining fat in the pan on medium heat until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove shallots from the pan and set aside.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Using the skillet or another pan big enough to hold the rack of venison, place the venison in the pan, bone side down, and roast 20 minutes. Test with an instant-read thermometer. It should register 115 degrees for medium rare to rare. If more doneness is desired, leave the venison in the oven another 5 minutes. But it will start to toughen if cooked more than medium rare.
• Remove venison from the pan and place on a cutting board to rest while you prepare the sauce. Lightly toast the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in the pan. Add the stock and the wine. Whisk in the mustard and thyme. Cook on medium high until the liquid has reduced to a scant 1/2 cup, just about covering the bottom of the pan. Lower heat and whisk in the butter bit by bit. Add additional salt if desired. Stir in the reserved bacon and shallots.
• Slice the rack into individual chops between the bones and arrange on a platter. Spoon the sauce with the shallots and bacon over the meat and serve.

PAN-FRIED VENISON WITH BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, cook the venison for 5 mins, then turn over and cook for 3-5 mins more, depending on how rare you like it and the thickness of the meat (cook for 5-6 mins on each side for well done). Lift the meat from the pan and set aside to rest.
• Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan, then pour in the stock, redcurrant jelly and garlic. Stir over quite a high heat to blend everything together, then add the blackberries and carry on cooking until they soften. Serve with the venison, celeriac mash (see below) and broccoli.

SAUTEED VENISON CHOP WITH BERRY CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place venison chops in a bowl or zip-lock plastic bag.
• Add canola oil and gin or aquavit and mix to coat chops well.
• Cover bowl or seal bag.
• Refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Remove from refrigerator fifteen minutes before cooking.
• The Chutney:.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, combine olive oil and brown sugar.
• Stir to dissolve sugar.
• Add shallots, garlic, cinnamon stick and star anise and saute until shallots soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add apricots, prunes and dates and saute about one minute.
• Add fresh berries, cranberries, lime zest and thyme and mix well.
• Add orange juice and vinegar.
• Lower heat and simmer until liquid is almost absorbed, about five minutes.
• Stir in mustard and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Keep warm over very low heat.
• The Chops.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat a large iron skillet on top of the stove until very hot.
• Season chops with salt and pepper and then sear quickly in the skillet, about one minute per side.
• Place skillet in the oven and roast chops, about three to four minutes for rare, five to six minutes for medium rare.
• Remove chops to a board, cover with foil and let rest for five minutes.
• To serve, spoon chutney onto each of four plates.
• Thinly slice venison chops parallel to the bone and fan out slices over the chutney.

SPICED RUBBED VENISON CHOP WITH CRANBERRY POHA CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the chutney, place shallots and butter in a saucepan and sweat. Add the rum, cranberries, and tamarind and bring to a boil, flame the liquor and reduce the liquid by half. Add the dry spices and salt and cook until combined. Add the sugar and cook until it liquefies. Add the zests and sherry vinegar and reduce by 2/3. Add the berries and reduce to thick syrup consistency. Adjust the seasonings and set aside.
• For the rub, mix the garlic, thyme, rosemary, pepper, coriander, and salt together. Brush the venison with oil and rub in the spices. Sear in a very hot pan with a little olive oil and then roast in the oven to an internal temperature of 135 degrees F. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
• To make the sauce, degrease and deglaze the searing pan with the cranberry brandy mixture. Flame and reduce the brandy, add the stock and reduce to a cream consistency. Whisk in a tablespoon of butter and season with salt and pepper. Strain sauce. Add the mushrooms and fiddlehead ferns and keep warm until ready to serve.
• For the polenta, saute the onions in the butter and add the chicken stock and thyme. Whisk in the polenta and continue to stir with a wooden spoon until grains are tender. Add the Parmesan, corn and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool slightly then fold in the egg whites. Place polenta in a pan or mold to set up. When ready to serve, cut desired shape and saute in butter until golden brown and warmed through.
• To serve venison, place on large platter and serve with sauce and polenta topped with the chutney.

SAUTEED VENISON CHOPS WITH COGNAC MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Season the chops slightly with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a frying pan and saute the chops until rare or medium rare. Remove and keep them warm in a low oven.
• Deglaze the frying pan with the Cognac and stock. Add the mustard and thyme leaves and cook over high heat a minute or two until sauce is slightly thickened. Add any juices from the chops. Correct seasoning.
• Spoon some sauce over each chop and serve.

BROILED VENISON CHOPS

Steps:

• Generously butter both sides of the chops and place them on a broiler pan positioned about 4 inches from the heat.
• Preheat the broiler and cook the chops for 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve on heated plates, adding salt and pepper at the table Serve the chops with blackberry game sauce.
• --------Blackberry Game Sauce---------.
• Place the berries in a saucepan over moderate heat and bring them to a boil.
• Add the sugar and lemon juice and simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the pectin.
• Cool and refrigerate for use with game.
• This recipe can be doubled.
• It can also be poured into sterilized jars and sealed with paraffin for long-time storage.

STUFFED VENISON CHOPS OR STEAKS

Steps:

• Place milk in a gallon ziplock bag.
• Place All seasoning in the bag.
• Shake until seasoning starts to mix.
• Add the chops or steaks.You may use boneless back strap steaks also, ingredient reader didn't like the words.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Drain in colander. Reserve the milk marinate.
• Add olive oil if using Hormel cooked bacon pieces and bits.
• Do not use olive oil if using bacon slices.
• In large deep frying pan add the bacon of your choice with or without oil.
• Add the diced green pepper. Sauté until tender crisp and the bacon is browned and slightly crisp.
• With slotted spoon, take out the cooked green peppers and bacon. If whole slices, cut in small pieces.
• Place in a bowl.
• Take a sharp knife and cut a pocket on the entire one side of the chop or steak.
• Stuff each chop or steak with bacon and green pepper.
• Close with one or two toothpicks stabbed at an angle.
• Brown in the olive oil or the bacon drippings. Do not overcook. Flip only once.
• Place on a platter in the oven on warm.
• Add the cold water and whisk in the flour to the oil or bacon drippings, add the reserved milk. Cook on low and whisking or stirring. Add a little more flour if you want the gravy a little thicker. Whisk to get rid of any lumps.
• Add salt and pepper if desired.
• Serve the gravy over the chops or steaks with hot buttered biscuits.