Sauteed Venison Chops With Cognac Mustard Glaze Food

VENISON CHOPS WITH PEARS, CHESTNUTS, AND PORT WINE-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter in saute pan and caramelize the pears. Add the onions, cherries and chestnuts, saute and finish with chopped chives. Heat butter in another saute pan and cook the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• Heat a large saute pan over high heat and add olive oil. Season the chops well and add to the pan. Cook 3 minutes on each side of the chop or until preferred doneness. Remove chops from pan and deglaze with 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, 3 tablespoons port wine, and reduce for a minute. Add 2 tablespoons cherry juice and 1 cup demi-glace. Reduce until thick and then swirl in butter. Plate chops surrounded by the winter ragout and drizzled with sauce. Serve immediately.

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.

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.

STUFFING-TOPPED VENISON CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; add enough broth to reach top of chops. In a large bowl, combine stuffing ingredients. Spoon over chops. , Cover an bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°.

MUSTARD-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, whisk the brown sugar, Dijon mustard, vinegar, molasses and ground mustard until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until thickened., Place pork chops in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with sauce; turn to coat. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until juices run clear, basting occasionally.

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.